Hello all,
I will be attending USC for Graduate studied this fall and my stipend is 45k/yr for the next 6 years. I will be moving late July and was wondering how difficult housing will be. I will be looking for a one bedroom with my fiancée who will cover half of most expenses.
Distance to campus isn't too much of a concern because I have a car, however we would like to keep the commute under half an hour for convenience.
Other grad students have told me they make it work by themselves on the stipend, but I find it hard to believe.
This sub recommends 10k savings and an air bnb upon arriving, which is frankly unrealistic as a broke grad student.
Does any one have any advice given my scenario in terms of finding housing in a reasonable time frame and price as a USC grad student? Any recommendations are welcome :)
Thank you!