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I plan on moving a month before so I am situated with the area, and can get all settled, bc when classes start you will have 0 time!
 
crazyboi1993 said:
I plan on moving a month before so I am situated with the area, and can get all settled, bc when classes start you will have 0 time!
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You will have plenty of time to get oriented to the area during orientation week.
 
I got my apartment maybe 3-4 months before school. I moved in the weekend before orientation, but I had my parents help me out with all of the setting up. I would recommend moving in a week before orientation if you don't have someone to help you set things up.
 
Moved in a week before orientation also.
It was all the extra time I needed.
 
Is everyone who is not taking their stuff with a car sending their things in a container to be shipped?
 
I'll be moving there in May/June. Gives my wife time to go on job interviews and get used to the area
 
Here's a question along the same vein - how on Earth do people pay their first/last month and security deposit, plus moving fees, pet fees, utility startup fees etc....without loans? When does the loan money hit a new student's bank account?
 
Torilynn92 said:
Here's a question along the same vein - how on Earth do people pay their first/last month and security deposit, plus moving fees, pet fees, utility startup fees etc....without loans? When does the loan money hit a new student's bank account?
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I believe its a week into school when u get the $

Ive just saved up some money for tht specifically but credit cards and borrowing from friends and family is how others do it
 
Torilynn92 said:
Here's a question along the same vein - how on Earth do people pay their first/last month and security deposit, plus moving fees, pet fees, utility startup fees etc....without loans? When does the loan money hit a new student's bank account?
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Disbursement doesn't happen until after you matriculate - after Uncle Sam pays your school - so most people use savings/donations/credit cards. Banks typically don't offer unsecured loans to incoming 1st years (they'll be extremely nice to you in 4th year).
 
I moved in a couple of days before orientation and thought that it was plenty of time. I literally had nothing for my apartment and had enough time to buy all of my furniture and small things and set it up. Most of my classmates moved in about 1 week before orientation. Moving in any earlier than that is pointless in my opinion... People didn't even start going out and socializing until orientation started because everyone was just finishing moving in.

As for loans, we get our refund check 2 weeks from the first day of class. I took a gap year and worked in a hospital so I saved up for everything moving related. My apartment only required a ~$200 deposit/application fee. My undergrad apartment was the same way. Look around for places like that because there are plenty of them.
 
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Torilynn92 said:
Here's a question along the same vein - how on Earth do people pay their first/last month and security deposit, plus moving fees, pet fees, utility startup fees etc....without loans? When does the loan money hit a new student's bank account?
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It's the WORST. You have to save up for it or beg your family fo help. For that first few weeks you are meager living that's for sure. Up until loans kick in.
 
Anybody have any tips for long-distance moving that they'd like to recommend? Someone told me to get rid of all my large items (couch, mini-fridge, etc.) and to pack as many belongings as possible into small boxes to be shipped via UPS and other mailing companies. Sounded pretty reasonable to me, though I'd prefer not to get rid of my couches. They were given to me free from some of my relatives and I'm not sure how easy it would be to find decent furniture at a reasonable price.
 
DoctorSynthesis said:
You will have plenty of time to get oriented to the area during orientation week.
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Well I am not really doing anything, sort of ready already and I want to explore the area
AlteredScale said:
It's the WORST. You have to save up for it or beg your family fo help. For that first few weeks you are meager living that's for sure. Up until loans kick in.
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Why not just charge the credit card and pay back immediately once you get your money!
 
TexasMedic15 said:
Anybody have any tips for long-distance moving that they'd like to recommend? Someone told me to get rid of all my large items (couch, mini-fridge, etc.) and to pack as many belongings as possible into small boxes to be shipped via UPS and other mailing companies. Sounded pretty reasonable to me, though I'd prefer not to get rid of my couches. They were given to me free from some of my relatives and I'm not sure how easy it would be to find decent furniture at a reasonable price.
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Do you have a vehicle you'll be taking? I found uhaul has covered trailers and they'll hook a hitch up to your car and you rent it for like 20-30. I'm doing that
 
crazyboi1993 said:
Well I am not really doing anything, sort of ready already and I want to explore the area


Why not just charge the credit card and pay back immediately once you get your money!
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I already had a credit card and am very wary of maxing it out (again...lol) so I decided to just hold the fort down and not spend much!
 
crazyboi1993 said:
Well I am not really doing anything, sort of ready already and I want to explore the area


Why not just charge the credit card and pay back immediately once you get your money!
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Poor family, maxed out cards. This is going to be an adventure! 😱 There's a fast-loan site that I've used in the past (peerform) that I may use just for initial expenses and then pay back, if anybody else is in the same situation as me I very much recommend it.
 
FutureDO08 said:
Do you have a vehicle you'll be taking? I found uhaul has covered trailers and they'll hook a hitch up to your car and you rent it for like 20-30. I'm doing that
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I drive a sedan. Not sure how practical that would be lol. But even still, I've never made a trip tugging a Uhaul trailer around. Don't know how comfortable I would be driving with that thing behind me for so long.
 
TexasMedic15 said:
I drive a sedan. Not sure how practical that would be lol. But even still, I've never made a trip tugging a Uhaul trailer around. Don't know how comfortable I would be driving with that thing behind me for so long.
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My wife is hooking up to her Kia Soul, I'm hooking up to my fiat 500 hahaha, you'll be good. Just drive at 70mph max
 
Uhaul is so expensive its like 3 grand to move from New York to Florida.. might as well buy new cheap furniture in florida lol!
 
crazyboi1993 said:
Uhaul is so expensive its like 3 grand to move from New York to Florida.. might as well buy new cheap furniture in florida lol!
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They have a trailer that you can rent not the actual trucks or vans. Those are really cheap and they help you hook it up to your vehicle.
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GatorsKW14 said:
I moved in a couple of days before orientation and thought that it was plenty of time. I literally had nothing for my apartment and had enough time to buy all of my furniture and small things and set it up. Most of my classmates moved in about 1 week before orientation. Moving in any earlier than that is pointless in my opinion... People didn't even start going out and socializing until orientation started because everyone was just finishing moving in.

As for loans, we get our refund check 2 weeks from the first day of class. I took a gap year and worked in a hospital so I saved up for everything moving related. My apartment only required a ~$200 deposit/application fee. My undergrad apartment was the same way. Look around for places like that because there are plenty of them.
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this may just be your school...I dont think it takes THAT long to finish moving in. Maybe one day for me if I was moving slow.
 
asdf123g said:
this may just be your school...I dont think it takes THAT long to finish moving in. Maybe one day for me if I was moving slow.
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I didn't mean literally moving their stuff into their apartment lol...getting settled in does take a couple of days though, especially if you need to completely furnish your apartment from scratch like I did. Many students moved in a couple of days before orientation started so they were still settling in.
 
I moved about a month before orientation as I wanted to be able to set up my place, get acquainted with my surroundings and chill. This was a good choice too, because my apartment complex is largely inhabited by med students and it was chaos of u-hauls and moving companies etc all getting in each others way in the week leading up to orientation.
 
Torilynn92 said:
Here's a question along the same vein - how on Earth do people pay their first/last month and security deposit, plus moving fees, pet fees, utility startup fees etc....without loans? When does the loan money hit a new student's bank account?
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Credit cards are evil. However, any good financial advisor would recommend that you own one just in case you are left with no other options. If you don't have the savings, and you can't borrow/bum from friends/family...then there are worst options than pulling the expensed down on credit card.
 
AM508 said:
I moved about a month before orientation as I wanted to be able to set up my place, get acquainted with my surroundings and chill. This was a good choice too, because my apartment complex is largely inhabited by med students and it was chaos of u-hauls and moving companies etc all getting in each others way in the week leading up to orientation.
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I plan on doing this as well, I just want to get settled, and buy everything, and enjoy the area a little before gettting into the jist of medical school
 
j4pac said:
Credit cards are evil. However, any good financial advisor would recommend that you own one just in case you are left with no other options. If you don't have the savings, and you can't borrow/bum from friends/family...then there are worst options than pulling the expensed down on credit card.
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Oh, believe me, I have credit cards…maxed out with undergrad debt at the moment. 🙁 Lesson learned for sure!
 
j4pac said:
Credit cards are evil. However, any good financial advisor would recommend that you own one just in case you are left with no other options. If you don't have the savings, and you can't borrow/bum from friends/family...then there are worst options than pulling the expensed down on credit card.
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They're great if you have a rewards card and pay them off every month. Free miles for me.
 
samac said:
They're great if you have a rewards card and pay them off every month. Free miles for me.
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That's what I do too. I use them pretty much like a debit card, never buying anything I don't have the money for. Then just paying it off a couple of days after it shows up on my statement. Free points! 😀
 
cyang55 said:
That's what I do too. I use them pretty much like a debit card, never buying anything I don't have the money for. Then just paying it off a couple of days after it shows up on my statement. Free points! 😀
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Exactly. I keep a balanced budget and use the credit card in place of my credit card. I have a couple, 1 miles and 1 cash back.
I'm saving up my miles through med school, should have enough for a few flights for residency interviews.
I change out which one I use based on the rotating categories.
 
spenguin said:
I tried looking it up the trailer and it was coming up as 200+ for me. Did u do something special?
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I just typed trailers only and like a midsize one. 5X10 or something. It then asks for your zip code and vehicle make and model I think. I'm in Dallas area and it pulled up options my vehicle could handle. I may go like 6X12. But from my screenshot you see they're cheap. If anything I'd call and ask if you can't online
 
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