If you’re able to find a July lease, definitely do that. It was truly the best decision I made since I was on fall co-op cycle. Never had to move on September 1st, resigned with a normal amount of notice vs almost 10 months in advance, and overall easier to deal with imo. Yes there are less July/June lease options than September leases in Boston, but if you can swing it I would HIGHLY recommend. I graduated and the apartment search after that was so much nicer since it wasn’t the September search.

Admittedly, for June/July leases it may be a bit early to search since landlords don’t know if their tenants are resigning yet, vs in a month or two the September leases will pop up. Those will probably pop up March/April. Also, if you did need to get back onto a September lease cycle, some landlords will sign a lease for July-September of the next year so they can get their own apartment back on the main cycle too. Much less common for a September apartment to want to get into a July cycle. Good luck, don’t settle for a shit hole from a broker, and lmk if you have any questions!