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exmike · May 9, 2004

barring my cousin getting into case dental, i want to live in a double or something at the triangle or waldorf, preerably with a classmate. I wont be able to committ until july though. keep me in mind!

Mr Reddly · May 10, 2004

How is parking on campus? (sorry if this was answered by someone already).
I remember the parking garage across the street from the med school (by the gym), but where can medstudents park if we live off campus? How difficult is it to find parking (how much time on ave), and how many hoops do we have to jump through to get it?

(on a side note to my question, I was looking at the prices and kinda thinking/dreaming about a 3 bedroom house with 2-car garage all to my self 😀). Looked like you can get that for the same price as my old 1 bedroom apt here in SoCal 🙁 ... Or maybe the ones I saw on the net were dumps.

duncanparkerfan · May 10, 2004

Mr Reddly said:
(on a side note to my question, I was looking at the prices and kinda thinking/dreaming about a 3 bedroom house with 2-car garage all to my self 😀). Looked like you can get that for the same price as my old 1 bedroom apt here in SoCal 🙁 ... Or maybe the ones I saw on the net were dumps.

I indeed like the houses in Ohio much better than in Boston, Chicago, and SF! Most of the houses you see on the net are not dumps at all! Many of them have beautiful hardwood floors, 3+ bedrooms, 2-car garages! (I've been looking for an inexpensive one myself...) Many young people own 3-br homes in Ohio! I prefer Cleveland than most of other more popular cities, because I want to move in a big house once I start working! I want to feel happy and relaxed in my own house with a beautiful yard after working so hard every day!

One of my friends in Boston (almost 40 yr old man) showed me a picuture he shot himself in a spooky house, I thought he was shooting a funny picture in a horrible abandoned house and I even told him so, and I was so embarassed when he told me it was his new home - his 1st home that used up all his savings and he had to work year after year to fix it! He worked at Harvard... I felt so sad for him. And his car was so broken ... So sad. I do think people's living standard in Cleveland area is better than in Boston, SF, etc. I'm not a material person, but I often was amazed at seeing all the good cars proudly driven around in Cleveland suburbs, I never saw so many Jaguars, Porsche, BMW, and Mecedes so frequently in Boston or Chicago. In my small community, a few hummers are parked in the garage driveway because they are too big for the garage, that's a bit sad too. I'm a little afraid of hummers, don't know why, just don't like to see them in a peaceful and lovely suburb...

Happy apartment/house hunting!

hobs · May 10, 2004

parking's about $60 a month, on campus. also, there may be some other lots around in little Italy within walking distance that are cheaper.

this may be a rude question, but who's duncan parker?

Kashue · May 10, 2004

I've decided to go with my state school guys.

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meme-297 · May 10, 2004

Just sent in my withdrawal letter to Case.
Good Luck guys

sickofit · May 10, 2004

the nba san antonio spurs

tim duncan
tony parker

which, i might add, is like rooting for the roadrunner

duncanparkerfan · May 10, 2004

sickofit said:
the nba san antonio spurs

tim duncan
tony parker

Yep! They're playing lakers in this round of playoffs. I just love their team chemistry, and I wish them win!

exmike · May 10, 2004

duncanparkerfan said:
Yep! They're playing lakers in this round of playoffs. I just love their team chemistry, and I wish them win!

uh oh, looks like we're gonna have some beef my fellow case 2008. GO LAKERS!

robotdancing · May 10, 2004

go cubbies 😀

NYCguy · May 10, 2004

Is anyone else freaked out about the price tag at Case. I'm trying to decide between case and Wayne State my state school. For me the only thing that's really holding me back from going to Case is the price. Is anyone else in a similar situation and going to case next year? I just don't know if it's worth all that money.

exmike · May 10, 2004

I chose case over osu, and my state school (a version of it). I thought it was worth it. After all, you'll more than make it back.

duncanparkerfan · May 10, 2004

I second exmike. Don't let money issue keep you from going to a great school. I do think there's a pretty big gap between Case and Wayne State...

NYCguy · May 10, 2004

Yeah, there's a pretty big difference in tuition....about 20,000 bucks

exmike · May 10, 2004

NYCguy said:
Yeah, there's a pretty big difference in tuition....about 20,000 bucks

same for me.

SoulRFlare · May 10, 2004

NYCguy said:
Is anyone else freaked out about the price tag at Case. I'm trying to decide between case and Wayne State my state school. For me the only thing that's really holding me back from going to Case is the price. Is anyone else in a similar situation and going to case next year? I just don't know if it's worth all that money.

how much would you spend on a house? as an investment, you're education will bring a much greater return than a house, so it's not unreasonable to spend as much on it as you would a house.

exmike · May 11, 2004

Where Is My Finaid?!!?!?

robotdancing · May 11, 2004

exmike said:
Where Is My Finaid?!!?!?

mine somehow got sent to my home address (mailed may 7), so they faxed me a copy here at school. i say to give them a call to make sure yours was sent out.

exmike · May 11, 2004

i guess ill call home tonight.

robotdancing · May 11, 2004

and by 'they,' i meant the case finaid office.

kwanny · May 11, 2004

Aight... my financial aid package looks alright... 40 grand in loans... 20 grand of which is unsubsidized... damn it... oh well. at least, i got some grant money.

aight... i'm choosing case over emory. = )

exmike · May 11, 2004

kwanny said:
Aight... my financial aid package looks alright... 40 grand in loans... 20 grand of which is unsubsidized... damn it... oh well. at least, i got some grant money.

aight... i'm choosing case over emory. = )

welcome! good luck on those wlists.

kwanny · May 11, 2004

i'm pretty sure i'm going to case next year.

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Mr Reddly · May 11, 2004

Tried calling the Fin Aid office. Got the answering machine.

Kwanny, you're still waiting on Davis, right?

kwanny · May 11, 2004

Well, they put me on "hold," actually. I'm only waiting to hear back from ucla at this point.

exmike · May 12, 2004

STILL no finaid. Maybe they dont want me anymore 🙁

duncanparkerfan · May 12, 2004

exmike said:
STILL no finaid. Maybe they dont want me anymore 🙁

When did you send in your fin. app? I got mine yesterday, and when I checked my dates, I found that I sent mine in on 4/17, and I corrected my FAFSA numbers right before that.

exmike · May 12, 2004

duncanparkerfan said:
When did you send in your fin. app? I got mine yesterday, and when I checked my dates, I found that I sent mine in on 4/17, and I corrected my FAFSA numbers right before that.

I sent my in 4/12. Do you think they'll tell me over the phone what my break down is if i call them?

exmike · May 12, 2004

Ok just got it via email. I got $2,400 in grants. WOW thats alot. Better than the nothing i expected though!

So Case Loans are interest free until after residency right?

kwanny · May 12, 2004

exmike, if u dun mind me asking, how much of it was from unsubsidized loans?

exmike · May 12, 2004

kwanny said:
exmike, if u dun mind me asking, how much of it was from unsubsidized loans?

i had $28,700 unsubsidized.

SoulRFlare · May 12, 2004

exmike said:
Ok just got it via email. I got $2,400 in grants. WOW thats alot. Better than the nothing i expected though!

So Case Loans are interest free until after residency right?

Lucky man! I only got $1200 in grants 🙁

Kashue · May 12, 2004

14,000 in grants with a 2300 efc. Wierd, how did i get more then taehong who had 0 efc? Bottom line: ~160k in debt after 4 years.

Anyway, I withdrew. g'luck guys.

exmike · May 12, 2004

Kashue said:
14,000 in grants with a 2300 efc. Wierd, how did i get more then taehong who had 0 efc? Bottom line: ~160k in debt after 4 years.

Anyway, I withdrew. g'luck guys.

maybe they can transfer your grant money over to me 😛

Mr Reddly · May 12, 2004

I'm wondering (I don't expect to get any grants due to past work) if you get something like 14k for the first year, are you assured of that the following years? Or could they say $0 grant for 2-4?

Mr Reddly · May 12, 2004

🙁
my family contribution is $9k (that's better than I thought it would be).
It said if I needed more I could add to the unsubsidized.
Then it said I could only take $30k in unsub... which is what they offered anyway. Go fig.
Looks like I'll need to find alternate loans.

oldtimer · May 12, 2004

exmike said:
Ok just got it via email. I got $2,400 in grants. WOW thats alot. Better than the nothing i expected though!

So Case Loans are interest free until after residency right?

I wonder if those who sent their app in at the last minute got less aid (grant and Case loan) than those who sent their stuff in early. I got more in grant money even though I had a healthy EFC.

taehong81 · May 12, 2004

I am withdrawing from Case, so hopefully my grant money will go to someone else. Case is a wonderful school and it was difficult choosing between Emory and CWRU. Have great years at CWRU everyone! 🙂

exmike · May 12, 2004

oldtimer said:
I wonder if those who sent their app in at the last minute got less aid (grant and Case loan) than those who sent their stuff in early. I got more in grant money even though I had a healthy EFC.

My EFC was $9,400.

What was yours? I really didnt expect anything though but I wouldnt be suprised if the late filers got less. Stupid me.

DannGee · May 12, 2004

exmike said:
My EFC was $9,400.

What was yours? I really didnt expect anything though but I wouldnt be suprised if the late filers got less. Stupid me.

you could be right. i submitted my info early (thought the deadline was earlier than it actually was), and with an EFC around $15,000, I got $4490 in grants and $6500 in Case loans. could it be that the calculation for grant money is based on more than just your EFC?

juddson · May 12, 2004

hey, we rock. This thread has the third highest number of posts of reasonably current active threads - and the one and two spots go to cali schools. Not bad for a midwestern school most often confused with a military academy.

judd

oldtimer · May 12, 2004

DannGee said:
you could be right. i submitted my info early (thought the deadline was earlier than it actually was), and with an EFC around $15,000, I got $4490 in grants and $6500 in Case loans. could it be that the calculation for grant money is based on more than just your EFC?

Let's just say I had an EFC greater than $15k, got about $4k in grant and $6k in Case loan. If Kashue got a grant of $14k, then this suggests to me that another factor is at play. In addition to considering financial need, Case may allocate more grant money to students with better academic credentials to entice them to come.

exmike · May 13, 2004

oldtimer said:
Let's just say I had an EFC greater than $15k, got about $4k in grant and $6k in Case loan. If Kashue got a grant of $14k, then this suggests to me that another factor is at play. In addition to considering financial need, Case may allocate more grant money to students with better academic credentials to entice them to come.

That would explain my 2400 grant. I'm low on the totem pole. 🙁

kwanny · May 13, 2004

Uh... they gave me only 15 grand in grants then? ahaha. jk.

Mr Reddly · May 13, 2004

juddson said:
hey, we rock. This thread has the third highest number of posts of reasonably current active threads - and the one and two spots go to cali schools. Not bad for a midwestern school most often confused with a military academy.

judd

ya, but I think most of it has to do with Mike and his BOLD updates :laugh:

Also, notice that many of the people contributing to this thread are either in cali or 'cali in mind'.

edit: Yep, exmike takes the cake with 115 posts 😛
Sorry Judd, you're only 3rd with 56 posts 🙁

SoulRFlare · May 13, 2004

juddson said:
hey, we rock. This thread has the third highest number of posts of reasonably current active threads - and the one and two spots go to cali schools. Not bad for a midwestern school most often confused with a military academy.

judd

we need to get some stars next to this thread though...

regular · May 13, 2004

What's up fellow Case people. After taking a few months to decide between Case and Hopkins, it looks like Case came out on top. I can't wait until the fun begins this fall.

exmike · May 13, 2004

regular said:
What's up fellow Case people. After taking a few months to decide between Case and Hopkins, it looks like Case came out on top. I can't wait until the fun begins this fall.

Welcome! what made you pick case over my alma mater?

exmike · May 13, 2004

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juddson · May 13, 2004

I can only think of one reason one would pick Case over Hopkins (well, 37,200 reasons).

Anyway, if you are sincere, welcome aboard.

Judd

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