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Hi! i shall be joining the Ph.D program of economics in WashU this fall. anybody else here?

Hi! I shall be joining the economics dept of Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) next fall as a ph.d student. I would like to ask a few questions to anyone who would like to answer it. 1. Where do Grad students mostly live. Does the university has residential facilities or people live off-campus? 2. In either case what is the cost of living? 3. for off-campus living, what kind of an apartment one may live in if one is solely dependent on university scholarship of about $17k.(One bedroom apartment of ones own, twin sharing, etc)? 4. is it possible to have a decent life with the amount of money mentioned. I am an international student and therefore have no idea of us prices. Thank you in advance.