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I just wanted to get one of these started...Let's all celebrate my first thread! Meet me in St. Louis!
kiki the alto said:I just wanted to get one of these started...Let's all celebrate my first thread! Meet me in St. Louis!
kiki the alto said:Thanks guys...I just thought that Wash U ought to have a Class of 2009 thread just like other schools do. I'm really looking forward to meeting you guys and living in St. Louis after growing up in Phoenix...seasons, yay! And those after-exam keggers...Gotta love the Anheuser-Busch company for being in town. What are you all looking forward to?
Sparky Man said:Yeah, I'm dying to tour the Anheuser-Busch company. That's gonna be fun. The kegger sounds like a riot. I think wash u is more chilled out than sdn would have you believe. i grew up in central california, so i loved the sf giants. but, i was always a cardinals fan, too, so i really, really want to go to some baseball games. it would be great to see one this summer, the last season in busch stadium! i'm pretty stoked about wash u...
i hope some other wash u people find this thread!
chanjurban said:If you want a ticket to a stadium game, be prepped to spend some money....
Tickets are hot this season.
lorelei said:Yeah, I'd go for the full scholarship, honestly.
My own question: when are you guys planning to go looking for apartments in St. Louis? Here in DC you pretty much have to look 2 months before you're planning to move; I'm hoping a month ahead of time is enough in St. Louis.
superdevil said:hey all,
just wanted to say i'm officially on board with you guys and can't wait to meet up at/before orientation! I'm looking at apartments in west county (or whatever its called) next week. i'm leaving town thursday, so the plan is to sign a lease by then. its crunch time!
oh, and as for the pre-quiz, i'm not exactly looking foward to it. i did take 2 biochem classes as an undergrad, but i'm not sure how much i'll remember at this point. it would kind of tick me off to have taken those classes and then basically have the pre-quiz tell me i'm still a remedial student! but hey, what's a good summer without some quality time with your favorite biochem textbook?
am i the only person not looking to live in the central west end?
we are looking in kirkwood (which is easily reached via I-44), but the apartments available by taking I-64-->I-270 are the nicest and cheapest. for 4 years as an undergrad, i had a 30 minute one-way commute, and i'm not opposed to doing it again. of course, if its even worse than i'm imagining, then i'll just move closer next year.medicinehopeful said:hey...west county is a very nice area to live in. But, to get to school every morning, you would most likely be taking 40/64, and traffic is terrible on this highway during rush hour. Have you thought about may be living near hampton ave (the apts there are closer to hwy 44, but i'm sure you can cut through some road)?
Hope this helps
aaahhhh. thanks for the words of wisdom. i guess i was probably more annoyed than worried. no biggee.eerie234 said:guys don't worry at all about that pre-quiz. they probably won't even look at it - and no one i know even really remembered how they did. and no one really read before getting here - that would just be ridiculous. so just do what you need to do but don't stress about it at all.
plus as i remember its really not hard at all. and the stuff thats "hard" is just stupid little stuff that requires memorization that you know you have seen before but dont remember anymore. so no worries, enjoy your summer.
Why not get off 44 at Kingshighway instead? Getting off at Big Bend you will end up a very long way from the medical center with no real convenient or direct route the rest of the way.superdevil said:i do have a question about driving around st. louis and west county that someone may be able to answer. i've been looking at some places in northern kirkwood/manchester/etc. mapquest says the quickest route, of course, is to take the dreaded I-64. according to the maps i've been devouring, though, if the traffic on I-64 is simply too much to handle at specific times, it seems like it would be pretty easy to just take I-44 and then take big bend road north from there. is that as do-able as it sounds?
i meant to take that route home to kirkwood from the med center, not to the med center.Smoke This said:Why not get off 44 at Kingshighway instead? Getting off at Big Bend you will end up a very long way from the medical center with no real convenient or direct route the rest of the way.
superdevil said:i meant to take that route home to kirkwood from the med center, not to the med center.
smarmy said:what do you guys think of the recommended computer? do we really need to go with the one suggested, or would we be able to get by with other laptops (like a dell, etc). do we really need some fancy configuration? the computer suggested by wash u seemed to be way more expensive than others i've looked at...
i'm currently building an extremely powerful desktop for less than $1600+ or whatever that pre-built laptop costs. i've never had a laptop, as i don't really care for them, but if class starts and i really just can't get along without one, i'll just build a nice one for ~$800.smarmy said:what do you guys think of the recommended computer? do we really need to go with the one suggested, or would we be able to get by with other laptops (like a dell, etc). do we really need some fancy configuration? the computer suggested by wash u seemed to be way more expensive than others i've looked at...
lorelei said:I got a packet about WUMP (public health plunge or some such thing) the other day. It sounds pretty interesting - is anyone planning to do it? It goes from August 1-5, but I don't think I'll move until the 1st so I probably won't apply.