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My partner lived in Cambridge for years and I've been there quite a lot - it's a really nice city. Gumtree is the Craigslist alternative that gets a reasonable amount of traffic in the UK: http://www.gumtree.com/flats-and-houses-for-rent/cambridge or RightMove is the big online property site that most estate agents use. You might struggle a bit to afford a flat on your own - I've just had a quick look at RightMove and the cheapest place I could see that wasn't a houseshare was £600 a month for a bedsit, and you'll have to pay all your utility bills on top of that. As a foreign student coming to the UK I'd have thought the uni would offer you a lot of help in finding somewhere to live, and I wouldn't discount the possibility of the uni having postgrad accommodation you can live in - uni accommodation in the UK is variable but you're extremely unlikely to be sharing a room like at US colleges. At my uni accommodation (not Cambridge) I had my own room with a shower/toilet/sink and high-speed internet, although I did have to share a kitchen. It looks like they have an accommodation service who help with exactly this so I would definitely get in touch with them: http://www.accommodation.cam.ac.uk/ The Junction is Cambridge's big music venue: http://www.junction.co.uk/ and I'd be 99% sure that the uni will have a hiphop society. There are some good pubs and decent restaurants. I know people who live in Cambridge who commute to London daily for work so I assume it's very easy to go there for the night. Cell service - my plan with O2 is £25 a month and gives me unlimited free texts, 500 free evening minutes and 500MB of data. There are probably cheaper SIM-only options if you already have a phone that will work in the UK (not all US ones will, I don't think). For getting around, get a bike and use the cycleways, they're great.
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AfricanBootyShine posted:How much are utilities typically? You'll need a UK bank account, I would think. If you have uni owned accommodation there's a good chance that some/all of the utilities will be included. There seems to be a huge list of properties they have on their website so definitely have a chat with them - even if they don't have anything suitable they ought to be able to advise you a bit on how to find somewhere.
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