How much does rent cost in NYC? I cannot makeup my mind between Adelphi or Berkeley. I like both, I just wonder if it would even be possible for me to ever live off campus in New York.\nWould I need a roommate?
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I am a berkeley grad. Dont do it!!! go to adelphi
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I am planning on making the move to Western New York in spring or summer 2007.\n\nThere are lots of houses for sale up there, I assume you mean the Buffalo area not the city itself.\n\nYou should be pleasantly surprised with the home prices there.
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You will need a roomate or two. Rent is expensive. You might want to try Brooklyn, Queens, or Bronx. All are good and close to The City.
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Did you try the newspaper? There are lots of crazy lunatics outhere. BE CAREFUL!... If you decide to rent out to an online person, get background information.
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A lot of this depends on details you've left out of your question: dorm or commute?  particular major?  is cost a factor?\n\nFor NYC, one of your best choices for a non-dorm school is Queens College of the City University of New York.  Great, prestigious faculty in a wide variety of departments (for example,  English, BioChemistry, Elementary and Secondary Education, Political Science, Psychology) and one of the most inexpensive schools around!  \n\nFor a dorm-school on LI, SUNY StonyBrook has a lot to offer.  Good variety of active departments and a connection to a University Hospital for research programs.  Close enough to NYC (Long Island RailRoad right outside campus) for ubran adventure, and right near Port Jefferson and Smithtown/Smithhaven Mall for more "long island" life.\n\nIf you're looking for a college in Manhattan, then you should really go to one that has a specific "calling" for you -- it has the major you want... it has connections to the industry you want to advance in... something that "grabs" you as an undergraduate.  It might not be worth all the expense if you are still undecided.  Graduate school might be where you focus on the Manhattan schools.\n\nHope this helps :)
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It's a great place for a recent college grad to live, especially since your job is not far.  But you have to be aware of a couple of things:\n\n1.  During the winter most of the towns at the shore are ghost towns.  Very little activity and a lot of businesses aren't even open.  You can still find the necessities but there isn't nearly as much activity as during the spring and summer.\n\n2.  You can't even think about trying to rent a place until August.  Right now the rents are sky high for summer rentals.  In August start making the rounds and if you plan on staying there then make sure you sign a lease that carries you through the summer without an increase in rent.\n\nAs for a specific town, take your pic.  Belmar is great in the summer but very quiet in winter.  The further south you go, the more quiet it gets until you start nearing Atlantic City.  Then the activity (and costs) pick up.\n\nSpeak to a realtor who specializes in summer rentals.  They probably have plenty of clients who would love to rent out a place for the entire year.\n\nGood luck and enjoy!
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I'm not really familiar with the education levels you mentioned, but I would suggest that you might want to apply to Baruch College, http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/--the business branch of City University of New York.  Your practical background in IT might be of interest.  I wouldn't worry about your age.  Many students in US colleges and CUNY in particular are a bit older than "college age."  You might well find work in IT in the city.  As to cost, NY is an expensive place to live, but Baruch is relatively inexpensive.  You could live in one of the "outer" boroughs--Queens or Brooklyn--where apartments are a little less expensive and where there are subways to take you into Manhattan.  The neighborhoods of Sunnyside and Woodside in Queens come to mind as possible places to live.  I believe that if you are accepted, CUNY may be able to help with or at least guide you as to how to get a visa.
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Keep checking the local listings, I have a friend who got an awesome 1 bedroom that was just off campus, and it was cheap.  Unfortunately he still lives there so his place won't be for rent any time soon.   You will love Chapel Hill and Franklin Street.   Just watch out for the crazy Jeep drivers.
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On.  Living in NYC w/o college assistance would be very expensive
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It depends quite a bit on where, in each city or state, you want to live, and what kind of apartment you're looking for. You can get a nice (not spectactular, but nice--clean, big enough, etc.) 1-bedroom apartment on the North side of Chicago for $800 or so. I don't know what rents are like on the South side. Manhattanis a nightmare--a closet-sized, cockroach-infested studio apartment will easily run you $1200 at least, and on top of that you will probably have to hire a broker to GET you that rat trap, so there's another grand or so out the window. San Francisco is also quite expensive, although the apartments I've seen seem nicer than the ones I've seen in New York. A decent 1-bedroom in Los Angeles will run in the neighborhood of $1000. I don't know about other areas in California. Of all the places mentioned here, Chicago is the cheapest.
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NYC is an ok place (perhaps not "ghastly"). Like anything however, it takes time to readjust and get to know people. For example, I moved from NY state out West. Nothing is worng, it just took time to develop relationships at work and at school with different kinds of people. Try taking a class (yoga or something  else you are interested in)...it is a good way to meet people with your interests. Good luck.
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When my husband and I moved in together we rented a town house in a town that has 20,000 people, double that with college students. We moved into a town house that doesn't allow college students, the water and garbage was included. It was a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, not sure of the size, but it was decent. It cost us $550 a month. Then after that we moved to a house about 15 miles away in a town of 800, it was a 3 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms, 1 car garage and a really nice fenced in yard, it was about twice the size, but none of the utilites were included and we only paid $310 a month...It just shows how much cheaper a place is in a smaller town. By the way we live in west central illinois, about 1 1/2 from the Mississippi river...
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I've only been there once, (for the January 2003 anti-war assembly in Frisco) but I must say Berkeley is well worth a visit.  The city is just north of Oakland on the east shores of the San Francisco Bay.  Much of the university is built on a hillside overlooking the bay.  There are several quaint co-op student houses on the eastern, uphill side of the campus.  \n \nBerkeley's climate is temperate and moderate all year round, with spring- and fall-like temperatures even at the peak of summer or winter.  Berkeley also gets slightly more rain than most other Bay localities.  The moisture and summer coolness allows for a somewhat greener landscape with a mix of eucalyptus/palms, conifers, and deciduous trees.  As a resident of western Oregon I felt quite at home in the mini-forest on Berkeley's hillside.  \n\nThe downtown has a lot of shops and small businesses.  There's also, from what I've been told, a ton of independent and alternative-type radio and music in the town.  Berkeley, of course, has a reputation for radical politics due to the 1960s student movements, but in reality this stereotype is overexaggerated.  The political balance is liberal but no more so than any other liberal city.  (UC Berkeley did, however, have a fairly strong chapter of the International Socialist Organization in 2002-03.)  \n\nBerkeley is well worth a visit, and I hope I get to visit again someday, but I'm not sure if I'd want to live there.  It probably is a pretty good place to live if you can afford the slightly higher rents than you'd find in Oakland (but in Oakland the culture is less enlightened and far less idealistic).  I never understood why affordable housing and leftist politics don't geographically overlap more than they do.
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It depends entirely on the neighborhood and the building itself.  It's great to have a significant other to split the cost with.  I actually pay less in Brooklyn than I was paying in Montpelier, Vermont.\n\nSeriously, the neighborhood makes a big difference.
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Welcome to San Francisco, our city by the Bay.\nMy Mother and Grandfather (born is 1887) were born here.\nI do not like the cold summers or fog so I live in the warmer Silicon Valley (Santa Clara County).\n\nFind a job and a reasonable priced place to live:\n\nwww.craigslist.org\n\nconsider being a apt manager for cheap rent..\n\nAlso self storage places often have apt. and they need someone  to live in these apt...for security etc.
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This is probably going to come down to the policies of the school you try to transfer into more than anything. The UC system notoriously frowns on tranfers, but different programs probably have different policies. The thinking used to be that once you're in, you're taken care of and they would prefer to give full time slots to students who don't yet have a place at a four year institution. That said, you don't know until you ask.\n\nAs far as living, I'm sure you've given some thought to lifestyle and location. I don't think it should be the biggest factor, but it really does make a difference. Los Angeles and New York are opposites in a lot of ways, and you might want to think about which suits you better in thinking about those choices. Stern and UCLA are in great parts of town, USC is a rougher area. I think it's hard to go wrong in Berkeley. Good luck.
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There is some bias since I am from Chicago, but having been in New York as well, I'd still have to ADVISE CHICAGO!!! \n\nBy compare to New York, Chicago is a friendlier place with midwest charm - yet w/a keep it real attitude, (good for business and friendships alike) much cleaner and although expensive NOT nearly as high in cost of living as New York City. Down to earth place with EVERYTHING to do that embraces ALL kinds. You kinda walk outside and run into something. There's always something happening. Even if you opt for a pool hall amongst strangers, you will have a good time. Transportation - the "L" and bus system gets you everywhere pretty much 24 hours a day (not in some of the hoods after midnight, tho). Traffic is rough, but you CAN move. NYC is nearly impossible. Not to mention they drive like they have a death wish. Aggressive, fast and even creative driving is important skill. But to drive like you can go through people like Casper is asking for heart failure. The lakefront!! And attached grass knolls and parks. It is far and wide, appears clean and simply beautiful. The view of the horizon is endless. The large rocks and piers in neighborhood beaches gives you the feeling that you personally own the place. The public art - statues, giant picasso piece, heck the bridges over the Rivers. Chinatown's entryway... The parks, boulevards are cleaned up and richer than ever. Re-Progress has hit this town in the best way. Where was once gang and drug infestation, they have taken it back. (orig to clean up to attract the Olympics, now major Investment Oppys and a reversal of the suburb escape back to the city. The architecture of the homes, buildings are world reknowned. Not just downtown, but in neighborhoods, suburbs. Culture - arts, main library/many neighborhood libraries, every religion and house of worship available, Chicago symphony, booth play houses throughout as well as big Broadway stuff, zoos, museums (oh the museums, not stuffy simplistics - w/free days too?!), music venues in old neighborhood theatres...it's endless. Getting around is an easy figure. The streets are made like a checker board grid - YOU CAN'T GET LOST. There may be 10 or so streets on angle, yet consistent. Unlike the separation and confusion of the burroughs and bridges and tolls (OH MY!) of NYC - to a newcomer, it's a nightmare. In NYC, one side doesn't know the other if you dare ask direction. Chicago is also a smart city with amazing schools (both private and some public). University of Chicago* Northwestern* DePaul* Loyola. Open minds. Music!? Please. KNOWN for Jazz, blues (see it live in Chicago if you hadn't experienced the love of this music), house and now hip-hop (Kanye, Common and well, Twista) Rock and acoustic is brilliant. I saw a cover band that done the group "War" and you close your eyes and damn, it WAS "War". Bands can sustain a living here because the city is a proud place that supports one another on many artistic and business fronts. For instance, you can't get real carmel/cheese popcorn anywhere else but Chicago. Incredible, GREAT FOOD THATS AFFORDABLE. PIZZA?? Whew. We won't go there. The food standard is high. So it's hard to get bad food. It's proud for cooking good food, no matter the location, appearance or price of the joint. Diverse is a given. Not becuase all types of people/races both rich and poor just live there (that's many places these days), but all can live amongst each other fairly harmoniously (mainly on the North and Northwest sides) with exceptance and fair treatment. It's nothing new to Chicago. They don't have to get used to each other, It's an OLD city that opened their arms to immigrants in the 1800s just as New Yorks' Ellis Island did. It's a proud place to be a person of color. With the black political history in all it's glum and gorly - a lot has been taught, learned and respected regardles