This is a guest post by Sadie Meaher from Tulane University and Uloop, a college housing and classifieds site.
Congratulations, you have just been offered an internship with a great company. The only problem is that you do not live or go to school in that city, so you have no idea what you are going to do about housing. This might seem like a challenge, but you can overcome it! Don’t let this scare you away from an internship experience.
Here are three ways to find internship housing in a new city:
1. Check out dorms at a local university:
This might be a good option, especially if you are doing a summer internship. For example, NYU offers housing to summer interns. Or,if you find a school in the city where you are going to be that only offers their dorms to students, then maybe you should think about doing a summer class. It would be a great way to get some extra hours and you can live in the dorms. However, if you decide to take a class while interning always check with your university to see if you will get credit for that summer class.
2. The internet can be your friend: There are sites out there that help university students find housing.
Uloop is one such site that allows students to look for apartments, houses, and roommates with other college students as well as sublets from other students. Uloop can be a great tool if you are tired of living in a dorm or want to live with another student. Also, Uloop is a great source for student housing information if you are looking to do an internship during a semester and not just the summer.
3. Reach out to family and friends:
It might be helpful to see if that distant relative would let you stay with them. If not, they might have friends who have rental property that you could rent out during your internship. You never know when your family or friends might be able to help you out, so it is always worth asking. These are just a few ideas to help you start thinking about finding internship housing. And, if you decide you want to apply for an internship in another city, but you are a little unsure as to what cities to target, be sure to check out the most popular cities for internships.
Finding internship housing is not as daunting as you might think. Hopefully these ideas will help take the stress out of finding housing, so you can focus on your internship experience.
