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Long live Norway!!!!
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My dream car, no joke. C'ept with an s54-Peter
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Did anyone watch top gear the last 2 weeks? I always love the specials but this one vary good.Comment
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i'm not selling my car. that's out of the question. i'd like to keep her as long as i can until she ends up dying in a roll over on the track or something of the sort. i'm not entirely worried about education loan debt. i figured i'd have it paid off by the time i'm 30-35. so that's not an issue really.
right, i'm still very undecided as i'd prefer driving back to cali than flying as it just complicate things and in the end ends up being roughly the same amount of money once all is said and done. plus, i'd like to still go to the picnic and the other meets in town. that, or perhaps purchase another vehicle there, although, i'd rather have a cali car. :)
yeah, that's my plan.
i was thinking of purchasing a motorcycle here for the time being until i transfer and then selling it because i figured if it snows and rains a lot, i'm not going to be riding it. however, if it seems like it will be practical, then i'll definitely bring it. either way, i'm bringing one of my bikes down for sure.
yeah, i'd be getting insurance anyways.
that's bad ass. perhaps i will get a motorcycle after all down there. any r75 cafe racers?Last edited by ethrtyiS; 03-18-2013, 10:11 PM.
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This is the best e30 in the world:
Carry on.
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Yes, graduated this past June.
I've live with my parents and commuted, lived in the dorms, lived in the U-Dist, and lived slightly further from the U-Dist but still close to UW.
For the first year? Dorm (or Greek, if you're into that sorta thing). Hands down.
I guess much of the option of living with parents further away from campus is not really relevant to ethrtyiS since he's from out of state. He either has to live in a dorm, in U-Dist, near to U-Dist but not quite in it (Wallingford, Eastlake, Laurelhurst, etc). I guess he could live far away from campus, but I can't imagine he would do such a thing being brand new to the area.
With that said, living somewhere is a sunk cost. He's from out of state, and he's gotta live somewhere. The two real decisions for him are the trades between cheaper rent and commuting further and longer or living closer, but having a higher cost of living. And what kind of social life would he more likely have in either situations.
Beyond the social aspect, dorming the first year is just going to be easier because the hardest decision is trying to figure out what dorm you want to be in. You don't have to worry about finding a good location or a decent apartment that you like; you don't really have to worry about a landlord. However, you do lose a degree of freedom in the dorms (quiet hours, no underage drinking, etc.).
Dorm the first year. It's part of the whole college experience. Not dorming in and of itself cannot stop someone from meeting new people and making friends, but the dorms will certainly be a catalyst in meeting new people. Most of the people who live in the dorms are freshmen and sophomores, and to almost all freshmen, it'll be a new experience of living away from parents for the first time and in a place where everyone starts virtually fresh socially. Take advantage of that; you'll have memories that you'll otherwise never experience or have. Also, by sophomore or junior year, people will have already started to get ingrained into their "group(s)" of friends, and it'll be harder to break into them. The friends that I made when I dormed are now some of my best friends.
In terms of the car, I say leave it at home for the first year. I know it sucks and you'll miss it, but it's just so expensive and such a clusterfuck parking in U Dist. Until you've lived here for a year and know the area better, I would advise against it. Plus, distance is going to make your heart grow fonder.
Agree, though I would argue that the Greek system or the dorms are easily accessible, relatively set methods of creating that community and shared social experience. It's entirely possible to self-create similar experiences through clubs or organizations, and even classes (though classes would be very tough to do that in).
Personally, agreed again. In the end, it is different strokes for different folks, but when I commuted the first year of college, I took the bus to and from school everyday. I couldn't stay any later than 10pm because there weren't really any buses that would conveniently take me home, that's not considering that at that time of night, that bus was down to one trip per hour.
There are going to be numerous times when you'll want to stay late on campus for whatever reason, whether it's for late night tutoring, group projects or just to part. If you live close by, this is much less of a concern, but if you can't walk or bike the distance, you'll be constrained to using the, IMO, atrocious bus system. You'll have to check the bus schedule and worry about missing the bus. What a pain.
Talking of living a ways away from campus being a pain, one time, I forgot to bring my physics lab workbook with me to school. I had to take the bus home to get it, then bus back. Not a big deal if you're living in the dorms or close by, right? Yeah, well, I had three hours until the lab, and it took me more than three hours to take the bus, grab the workbook, and bus back. I barely made it in the lab's tardy grace period. This same commute by car would have taken 30-45 minutes.
After that, and a host of other things, I said fuck it and did whatever I had to do to dorm the next year.
If your parents are nearby, then living with them is certainly a decent option just because of the amount of dough that you save. Personally, I would still live one year on campus, then the rest of the years at home to get the experience. Yeah, it'll suck more then because you would have had a taste of freedom already, but in that case, it's kind of best of both worlds.
I have student debt, partly to be able to live on and near campus. Looking back, I would do the same thing all over again. In the grand scheme of things, the cost difference between living a little further away, living in U-Dist and living on campus is small, but you'll likely have much different experiences with the three different options, and I would argue the living on campus and in U-Dist experience is one worth having.
Parking is generally a nightmare in UW area. I wouldn't recommend having a car if you're living in the dorms. Once you know the area and move into an apartment or house, then yes, bring your car. Still a nightmare then, but one you'll have to deal with.
Dorms offer parking spots, but I think they are excessively expensive. I wouldn't park my car in just some random lot. Crime is pretty bad in Udist. Like I said again, I recommend that you wait until you are out of the dorms to bring your car.
What are you looking to study?
Looking nice! Glad that you finally found something you can settle on. :up:Last edited by cg138; 03-18-2013, 10:37 PM.1988 BMW 325iX - Lachssilber/Cardinal - Gone
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^^ thanks, very informative.
i'm definitely dorming my first year and then becoming a resident after that and living in an apartment/house. i guess i'll have to rent a parking spot or see if a buddy of mine will take care of the car for me while i'm gone then.
i'm going for computer engineering.
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Last two episodes of top gear uk were awesome.-Andy
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I should be asleep but the hamster in my head is active. have a bunch of different ideas on what motor to swap into my carSimon
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