For all that's worth, from the College Park station to campus is a brisk 15-minute walk - but there are *plenty* of buses. I mean, if you seriously look around, I think you can find a studio or even just a room in College Park itself. And on top of that, yeah, if you just want a practical MA, not the first years of a German Lit PhD program, Maryland really is the best place, so maybe this really is one of those times where you have to spend money to buy happiness.