I got a room in a house shared with some grad students. It's not that close to campus (like 15 mins bus/30 mins walk) but hopefully I'll be able to live with that. I think I'll get there in July, so I can spend sometime during the summer to walk around and get to know the city.
I'll be attending the UMN next fall. I'll be in a PhD for statistics. I've been in MN a couple of times before and can't wait to go back. Would be nice to know a couple of people beforehand.