How do Morgan Stanley interns find a place in San Francisco?
A summer internship is a fixed set of dates, not a year-long lease. The interns who settle in calmly are the ones who match housing to those dates, pick a neighborhood they can commute from, and book while there are still homes to choose from. On Ohana, Morgan Stanley interns rent furnished rooms and apartments from people who already live in San Francisco, for the months of the program rather than a hotel rate.
When should I pin down the dates?
Internship offers often name a season first and the real start and end dates later. Morgan Stanley interns get those two dates in writing, then look for a stay that covers them with a day or two on either side. Arriving before the first morning leaves time to unpack and ride the commute once with no clock running. Leaving a day after the last day avoids a same-day move. If the program shifts the dates, change the stay then, while the listing is still yours.
What does a furnished stay in San Francisco include?
Interns on Ohana in San Francisco typically pay about $2,100 a month, usually somewhere between $1,800 and $2,450. The same figure applies to every company in the city. A typical budget here is $2,100 a month. Most of these interns in San Francisco rent a room and share with 4 roommates. Most intern stays are usually 4 roommates. Furnished means the apartment already has a bed, a kitchen, and the basics, so what you bring is clothes, work clothes for the office, and a light layer for air conditioning on the subway. You are not shipping furniture for a season.
Where should I live for an easy commute?
Morgan Stanley in San Francisco works from San Francisco and Menlo Park. The neighborhoods on this page are the short commutes from that office, and the ones where interns actually stayed last summer. Pick one you can reach the office from without thinking about the transfer on the first morning. Set up subway or transit payment before you travel, ride the route once on the weekend, and leave extra time on day one.
Why book intern housing early?
The typical intern on Ohana in San Francisco books about two months before move-in. Booking earlier is an advantage: more homes are still open, and the better prices go first. About two months before. The chart further down is that pattern for San Francisco: homes that can cover a summer move-in stay roughly flat, while the number of people starting a search climbs into the spring. The advantage is simply being early. More of the better priced places are still open.