u/HexusCode

Hey everyone, I'm going for my exchange for Waseda this September and my brain is fried from comparing dorm options (my WISH application was rejected). Would really appreciate some outside perspective, especially from anyone who's actually lived in one of these

My top 3 right now:

1. DK House Nerima - rent ¥57k + ¥15k monthly fee, ¥30k move-in cost, plus electricity on top, plus ~¥17k for a 3-month commuter pass since it's about 40 min to campus. Comes out to roughly ¥77k/month. Reviews for this one are actually really good, which is reassuring, but the commute is definitely long

2. Hakusan House (Uninest) - shared room, 6 people, 40-50 min to campus. Bedding is included, there's a small gym, and the reviews I found were solid. But rooms are tiny and for 20 weeks it comes out to ¥385k + commute

3. Square Seibu-Yagisawa(Tohjin) - ¥85k/month all-inclusive (room rent, meals, utilities,), 40 min by metro to campus. On paper it looks decent since food is already covered, but I was not able to find any comments about it + long commute. is there other Tohjin dorm worth to take into account?

Also I was looking for XRoss shared aparts near Waseda, but someone booked this room in 10 mins after i have found it. I will try to find another, but for this moment only 4 is available for my moving time.

My actual question: has anyone lived in any of these three, or have opinions on which is the better deal overall (price vs location vs actually being a livable space)?

And separately about WID: I noticed some WID dorms are actually really cheap, like 75k with meals (WID Hanakoganei 2), which sounds amazing, but every listing I see has the price listed as a "2 year contract." Does that mean I'm locked into paying for 2 full years even if my program is shorter? Should I apply for WID if i'm going only on 1 semester?

Also open to any other suggestions ! !Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this wall of text 

Hey everyone, I'm going for my exchange for Waseda this September and my brain is fried from comparing dorm options (my WISH application was rejected). Would really appreciate some outside perspective, especially from anyone who's actually lived in one of these

My top 3 right now:

1. DK House Nerima - rent ¥57k + ¥15k monthly fee, ¥30k move-in cost, plus electricity on top, plus ~¥17k for a 3-month commuter pass since it's about 40 min to campus. Comes out to roughly ¥77k/month. Reviews for this one are actually really good, which is reassuring, but the commute is definitely long

2. Hakusan House (Uninest) - shared room, 6 people, 40-50 min to campus. Bedding is included, there's a small gym, and the reviews I found were solid. But rooms are tiny and for 20 weeks it comes out to ¥385k + commute

3. Square Seibu-Yagisawa(Tohjin) - ¥85k/month all-inclusive (room rent, meals, utilities,), 40 min by metro to campus. On paper it looks decent since food is already covered, but I was not able to find any comments about it + long commute. is there other Tohjin dorm worth to take into account?

Also I was looking for XRoss shared aparts near Waseda, but someone booked this room in 10 mins after i have found it. I will try to find another, but for this moment only 4 is available for my moving time.

My actual question: has anyone lived in any of these three, or have opinions on which is the better deal overall (price vs location vs actually being a livable space)?

And separately about WID: I noticed some WID dorms are actually really cheap, like 75k with meals (WID Hanakoganei 2), which sounds amazing, but every listing I see has the price listed as a "2 year contract." Does that mean I'm locked into paying for 2 full years even if my program is shorter? Should I apply for WID if i'm going only on 1 semester?

Also open to any other suggestions ! !Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this wall of text 🙏