The lessor doesn t care if you eat or not. The only thing that matters to them is that rent is paid when due. Odds are if this is your first apartment you have zip for credit. One road you could take would be to get a co-signer. A co-signer is someone that already has established credit and is held responsible if you fail to pay rent.
Parents are often the obvious choice.
The other option is to skip the co-signer. This process often takes longer. A credit check is a given and many documents that assert you pay your bills must be notarized. This would be a document that says you pay your tuition and can be notarized at the Financial Aid office. One benefit of having a co-signer may be that the credit check can be skipped.