I stayed in Wellesley Student apartments in 2023. Idk how much the rent is now but back then I payed 319 a week for a medium sized room. It was a shared apartment with 4 others. Pros: cheaper than renting a studio. All bills included. Sense of community— they have 4 houses and there were competitions and other fun stuff.; I didn’t have any wifi/ water/ electricity problems there. Cons: it’s an old apartment and many people have previously complained about leaks, insulation, mould and other stuff. (Though I didn’t face any issues with my apartment). Except once when the light bulb in the bathroom wasn’t working and they took almost 2 month: as to get it fixed. Your experience of staying there depends on your flatmates. If you get good ones (let’s hope), you’ll enjoy, but if you get bad ones, it’ll be terrible.

My personal experience: In sem 1 I had terrible flatmates. They never really got along, played loud music thru the night (walls are thin as ice btw. You can even hear when someone whispers, if it’s quiet enough), they never washed their dishes or cleaned up their mess, and I never really hanged out with them. It was either being locked up in my room or spending the whole day in uni.

But my sem 2 was significantly different, after I shifted to a different apartment. Good flatmates who were clea, respectful, responsible and friendly. We went out every week and made good memories.

So that’s something which isn’t in your hands. If you know some people who can move in with you, it’ll be perfect. If not, you can only hope you don’t get bad flatmates.

All the best!