Housing

Yeah, I realize that today's post title is about something you should not even consider until the Summer, especially since I will be starting dental school in September. But, the fact is that Boston is an uber-college town. There are nearly 60 universities (never corroborated) in the city alone, which means a ton of people will be looking for apartments just like me come summer. You can guarantee that I will start looking now, and if I find a place, I will plop the money down sight unseen.

Of course, I have my own limits on how far I want to be from school and how much it will cost. I would like to be within 10 minutes of TUSDM and close to South Station. The latter is especially important because my girlfriend will be attending Brown. I would like her to have a short walk to my apartment, especially if she brings her new cat with her. I mean, she will be looking for a place as close to the train for me, so it is only fair.

My time frame is the end of April, which gives me a few months to get my finances in order. That may be harder than it sounds because my company, like so many others, are in dire straights; things at work are so bad that there is a good chance I will be unemployed come late April.

For now, however, I am going to focus on getting packed for my LA trip. I originally planned to be out there for a USC dental school interview, but declined it once I got accepted to Tufts. I am confident I made the right decision.