u/Jazzlike_Policy_2527

My sister just graduated and last year she thought she had found a great apartment. She toured the place, skimmed the lease, etc. By the end, she was hit with $1,200 in charges that she had no idea about like cleaning fees, administrative fees, whatever they wanted to call it. The place was also advertised as on the shuttle route. The stop was a 25-min walk from the door.

Watched that happen and was annoyed enough that I started building useproximity.org - verified peer reviews of WashU apartments so you can see what past tenants actually say before you sign anything. Also does personalized housing matching and scans leases for hidden fees.

I'm a rising junior so about to go through this myself, which makes it feel pretty real. What's the worst thing you've run into? Hidden fees, maintenance nightmares, specific landlords to avoid? Trying to build this thing around what students actually experience so any stories help.

Looking for 1 student at WashU to join Proximity this summer.

Proximity is the friend who’s lived everywhere. AI powered housing matchmaking that pairs students with apartments using real peer reviews from people who’ve actually been there. Think Tinder for student housing.

The role is yours to shape around whatever would sharpen your story in future interviews: social media, design, mobile development, UI/UX, or sales. You’d be working directly with the founder at a high-growth startup, in the room for real meetings, with work that shapes how students find housing.

Unpaid, but you’d be getting real reps at a startup moving fast and a front-row seat to building something from the ground up.

DM me or email b.flicker@wustl.edu if you’re interested!