I'm staying in Merville. Given the fact that I'm moving halfway across the world in a week, I'd kinda like to know who exactly I'm going to be living with for the next year prior to going.
Edit: Thanks for the help I accepted!
I'm an American study abroad student. I got a placement at Merville, I have until the end of the week to accept it and pay the deposit. It's 919 euro per month for a private room in a shared apartment. I was hoping for something more in the 600-800 euro range and I am a little concerned about living in student housing as I am a bit older than other students (I'm 26, I had to drop out of university because I got leukemia). I know there's a housing crisis in Dublin, how realistic would it really be to find a less expensive homestay or similar in reasonable commuting range of UCD? What's Merville like? Do many grad students live on campus?