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Calizona said:Is anyone else holding off until late July/ early August to find a place? I am a little worried that all the good apts will be taken, however I would like to have the opportunity to meet some other people and look at possible apartments. I remember someone saying in the past Albany thread that they were going get something within the next couple weeks. Has anyone already signed a lease? Any other people looking for a roomate. I'm a pretty chill UC Berkeley guy looking for similar roomates who like to party on the weekends and take a couple trips to NYC during the school year. PM me if you are also looking for a roomate and are also pretty laid back. I am specifically looking for someone else who is a first year. Oh and congrats to all that will be attending Albany. I know a couple people who go there and they really like it! Being near the Catskill Mountains will provide many opportunities for hiking in the summer/fall and skiiing/snowboarding in the winter.
tchantel21 said:Hey everyone. Congrats on all of your acceptances -- did any1 happen to interview in late march that I may already b familiar with? If not, I look forward to meeting u all in august. So what is with the no parents at the white coat ceremony? Are all guests banned? I will b extremely dissapointed if that is the case and cannot imagine y they would pose such a useless stipulation on such an important event. Other than that Im thrilled to be goin to AMC and start classes. I am goin up this weekend to look for places to live. I'll post my findings here(what looks good, what to stay away from). I hope to know exactly where ill b living by the time i get back. Also do any of u know how financial aid works? i really didnt use it for undergrad. How do we get $ that is supposed to go toward housing and other things-- do we have to wait till fall for the post-tuition refund?
casmuppet22 said:So I too am waiting until July to find somewhere to live. I think that we'll still be able to find somewhere, from what I've heard. I live in Seattle right now and am looking forward to a new place (I've lived on the West coast my whole life, first in Cali, now Seattle.) Anyone else a bit concerned about, what I like to call, a lack of "city life" in Albany? I know other cities are close, and I'll be doing mostly studying, but I think that the area, other than the great surrounding outdoors, is a bit dry? Thoughts anyone? I'm excited to meet everyone! Congratulations on starting med school!
PS. Oh yeah, the dates that I got for orientation were the 25th through the 27th and the first day of school is the 29th, is that right? (there were other dates listed above.)
sherbert said:After an interesting and intense search I finally found a place.
ma-bas said:Nice to meet everyone!
I have already started looking online and got the housing listings from the Student Affairs office, which weren't too helpful. I am hoping for something that I can move into in July or Aug. Seeing my financial aid award leads me to the decision that I probably can't afford living alone. Ideally I would like to live with one other person, preferably female. It would nice to just find someone who already has a place, but if someone is interested in living with me, I could do the legwork since I am only about 3 hours from Albany. I think I mentioned this before but I plan on being away most weekends, so that might be an ideal situation for the person who wants more privacy.
tchantal - I think they said the reason families can't come to the white coat ceremony is b/c all med students in the school are there and they can't fit anyone else. Didn't quite make sense to me either.
I am getting excited. My motivation at work is plummetting. August is going to be here before we know it.