Yeah! We did really well; your mileage may vary, but at the time I was there, you could definitely get a 2-3 bedroom apartment within 1.5mi of campus for less t

Yeah! We did really well; your mileage may vary, but at the time I was there, you could definitely get a 2-3 bedroom apartment within 1.5mi of campus for less than 2000. I was in Elmwood (a nice little area right on the border of Oakland). Not sure how it is now (but it has only been a few years).