apartment-hunting

okay guys, sorry for totally going MIA there for a while. some of you know that i've been embroiled in an intense apartment-hunt, since i will be unceremoniously kicked out of my current place on october 15. and since i'll be at knox october 13-16, that means i only have about a week and a half to find a new place and move in. i'm freaking out about this, and it's all i think about or talk about. so, i'm going to talk about it here.
this is tricky, because i have to balance which ones i want the most with which ones i am most likely to actually be chosen for. (most of these are group houses where there are already 2-3 people living there, and they have people in and more or less interview them, then choose the most compatible person.) so, i currently seem to have three options.

ballston: a group house in arlington, VA with two awesome girls.
pros:great place, small room but a biggish living room, girls love arrested development and family guy, rent is $570 plus utilities, which usually totals around $650 (EXTREMELY cheap, comparatively), including maid service, and a back yard, very close to the metro, close to an awesome mall, no lease
cons: sharing a bathroom with one girl (which is pretty standard), utilities not included (so they'll be affected by rising gas prices), small room.
likelihood of getting this one: about 70%.
when they'll decide: monday night.

friendship heights: 3 bedroom apartment with 2 also awesome girls who work at the world bank
pros: genius roommates who are very nice and cool, HUGE HUGE room with enormous windows, rent is $580 including utilities (cheap!!)
cons: quite a bit further from the metro (probably 8 or 9 blocks), sharing a bathroom with one girl (who has long hair and probably takes loooooooong showers), having to sign a 10 month lease that i know i'll probably break
likelihood of getting this one: 60%
when they'll decide: sunday night

constitution avenue: 5 bedroom apartment with 4 awesome girls: 2 senate staffers, a fashion designer, and i can't remember the other one.
pros: cool location, house is absolutely gorgeous, roommates are great and extremely social (like, 4 instant friends), room is pretty big, landlord is very attentive, all new kitchen appliances, no lease.
cons: further from the metro (but there's a very close bus line), sharing a bathroom with TWO girls (but one of them works evenings and won't be a factor in the morning shower routine), grocery store is like a mile away
likelihood of getting this one: 80%
when they'll decide: sunday night

so: #1 is objectively the best, i have the best feeling about #2, and i'm most likely to get #3. ahhhhhhhh!