Absolutely. I remember being a senior during the last semester and feeling extremely overwhelmed with the whole college stuff and my classes plus after school activities. Burnout for students is a real thing. I even remember feeling guilty for being absent—I’m missing out on classes and also making my parents upset.

I say mental health days should be a thing for everybody. Burnout’s real everywhere.

Oo downtown is so nice!

I had a good experience on SpareRoom. The people I met/talked to were really nice and responsible (as some already had places of their own.) Ultimately a working roommate relationship all depends on communication and respect. As long as you’re being upfront on what you want in a roommate/who you are as a roommate, you should be good.

I have experience with this—I’m a single female who moved to JC last year with a random roommate I met on the SpareRoom app. I used that, as well as joining Facebook JC roommate groups and posted who/what I was looking for. You’ll definitely be saving a lot of money by going this route, which is a necessity I feel for living in JC on your salary. I also recommend the Heights, particularly near Palisade Ave as you could be a short walk away from the light rail/other bus stops if you like to explore.

Depending on where you are getting to in Jersey City (I used to live in the Heights), the buses at Port Authority isn’t a bad deal. I tend to make my way there via Uber on a late night and buy my ticket on my phone. There are more people than you’d think taking the bus, so you can’t beat it.

Glad you’re okay! Wow the drivers in this city are insane.

Moving all around is tough! But I believe it would be so great in the long run to not deal with constant issue after issue—though it’s a gamble overall to find out whether an apartment is good or not, Jasco has a reputation for being…the worst. Even exterminators have said their buildings are terrible and gross!

I live in the Heights and am near Hoboken so I walk to the Congress St light rail to get to the path. Not a bad commute at all, plus there’s bus stops around. Maybe look around the Central Ave/Palisade Ave area?

To keep it short we had a lot of pest control issues which is normal in any big building, so I can’t fault it but the way management handled it was frustrating. I just have really rowdy neighbors, a disgusting laundry room, and construction below my unit that went on for 6 months. One positive that came out is I know what to look out for next time I’m looking at apartments. I was in a rush to move last year so thats why I applied. You live and you learn!

I currently rent and I’m leaving once the lease ends. I have more of a problem with the building, which is a learning lesson in itself, than with the management. Yeah, it’s like pulling teeth but eventually they help out, though not as fast as you’d want them to. Not enough for me to stay as a tenant. Overall, avoid at all costs.