@LoriHopkins
Thank you for the detailed answer. The shuttle between campus and the Tenleytown station is good to know about. That will definitely make my decision to live somewhere along the red line much easier as opposed to looking for something closer to campus. I've localized a lot of my searching to the Cleveland Park area so far. It seems there are a great number of apartment complexes all grouped together there, all within a very quick walking distance to the metro. Thanks again!