Apartment hunting

I've been spending a good chunk of my free time lately looking for an apartment. It seems that no matter how I modify my search, the apartments are always in another area of town. I started looking in Brooklyn again, and then realized that while I like the neighborhood, I dislike it's inhabitants, the commute, and the distance from Steve. So I'm now looking in lower Harlem/Upper West Side around Columbia University. The area's really nice, safe, and right on the 1 line, which is very reliable. However, since I'm looking basically in the middle of term, there aren't many apartments on the market. Also, they're really rather expensive. And I'm also very concerned that potential roommates click. I'm getting a bit frustrated, but as Steve reminds me, I've only been seriously looking for 2 weeks, and I have at least 4 weeks until I have to move. So I shouldn't worry about it too much and I'm still holding out for something that really feels right.