While some undergraduates prefer to make housing arrangements on their own, the NYU in Paris housing coordinator helps students find housing to meet their individual needs. You may elect to live in a Parisian home. Relationships with families are very personal, and making a successful transition into French life has a lot to do with your flexibility and openness to new ways of living. Such rentals typically involve agency fees of one or two months' rent, payable in advance. You should not conclude a rental agreement without first consulting the resident director for advice on the common pitfalls of such arrangements.
Some students prefer single rooms in apartment buildings.
These rooms are usually modest. Au Pair Positions. Living with a French family, a student receives free lodging in exchange for child care and light household chores. Students who have friends, relatives, or personal contacts in Paris are free to make their own living arrangements. Costs for this lodging are included in the program fee.