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Check around on priceline.com or travelocity.com -- hotel rates can be so variable, with travel sites sometimes you can find a better deal than by just calling up individual hotels. You've also got your stay timed well -- by staying over on the weekend you'll avoid business traveller rates. If you find something and aren't sure how nice it is, PM me.bobsacamenoh said:
I'm not a very good person to answer this because I'm in a different situation than most students, but I think a typical student pays somewhere between $800-$1200/month on rent. Living expenses are higher here than other places -- for example, if you choose to eat out every day, it'll cost you $8 a pop. It is possible to live cheaply here, though, the biggest expense you'll have is rent if you economize. Commuting (subway/bus) will cost you about $80/month.stompy said:
I used to live in Baltimore years ago, and I feel a *lot* more comfortable in NYC than I did there (or in Philly, for that matter!).christie said:
Living in a big city is definitely a switch from living in a small one. I lived in the suburbs before moving here, so it was a bit of an adjustment at first to get used to it. Personally, I love living in the city now -- I love being able to walk everywhere, and the convenience of having things so close by and accessible. There's also just so much more to see and do here than there was in the 'burbs, not that I get to do any of it because I always seem to be at *school*. 🙁 😉I-Ball said:
Preferably, you would have let your new job know at the time you accepted the offer that you had made prior plans to take off a couple days in January -- but if you haven't started yet, you could still tell them now about it.bobsacamenoh said:
