Sorry for getting back so late guys. We just had our renal and pharm exam this past week! You gotta love that P = MD
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Received my financial aid package today.. $4200 einstein scholarship, $8500 einstein loan, and $42.7K direct unsubsidized. Preparing for a lifetime of debt.
Does anyone know the true cost of housing? The package indicates that room + board costs $9000 + $6000, which seems a bit high.
It depends on what type of room you want. I live with 2 other people and pay 412 a month. If you live with 1 other person, it is slightly higher (460?). Studios are like 600ish, 700, I believe. They over-estimate your cost of living in case students needed extra money. IF YOU DON'T NEED THE EXTRA MONEY, TRY NOT TO TAKE OUT EXTRA MONEY. INTEREST ADDS UP......A LOT! Just take out what you need!
Can any current students talk about where most students go to study? (their rooms, library, coffee shops, etc?)
Are there many coffee shops/bookstores/hospital cafeterias nearby that have ample space (And are open during the evening) at which you can study? (I'm one of those people who dislike studying in my own room because I like the white noise/activity of being in an open area...)
There is a cafe run by Einstein that closes at 4:30pm, and then the student cafe opens from 4:30 to 10:30pm. There is starbucks as well as star deli close by for late night food. For people that don't study in their room, you can go to the library. There are quiet space, group study space, and the regular library space. Outside the library, there is a the Boren center, which is very cafe-like, so you can talk and study if people like. Additionally, there are rooms in Belfer throughout Belfer that you can study in. It fits up to 20-25 people, but it can be 1 person there, or a whole study group there!
Hey Doc Einstein, you seem to give incredibly useful information. Thanks a million!!!!
Here's another question for you: Regarding the housing application, is there a reason why you can't list your preference for room? Do they just automatically assume everybody wants a studio? Or do they go by what you checked off on the waitlist card and give you the next best available room type?
Thanks!
Did you receive the packet that shows you the design of the rooms? If you did, I believe in there 2 page pamplet, it asked you to email someone about your room preferences.
Doc Einstein actually works for admissions....
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So let me just clarify - Deadline for application to Research/Service Scholarship is May 1st. If you're on the waitlist/not admitted until after May 1st - you won't qualify?
HAH! I'm have read everyone's file and am in the midst of trying to figure out all of your identities!
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Since the new topic seems to be Housing options, I wanted to share this link and begin a discussion about something unsettling I read within this document:
http://www.einstein.yu.edu/uploadedFiles/administration/Auxiliary_Services/Housing_Policies.pdf
"If a student in a shared apartment is leaving, the remaining student is responsible for the apartment
rent. Students are sent a list of vacancies and they can either transfer to another available slot or
request a student from another apartment."
If I am reading this correctly, are we responsible for an ex-roommate's share of rent if we live in a two or three room apartment and they decide to leave? Isn't that literally doubling your rent if you live in a double and your roommate decides to move out?
This is true. Let's say that if you are in a 3 bedroom apartment and one of your roommates moves out, you and your other roommate has to pay for that gap. I was worried about that last year as well. There are only a couple of students that were put into those scenarios this year, but I think they were all able to find someone to move in and didn't have to pay additional rent.
