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Housing The George Washington University provides limited housing options for graduate students: For more information on housing, including off-campus options, check out some of the resources below: Visit GW's Student Enrollment Services Website which has academic links, financial information, libraries, computer services, registrar, student services and graduation and a section on Student Life & Housing with links to a variety of housing resources in the Washington metropolitian area. If you are unfamiliar with Washington and are not sure which areas you are interested in living, you can view different area of a map: Want to be close to GW? Listed in distance order from the GSPM located at 805 21st Street, NW. Some are apartment complexes and some condo complexes. To check on availability at a complex, please call the phone numbers listed. If you can arrange a housing visit to Washington, we suggest that you visit each building and inquire at the front desk. Many buildings (particularly those near campus) have a book at the front desk listing available apartments that are not advertised elsewhere. **Click Here** for the List of Nearby Housing
Never fear because the GSPM is here to help you relocate! But first you'll have to answer three questions: what, where and when. Figure out what type of accommodations you are looking for. The Metro DC area has it all: apartments, houses, townhouses and condos. You can buy or you can rent. Are you interested in living by yourself, with a roommate or in a group home? Do you want urban, suburban or rural? Will you be bringing your spouse? Are you concerned about the quality of the local public school for your children? These are all common concerns for anyone moving to a new city. Next, you will also have to consider where you want to be located. Near a metro or bus stop? What about the availability of parking (if you bring your car)? Plus how far do you want to be from GW? Also consider when you want to look for a place to live. Experience has taught us that most places are gone by the end of July. Leases usually run for one year from August 1st. For those of you coming in January, a somewhat smaller inventory usually becomes available starting in November. Many of these questions can only be answered by you. But once you figure out what your needs are, then the Internet is a good place to start. Don’t overlook the general search engines. They are very helpful in locating the various housing options (and even scholarship information.)
When you first come to Washington, you might want to rent a furnished
apartment by the week or by the month while you look for a place.
These places are available but book up early.
The following newspapers have many listings:
Apartment Search Service: Search Services are available to help you locate housing. These services are free to you because they get a fee from the landlord if you move into a unit to which they referred you. They will not make appointments for you; they just give you the contact information and let you run with it. They will fax you listings.
Bringing your Car? You may want to register your car in DC, but as a full-time student you might be exempt from having to re-register it. Some neighborhoods (particularly in D.C.) require a zone sticker for street parking. As a full-time student you may be able to buy a sticker/permit without reregistering you car. For DC DMV Information please visit: http://dmv.dcgov.org/
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