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[PERFECT3435]

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I am beyond excited to come to IU this July and meet you all! By the way, thank you Aphistis and Perfect3435 for your input on my thread IU vs NY.

A little Intro for you all:
Name: Sahar
Description: Female, 5'6"
Food orientation: Former dedicated carnivore, contemplating to convert to omnivorism
Location and education: Los Angeles, UCLA
Activities: Reading, dancing, socializing, movies, movies, and more movies

I must admit, after reading these threads.........all I have to say is, "Pheww!" I was so nervous about meeting my new classmates! You guys seem really nice and down to earth! Wow, now I am sooooooo excited I am not used to this much excitment, I think I have to lie down before I faint.

Hope to hear more from you all!!!!

hey Sahar,

congratulations on your acceptance and decision to become a hoosier. i am very happy for you. i am also glad to see another person here from LA. hope you are a Laker fan. i always have extra tickets to the games if you are a true Laker fan.lol

see ya in July.

 

[sahar1118]

hey Sahar,

congratulations on your acceptance and decision to become a hoosier. i am very happy for you. i am also glad to see another person here from LA. hope you are a Laker fan. i always have extra tickets to the games if you are a true Laker fan.lol

see ya in July.

Lakerrs?!?!?!?!?! Wooo Hoooo!!!!!!!

I must admit, though, I am not a "true" lakers fan. Have not watched one game this year. I know, I know.......I was talk'in my smack when we were unbeatable, now......I miss Shaq.

 

[sahar1118]

hey Sahar,

congratulations on your acceptance and decision to become a hoosier. i am very happy for you. i am also glad to see another person here from LA. hope you are a Laker fan. i always have extra tickets to the games if you are a true Laker fan.lol

see ya in July.

Lakerrs?!?!?!?!?! Wooo Hoooo!!!!!!!

I must admit, though, I am not a "true" lakers fan. Have not watched one game this year. I know, I know.......I was talk'in my smack when we were unbeatable, now......I miss Shaq.

 

[PERFECT3435]

Lakerrs?!?!?!?!?! Wooo Hoooo!!!!!!!

I must admit, though, I am not a "true" lakers fan. Have not watched one game this year. I know, I know.......I was talk'in my smack when we were unbeatable, now......I miss Shaq.

at least you are honest. dont worry, a lot of people do that.

its ok to not win all the time. we won plenty. i still show my laker pride here in indy and i get a lot of dirty looks for it but oh well.
i do have to tell you, the Lakers are deeply hated here. very deeply.

and i love it.

 

[lunguv]

at least you are honest. dont worry, a lot of people do that.

its ok to not win all the time. we won plenty. i still show my laker pride here in indy and i get a lot of dirty looks for it but oh well.
i do have to tell you, the Lakers are deeply hated here. very deeply.

and i love it.

You are in luck!! I will gladly accompany you to the games if u have an extra ticket 😀 !!

 

[PERFECT3435]

You are in luck!! I will gladly accompany you to the games if u have an extra ticket 😀 !!

only on one condition. you'll have to wear your Laker Jersey. 😀

 

[Mr. Miyagi]

only on one condition. you'll have to wear your Laker Jersey. 😀

My Lakers jersey has a strange misprint on it. It's red and says "Bulls" on it. Does that still count?

 

[lunguv]

only on one condition. you'll have to wear your Laker Jersey. 😀

New Laptop: check
Scrubs: check
financial aid: check
apartment: check
laker jersey: check 😛

 

[Bullfan16]

My Lakers jersey has a strange misprint on it. It's red and says "Bulls" on it. Does that still count?

Count me in for a Bulls jersey! I am a diehard Bulls fan...even during the crappy years when they had Khalid El-Amin, Michael Ruffin and last but not least Scottie Pippen with a bum knee. Oh and dont forget the mayor...Fred Hoiberg...he's a classic teammate on some of the worst basketball teams I have EVER seen. I bet Jalen Rose and Eddie Robinson are upset that they werent team players and didnt want to be coached under Skiles...

 

[PERFECT3435]

New Laptop: check
Scrubs: check
financial aid: check
apartment: check
laker jersey: check 😛

👍 👍 👍 👍

 

[IWuvTeef]

Hey, got a Q for the current students:

When I interviewed in Oct., they were starting to renovate one of the student labs (new counter top, equipment, etc.). Have they continued with renovations since then? Thanks.

 

[PERFECT3435]

UMMMM, i am not sure what they were working on, but everything seems to be the same to me downstairs in the lab.

 

[IWuvTeef]

UMMMM, i am not sure what they were working on, but everything seems to be the same to me downstairs in the lab.

possibly your SIM labs? i think it's right next door to the lab where the D3s and 4s work on their cast mold thingys. i remember seeing a new grey counter top with what looked like a computer screen. it looked like they planned on doing that to every individual work station. it looked like a prototype. who knows?

i guess i'll find out what the hell i saw when i get there in July. 🙂

 

[PERFECT3435]

sorry nothing is been renovated as far as i know.

 

[IWuvTeef]

thanks for the input, Ahmad.

 

[PERFECT3435]

you are welcome Teef.


just 2 months for you guys and you will get to see/use it yourselves.

one more month left of this year for me. yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

 

[gold_crown]

you are welcome Teef.


just 2 months for you guys and you will get to see/use it yourselves.

one more month left of this year for me. yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

OMG...we only have 2 months left... 😱

 

[PERFECT3435]

OMG...we only have 2 months left... 😱

enjoy the time off while you can.lol

 

[gold_crown]

enjoy the time off while you can.lol

Enjoy my b*tt! I've gotta finish finals, graduate, and find a place to live in Indy (i'm still homeless for the time being)...collect a couple of teeth so I'm not the only one w/out a thing to show for, get my immunization shots...the list goes on...

 

[gold_crown]

I think I went over-board with the smilies...hehehe

 

[PERFECT3435]

Enjoy my b*tt! I've gotta finish finals, graduate, and find a place to live in Indy (i'm still homeless for the time being)...collect a couple of teeth so I'm not the only one w/out a thing to show for, get my immunization shots...the list goes on...

awwww. gotcha.
brings back so many memories from last year. i was in your shoes and know exactly what you mean.
i too were stuck back home in LA trying to finish anatomy. only diff is that i sent my fiance to indy 2 months b4 i got here so we actually had a place. but then i hated being away from her for the whole 2 months.

as for you getting a place in indy, dont worry. it wont be that hard. stay in contact with Dr. Kasberg if you need help. he has always been very helpful.

as for those immunization, get on them ASAP. not that it is a must that you have them completed, but the health center here will charge $65 for each Hep shot. if you have to get all 3 here, then yep that would be 3x$65. i paid over $200 to get all my vaccinations completed here.

as for collecting teeth, there is no rush. you will have plenty of time to collect them. you will need those during your second semster.

good luck.

 

[PERFECT3435]

ooops


double posted.

 

[IWuvTeef]

*sheds a tear* Our beautiful little thread is all grown up now (7 pages!). 😛

I'll be heading to Indy this Wednesday to look for apartments. I have a list of ten I will be looking at with my parents. I'll take pictures of all the places I visit and post them on a Webshots album. If anyone is interested, I'll be posting a link to Webshots in this thread when I come back on Saturday, the 7th.

If any of you still have finals, good luck! I finished on Friday, and it feels so damn good to be free for 2 months.

 

[PERFECT3435]

*sheds a tear* Our beautiful little thread is all grown up now (7 pages!). 😛

I'll be heading to Indy this Wednesday to look for apartments. I have a list of ten I will be looking at with my parents. I'll take pictures of all the places I visit and post them on a Webshots album. If anyone is interested, I'll be posting a link to Webshots in this thread when I come back on Saturday, the 7th.

If any of you still have finals, good luck! I finished on Friday, and it feels so damn good to be free for 2 months.

have fun apartment hunting here. the weather should be nice and i am sure you'd have a good time here. let me know if i can help with anything.

Ahmad

 

[aphistis]

*sheds a tear* Our beautiful little thread is all grown up now (7 pages!). 😛

I'll be heading to Indy this Wednesday to look for apartments. I have a list of ten I will be looking at with my parents. I'll take pictures of all the places I visit and post them on a Webshots album. If anyone is interested, I'll be posting a link to Webshots in this thread when I come back on Saturday, the 7th.

If any of you still have finals, good luck! I finished on Friday, and it feels so damn good to be free for 2 months.

Absolutely, good luck with the apartment hunt. I don't know if you've had the chance to meet anyone from the school yet, but I'd love to meet for lunch or something if you're interested. It's how I suckered Ahmad into coming to IUSD. 😉

 

[IWuvTeef]

Absolutely, good luck with the apartment hunt. I don't know if you've had the chance to meet anyone from the school yet, but I'd love to meet for lunch or something if you're interested. It's how I suckered Ahmad into coming to IUSD. 😉

we should all meet in July. it will be fun to finally see what we all look like in person.

Bill, i love my parents but they're the type that would murder you with a gazillion Qs. i want to keep both of us from being thoroughly embarassed. so, i'll see ya in July. don't forget about the sealents! 😛

 

[sahar1118]

64 Days 13 hours and 26 minutes till Dental School officially begins!!!!

oops, minus two hours for the east siders!

 

[lunguv]

64 Days 13 hours and 26 minutes till Dental School officially begins!!!!

oops, minus two hours for the east siders!

Oh God. That is depressing.

 

[PERFECT3435]

what you arent used to counting things down yet?

that is the one thing i hate about having gone through the while admission process. ever since i applied, my whole life has become involved with countdowns. 5 more weeks b4 school is out. lol

 

[lunguv]

*sheds a tear* Our beautiful little thread is all grown up now (7 pages!). 😛

I'll be heading to Indy this Wednesday to look for apartments. I have a list of ten I will be looking at with my parents. I'll take pictures of all the places I visit and post them on a Webshots album. If anyone is interested, I'll be posting a link to Webshots in this thread when I come back on Saturday, the 7th.

If any of you still have finals, good luck! I finished on Friday, and it feels so damn good to be free for 2 months.

Sweeeeeeet!! I am very interested. Keep us posted!! Thanks 🙂

 

[IWuvTeef]

Well, my trip is almost coming to a close. My camera's memory card has malfunctioned, so no pics. 🙁

Indy is a great town. So many shopping plazas and restaurants! The downtown mall is great and parking at the mall is 1$ for 3 hours.

Finding a place to live has been a challenge. We asked locals for tips on areas to live in. Most say, the farther you get away from downtown, the better. I've heard that you should find places that are at 38th St or above. Zip code 46214 is not in your best interest either. The NW area seems to be the "safest". 86th street is awesome (many shopping areas).

Of all the 10 places I visited, I'd say 8 of them looked like they were falling apart and were not in the best areas of town. I was considering Sebring Court because it was spacious and looked alright, but I later found out from a student on campus that numerous rapes had occured in that complex and the mgt was hiding it from tenants, so I crossed it off my list.

http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate?a=vccbc&state=IN&city=Indianapolis&name=null&sort=revws&order=2
This site seems to be on target. Use caution however, b/c I hear that sometimes the mgt at places post "good ratings" for their own properties.

I feel like a freshman loser, but I've opted to live at the campus apartments... 🙄 I'll be paying $780ish/month in a 2 bedroom and get my own bathroom. That price covers everything (power, water, trash, basic cable, phone, internet, fully furnished) and you get to live with "professional students" (med, dent, law, grad, nursing, etc.) if you wish. You get a washer and dryer and all the standard kitchen appliances. The apartments are brand new. Only like 1-2 yrs old.

Most downtown apts are $700ish and up, but don't cover most expenses. Parking may be a bitch at the apartments if the spaces become limited, but the walk to the d-school is like 3 minutes from your room. You can drink in the dorms if you're 21 and you can't smoke inside. You also have announced cleaning inspections (i.e. we can't live like pigs). The contract is for an entire school year. No pets! 🙁 I will die without my kitties, but my sis can take care of them for a year.

I think it's the best option for me, considering I don't know the area very well, never have experienced harsh winters, and it might help me meet people on campus. It might be a bit safer too. After a year, I plan to get my own place with a dent roommate.

Happy hunting guys!

Ahmad and Bill, any input on pop. places to live would be great.

 

[ISU_Steve]

IWUVTEEF once you get up here you might want to look into some of the areas west of town (for next year), the areas of Avon and Danville are nice towns (I used to work in Danville and it's a wonderful town). Personally if I go to IUSD in a couple of years, that's probably where I will look to live- not in Indy itself.

 

[aphistis]

Well, my trip is almost coming to a close. My camera's memory card has malfunctioned, so no pics. 🙁

Indy is a great town. So many shopping plazas and restaurants! The downtown mall is great and parking at the mall is 1$ for 3 hours.

Finding a place to live has been a challenge. We asked locals for tips on areas to live in. Most say, the farther you get away from downtown, the better. I've heard that you should find places that are at 38th St or above. Zip code 46214 is not in your best interest either. The NW area seems to be the "safest". 86th street is awesome (many shopping areas).

Of all the 10 places I visited, I'd say 8 of them looked like they were falling apart and were not in the best areas of town. I was considering Sebring Court because it was spacious and looked alright, but I later found out from a student on campus that numerous rapes had occured in that complex and the mgt was hiding it from tenants, so I crossed it off my list.

http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate?a=vccbc&state=IN&city=Indianapolis&name=null&sort=revws&order=2
This site seems to be on target. Use caution however, b/c I hear that sometimes the mgt at places post "good ratings" for their own properties.

I feel like a freshman loser, but I've opted to live at the campus apartments... 🙄 I'll be paying $780ish/month in a 2 bedroom and get my own bathroom. That price covers everything (power, water, trash, basic cable, phone, internet, fully furnished) and you get to live with "professional students" (med, dent, law, grad, nursing, etc.) if you wish. You get a washer and dryer and all the standard kitchen appliances. The apartments are brand new. Only like 1-2 yrs old.

Most downtown apts are $700ish and up, but don't cover most expenses. Parking may be a bitch at the apartments if the spaces become limited, but the walk to the d-school is like 3 minutes from your room. You can drink in the dorms if you're 21 and you can't smoke inside. You also have announced cleaning inspections (i.e. we can't live like pigs). The contract is for an entire school year. No pets! 🙁 I will die without my kitties, but my sis can take care of them for a year.

I think it's the best option for me, considering I don't know the area very well, never have experienced harsh winters, and it might help me meet people on campus. It might be a bit safer too. After a year, I plan to get my own place with a dent roommate.

Happy hunting guys!

Ahmad and Bill, any input on pop. places to live would be great.

http://www.sextonproperties.com/indiana/lockefield.htm

http://www.sextonproperties.com/indiana/gardens.htm

http://canalsquareapartments.com/

Those three are pretty popular places to live, right adjacent to campus. They're fairly expensive thanks to the location, but I've spent time visiting friends in all three and they're solid places to live. Hope this helps some, and I'm glad you had such a good trip. 😀

 

[aphistis]

we should all meet in July. it will be fun to finally see what we all look like in person.

Bill, i love my parents but they're the type that would murder you with a gazillion Qs. i want to keep both of us from being thoroughly embarassed. so, i'll see ya in July. don't forget about the sealents! 😛

Ah well, it's all good. Anyone enrolling at IUSD this summer will probably see plenty of me anyway, since it looks like I'll be a TA for head & neck anatomy. My goal is to make at least one person pass out or throw up by the end of the course. 😉

 

[sahar1118]

Well, my trip is almost coming to a close. My camera's memory card has malfunctioned, so no pics. 🙁

Indy is a great town. So many shopping plazas and restaurants! The downtown mall is great and parking at the mall is 1$ for 3 hours.

Finding a place to live has been a challenge. We asked locals for tips on areas to live in. Most say, the farther you get away from downtown, the better. I've heard that you should find places that are at 38th St or above. Zip code 46214 is not in your best interest either. The NW area seems to be the "safest". 86th street is awesome (many shopping areas).

Of all the 10 places I visited, I'd say 8 of them looked like they were falling apart and were not in the best areas of town. I was considering Sebring Court because it was spacious and looked alright, but I later found out from a student on campus that numerous rapes had occured in that complex and the mgt was hiding it from tenants, so I crossed it off my list.

http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate?a=vccbc&state=IN&city=Indianapolis&name=null&sort=revws&order=2
This site seems to be on target. Use caution however, b/c I hear that sometimes the mgt at places post "good ratings" for their own properties.

I feel like a freshman loser, but I've opted to live at the campus apartments... 🙄 I'll be paying $780ish/month in a 2 bedroom and get my own bathroom. That price covers everything (power, water, trash, basic cable, phone, internet, fully furnished) and you get to live with "professional students" (med, dent, law, grad, nursing, etc.) if you wish. You get a washer and dryer and all the standard kitchen appliances. The apartments are brand new. Only like 1-2 yrs old.

Most downtown apts are $700ish and up, but don't cover most expenses. Parking may be a bitch at the apartments if the spaces become limited, but the walk to the d-school is like 3 minutes from your room. You can drink in the dorms if you're 21 and you can't smoke inside. You also have announced cleaning inspections (i.e. we can't live like pigs). The contract is for an entire school year. No pets! 🙁 I will die without my kitties, but my sis can take care of them for a year.

I think it's the best option for me, considering I don't know the area very well, never have experienced harsh winters, and it might help me meet people on campus. It might be a bit safer too. After a year, I plan to get my own place with a dent roommate.

Happy hunting guys!

Ahmad and Bill, any input on pop. places to live would be great.

Don't feel bad! I felt kind of weird applying for on-campus housing too.

I am trying to get a room with someone I met from the roommate list. But I think I may be too late. From the description it seemed like a great area, 56th & Guin (about 10min> for IUPUI). If that doesn't go through............Riverwalk Apartments here I come!!!!!!!

To be honest, I think campus housing would be the best bet. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to Indianapolis lifestyle.

Good luck!

 

[sahar1118]

Ah well, it's all good. Anyone enrolling at IUSD this summer will probably see plenty of me anyway, since it looks like I'll be a TA for head & neck anatomy. My goal is to make at least one person pass out or throw up by the end of the course. 😉

Wooohooooo!!!!! can't wait!

 

[PERFECT3435]

IWufTeef,

glad you enjoyed your visit. sorry to hear that you werent able to find your 1st choice place. however, i really think that you have the right plan for next year. i think that you are doing the smaterst thing by living with another student roommate and getting the hang of Indy for a year and see what their winters are like. i was lucky last year. we almost didnt have a winter here. it snowed afew times only and it wasnt bad at all. everyone had me scared to death about the winter snow storms and all but i guess i lucked out. as for finding places to live, trust me there are plenty of places in indy to live at, but you have to know your way around town. heck i am still not able to drive anywhere in town besides school and home. the 465 highway is more confusing to me than dental school. i hate having to fig out if i need to go NW, SW, SE, NE etc etc on 465. lol

as for the popular places, i think that you'd be very happy living at either one of those places that Bill has mentioned. those are the places where all the dent, med, law student live. i happen to like the canal square and lockfeild gardens.

 

[PERFECT3435]

Ah well, it's all good. Anyone enrolling at IUSD this summer will probably see plenty of me anyway, since it looks like I'll be a TA for head & neck anatomy. My goal is to make at least one person pass out or throw up by the end of the course. 😉

nice job Bill. glad to see you'll be having fun this summer. i do like your goal.
it may not take you the whole semester though. someone may pass out the 1st day.

as for being the TA, make sure you are nice to them. i have heard you are mean. just kidding, just kidding. i think you guys will have a good time spending sleepless nights figuring things out in there. thats the one thing i dont miss about last summer. having to stay in that lab till 3 or 4 am studying with 100 dead bodies and only afew classmates.

 

[Bullfan16]

IWufTeef,

glad you enjoyed your visit. sorry to hear that you werent able to find your 1st choice place. however, i really think that you have the right plan for next year. i think that you are doing the smaterst thing by living with another student roommate and getting the hang of Indy for a year and see what their winters are like. i was lucky last year. we almost didnt have a winter here. it snowed afew times only and it wasnt bad at all. everyone had me scared to death about the winter snow storms and all but i guess i lucked out. as for finding places to live, trust me there are plenty of places in indy to live at, but you have to know your way around town. heck i am still not able to drive anywhere in town besides school and home. the 465 highway is more confusing to me than dental school. i hate having to fig out if i need to go NW, SW, SE, NE etc etc on 465. lol

as for the popular places, i think that you'd be very happy living at either one of those places that Bill has mentioned. those are the places where all the dent, med, law student live. i happen to like the canal square and lockfeild gardens.

465 isnt that bad!!!!! Although I only drove on it to get to 37S or 67S which leads you to 37 and ultimately to Bloomington. In any case, yeah the signs are a bit confusing but you get used to it, actually I wish Chicago was set up with an interstate that was similar....we have some horrible traffic, but then again we have to deal with Lake Michigan so there really is no way around it. IWuvTeef...I actually am planning to get a 1 bedroom apt through campus housing because I am waitlisted at my state school and if I come off the list in July/August....well you know the rest. They dont lock you in to a 1 year lease...you can pay monthly...which is what I am looking for. I am hoping (really hoping not just for myself but for others on the IU out of state waitlist) that I get in off the list before July, but who knows? If I got the call in July/August, chances are IU wouldnt be able to take anyone off of their list seeing that they would have missed (if it happens in August which is more likely because people wait until the last minute to make decisions) a majority of Anatomy. To be honest...I really liked IU and I know IN pretty well...so its a tough decision...but ultimately UIC would allow me to be close to home and would save a lot of $$$$ (not to say that Indy-Chicago=200 miles isnt close).

I dont think the campus apartment living situation is such a bad thing. When talking to my dad, he always stresses that its better to be closer to school (especially the first year) because there are times when you have to go in late to do projects, or study for anatomy lab, as Ahmad mentioned, and its easier than having to drive or worry about how you are going to get there (although the parking lot is pretty convenient). The apartments are very close, and ok so it seems like you are a frosh again but I know a few dental/med students at different universities who did the same thing their first year so its not uncommon. Chances are there will be a few others in our class who will decide to live in the campus apartments in addition to you, Sahar and myself.

About the area...after talking to a few students at IUSD it seems that a lot of them move to outlying areas and so-called "suburbs" of Indy. Personally, I would rather stay closer to Indy and live in the actual city, just to be closer. When I stayed with a friend from undergrad in Indy when I had the interview he showed us the riverwalk and the apartments (which are $$$...by the way $$$ for Indy is average for a big city) but very nice. There are many different apartment complexes and areas to live....one thing that was stressed to me by the friend I visited was to make sure that you live near a major road that will allow you to get to school quickly (if you decide to live further away from Indy). The one thing you have to watch out for is (and maybe this is just me) but the further you move out of Indy the more rural it is and when I say rural I mean it can get pretty "redneck" fairly quickly. I am not saying its all farmland once you leave Indy but the outlying suburbs are small. I think once we all establish ourselves there, it will be much easier to figure out where to live for the next year (especially because we all probably have different preferences).

Personally, I love the city and there is so much to do downtown (not like we will have time to do any of it). The parking is extremely cheap (many garages) and there are many places to go.

I didnt know the campus apartments had laundry units in each apartment. I cant believe they have inspections....by the way is there a time that they recommended that you apply for housing and/or request a 1 bedroom or a roomate (2 bedroom)? Is there more than one campus apartment complex?

Last thing...seriously the winters arent bad...just buy warm clothing and AVOID driving on snowy/icy days. Plowing is not great in IN and I am fairly sure they use sand on the roads (which does absolutely nothing). The worst part about the winter is the lack of sun (you might be used to more sunlight hours), more overcast skies, and dry, cold days. Thats really about it.

 

[PERFECT3435]

465 isnt bad at all except that its a circle. i just hate having to figure out if i need to go SE, SE, NE, NW.

 

[IWuvTeef]

Thanks for the responses, peeps. 🙂 I no longer feel so left out about the living situation.

I didnt know the campus apartments had laundry units in each apartment. I cant believe they have inspections....by the way is there a time that they recommended that you apply for housing and/or request a 1 bedroom or a roomate (2 bedroom)? Is there more than one campus apartment complex?

Hey Bull

I know for sure the 2 and 4 bedroom units have washer/dryer. I'm not sure about the one bedroom. The inspections don't seem too bad since they are announced. For one bedroom, you must apply now b/c the lady told me they are beginning to put people on a wait-list for them since there are only 12. She said there never seems to be a problem getting the 2 and 4 rooms.

You can download the application from the housing website and mail it to their office. I believe the only apartment complex is on Michigan beside the dent school.

Good luck!

 

[ISU_Steve]

Bullfan, you hit the nail on the head- crappy weather during the winter, people who can't drive when it snows, small towns everywhere to annoy people from big cities, etc.- welcome to Indiana. By the way, most new people get real tired of Indy quick. It's not as big or diverse or as nice as a city as you think.

 

[PERFECT3435]

Bullfan, you hit the nail on the head- crappy weather during the winter, people who can't drive when it snows, small towns everywhere to annoy people from big cities, etc.- welcome to Indiana. By the way, most new people get real tired of Indy quick. It's not as big or diverse or as nice as a city as you think.

say what?
get tired of indy? no way. we do have the downtown remember?
i used to hate Indy and miss Los Angeles when i 1st moved out here, but the only thing that bothers me here now is some of the poeple's ignorance. i just hate being a middle eastern guy in Indy. i get stared at everywhere i go, but i ignore it. other than that, its not that bad. i'd still rather raise my daughter here.

 

[ISU_Steve]

I apologize because so many of my fellow Hoosiers are *****ic biased bastards. There's no accounting for stupidity I guess. But there are good people here as well, as you've probably noticed.

 

[Bullfan16]

I apologize because so many of my fellow Hoosiers are *****ic biased bastards. There's no accounting for stupidity I guess. But there are good people here as well, as you've probably noticed.

Lets just put it this way...I will never ever again step foot in Martinsville (if I dont have to). Compared to the rural towns of IN, Indianapolis is like New York City. Yeah it is a predominantly white city but I think its a decent place to live. Dont forget about Carmel though...lots of money...extremely racist and prejudice. Lets also not forget about some of the towns in the region...Crown Point comes to mind. The thing I hated the most about being in Bloomington was the ignorant people from the small towns. Oh well...if I dont get into UIC I will be much happier in Indy than if the dental school was in Bloomington.

 

[ISU_Steve]

Martinsville sucks. 'Nuf said.

 

[PERFECT3435]

thanks for sharing bullfan. i'll make sure to avoid those regions.lol

honestly, i dont think it matters what side of the town you are to be looked at weird. its one of those things that you couldnt avoid and honestly i dont blame the people. its just our human nature. i look at is as a curiosity. if you sit in a room full of brunettes and all of a sudden a blonde walks in, everyone is gonna look.

indy just hasnt been diverse like LA or NY has been. you'd expect those things here.

 

[IWuvTeef]

got a million papers today from IUSD...orientation sounds exhausting.

 

[Bullfan16]

Yeah I got those too...we have to take Mock Boards the first week of class? Anyone nervous that we are starting so early? Has anyone started looking at the dental anatomy terminology? Still waiting on UIC....

 

[sahar1118]

Mock Boards?!?!?! The anxiety begins....................