Dorming vs 'Off Campus' at UIC

[aznboyee]

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I been looking at the UIC housing website and it seems that SSR is the only option for professional students. Reading the description, it didn't look too appealing.

I was wondering if off campus housing is a better option though it's a lot more expensive?

 

[freshbeatschris]

I been looking at the UIC housing website and it seems that SSR is the only option for professional students. Reading the description, it didn't look too appealing.

I was wondering if off campus housing is a better option though it's a lot more expensive?

When I was considering going there, my fiance and I starte looking for places down the blue line. Oak Park has a great housing committee that can help you find affordable housing and it is minutes away from UIC campus.

 

[genesis09]

When I was considering going there, my fiance and I starte looking for places down the blue line. Oak Park has a great housing committee that can help you find affordable housing and it is minutes away from UIC campus.

On the Blue Line, it is 20-30 minutes from UIC.
The area directly around UIC is not cheap. The area is becoming more expensive all the time.
On the UIC website, there is a listing of off-campus apartments but you will need an UIC netid to access it. I live in SSR. It is relatively cheap and convenient. Also, a lot of pharmacy students live here. Off campus, there are several near by apartment buildings. There are also lots of apartments off of Taylor and Polk. Some people live in Pilsen or Bucktown/Wicker Park area, and both of those neighborhoods are easily accessible to UIC. You can try Near West Realty; they are a local realtor. The average cost in the UIC area for a 1-bedroom apartment is $750-$1000, and for a 2-bedroom is $1000-$1200. Whatever you pick, remember the Blue Line is splitting. If you live in Oak Park or the northwest side, you will get off at Medical Center and not Polk St. If you live in Pilsen, you will probably get off at Polk.

 

[Jennay41]

On the Blue Line, it is 20-30 minutes from UIC.
The area directly around UIC is not cheap. The area is becoming more expensive all the time.
On the UIC website, there is a listing of off-campus apartments but you will need an UIC netid to access it. I live in SSR. It is relatively cheap and convenient. Also, a lot of pharmacy students live here. Off campus, there are several near by apartment buildings. There are also lots of apartments off of Taylor and Polk. Some people live in Pilsen or Bucktown/Wicker Park area, and both of those neighborhoods are easily accessible to UIC. You can try Near West Realty; they are a local realtor. The average cost in the UIC area for a 1-bedroom apartment is $750-$1000, and for a 2-bedroom is $1000-$1200. Whatever you pick, remember the Blue Line is splitting. If you live in Oak Park or the northwest side, you will get off at Medical Center and not Polk St. If you live in Pilsen, you will probably get off at Polk.

I'm going to UIC in the fall and I want to live in the SSR. I saw there are a couple different varieties of room arrangements, which one is the best? Also I'm sending in my deposit and housing application tomorrow, do they typically have enough space for people applying for housing this late?

 

[freshbeatschris]

The average cost in the UIC area for a 1-bedroom apartment is $750-$1000, and for a 2-bedroom is $1000-$1200.

Good Golly. I am going to be paying about this amount of money every month as well, only I'm going to be buying a condo and building equity during my pharm school years.

Hopefully, if the housing market permits, I will have lived in the burbs for four years for free.

Chris

 

[genesis09]

I'm going to UIC in the fall and I want to live in the SSR. I saw there are a couple different varieties of room arrangements, which one is the best? Also I'm sending in my deposit and housing application tomorrow, do they typically have enough space for people applying for housing this late?

I just picked my room for next year. Many P1s get placed into a 3 person suite. What you get placed into is luck. The rooms in the apartments are fairly large, but they are significantly more expensive than the suites. For the suites, if you get a B room in a two person suite, they are good size.
You should have no problems getting a room because almost everyone applying for housing for SSR apply late. There is one irregularity though, this year, and that is SRH is closed for the fall. SRH is an undergrad dorm, and so, it should not effect grad/professional placement. There are currently a few openings in SSR.
Most Pharmacy students are on the ninth or tenth floors, but they can be found throughout the entire building.

 

[Jennay41]

I just picked my room for next year. Many P1s get placed into a 3 person suite. What you get placed into is luck. The rooms in the apartments are fairly large, but they are significantly more expensive than the suites. For the suites, if you get a B room in a two person suite, they are good size.
You should have no problems getting a room because almost everyone applying for housing for SSR apply late. There is one irregularity though, this year, and that is SRH is closed for the fall. SRH is an undergrad dorm, and so, it should not effect grad/professional placement. There are currently a few openings in SSR.
Most Pharmacy students are on the ninth or tenth floors, but they can be found throughout the entire building.

It's official! I will be attending UIC in the fall! I sent the deposit check in today! Do I have to wait until they confirm receipt of my deposit to apply for housing or should i just go ahead and get that business in this week as well?

 

[genesis09]

It's official! I will be attending UIC in the fall! I sent the deposit check in today! Do I have to wait until they confirm receipt of my deposit to apply for housing or should i just go ahead and get that business in this week as well?

Send housing deposit off as well. They will give you a priority date as soon as you've been accepted to UIC. Also, waiting for the canceled UIC deposit check might take months.

 

[racy33]

Yay for UIC! I really really hope I can get into SSR. I sent in my application last week. This whole housing thing is stressful. See ya there Jenny!

 

[genesis09]

For everyone planning on living in SSR, bring lots of lamps. You'll understand what I mean shortly. There's about 500 spaces in SSR, so relax.
The Faculty in Residence for next year in SSR will be a pharmacy professor, the head of pharmacy administration, Dr. Popovich. He somehows learns the name of every pharmacy student. He must be one of our picture studiers.

 

[Jennay41]

Anything else you recommend bringing for for future SSR residents? Also how is the campus food? I'm considering getting a meal plan, but I'm not too sure about the dorm food... I know I can't just eat on Taylor street because I'll go broke and get as fat as the pigeons

 

[genesis09]

Do what I do, walk or take the 12 bus to the Jewel at Roosevelt and Ashland. I always take my back pack when grocery shopping because it makes bring it back so much easier. Buy food, and head back to SSR. Put food away. Then look at receipt, and admire how much I saved by buying all my food at the expensive Jewel than cafeteria. One dinner at the cafeteria is $8. My weekly grocery bill rarely tops $15. I don't like cafeteria food probably because last year it made me sick right before finals. I also get the Sunday Tribune for the coupons. Make yourself a regular at all of the organization meetings during lunch. APhA, ISHP, and AMCP regularly supply lunch to members. Also, join ISHP because they discount all their fundraisers to students, and you will make back the $10 membership fee.
I am not familiar with the meal plans offered to residents in TBH, MRH, and SSR.
Bring a shower curtain and a microwave. Talk to your roommate, so you can designate who brings what. If it does not say who is your roommate when you get your contract, call central housing. If they give you a phone number, that is good, but if they don't, go to UIC phonebook and look up her e-mail.
The east side pigeons are as big as chickens.
One thing I forgot to mention, and this is kind of weird. You will receive a UIC COP id. On the identification, your picture is on it. Along with using these pictures for the ids, they send copies to every professor. Some of them literally study these pictures. So, if you talk with a professor, and they magically know your name, you know where it's coming from.