question for CCOM students commuting to Downers Grove

[lazydazy]

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i'm going to be a pharmacy student this fall at CCP in Downers Grove.

I have a car, but wanted to know how convenient or inconvenient it is to use public transportation to get to MWU campus. I live in Lakeview and wish to continue to reside there while I pursue my studies at CCP. Is it too difficult to use public transportation to commute to and from Chicago to Downers Grove? Are there any students out there that take the el, metra, and/or buses? It seems like nearly all of the students commute via a car or live on campus.

Can you or someone else please elaborate on the routes one must take to get to MWU. I was looking on www.chicagotransit.com , but it doesn't recognize MWU's address in order to plan a trip for me using both trains and buses.

I know that I'd have to take the metra to Downers Grove, but I don't know how to get from the train station to campus. When looking online, I don't see a bus line that takes you directly to MWU.

Thanks a lot!!

 

[lazydazy]

oops! i entitled it for CCOM students, but forgot to change it. I also posted it on the DO forum for students that attend CCOM. However, I'm also hoping that CCP students can help me solve my commuting problem.

Thanks!

 

[Tai]

hey lazydazy......i grew up around that area and trust me....the easiest, headache free route would be via automobile!!! Taking the metra to DG will take you at least an hour (from point A in Lakeview, to point B in DG). THen you will have to take a PACE bus that may take another 15-30 depending on if its there when you get off the train.

Its a big headache as I used to commute by train my first year out of college when i worked in teh Loop. But it was easier for me cuz I had my mommy to drop me off and pick me up at the trainstation and then walking to my office in the Loop was a cinch.