bamf7 said:
Hey everyone. I'm on the waitlist, but I am very optimistic about it. Wake is my first choice. Anyone in Winston-Salem have an opinion on Brookford Place? What about Savannah Place? Any better recommendations?
Hey all
First off, congrats! I look forward to seeing you all here next year. If you have any questions about anything, feel free to PM me.
Brookford Place and Savannah Place are owned and operated by the same people. They are pretty much the same layout too. The difference is that Savannah Place is right off of Highway 421 and it is easier to get to the med school from there than it is from Brookford Place (but both are in West Winston). When I was looking for places, I looked at both of those places and found that they were a little bit too expensive for my budget. I ended up living in the Glen Eagles apartments which is right next to the Savannah Place apartments (I drive by there every morning on my way to school). We have all the amenities that Savannah Place has and the niceness is the same but I pay about 300 less a month for my apartment.
As far as housing goes, alot of people live in Ardmore, which is the neighborhood just south of Baptist. If you are planning on buying a house, this is a great neighboorhood to buy in. It very cozy and the houses there are both inexpensive and pretty nice. If you are planning on renting a apartment, though, nice apartments in Ardmore are hard to come by. Most of the places I looked at for apartments that were next to the hospital were a bit run down and on the older side. There are some nice apartments in the neighboorhood just north of the school (West End neighborhood), but can be a little pricey. If you want to look at some of them, here is a website (
http://www.classyrentals.com/).
Myself and a few other medical student decided to live out in West Winston Salem, which in about 7 miles from the medical school (Around Country Club Rd. and Peace Haven Rd. if you know Winston). There are a number of excellent apartment complexes out here which offer many amenities (pools, fitness centers, etc.) as well as a nice safe neighborhood to live in. Grocery Stores, movie rental stores, nice restaurants, the movie theatre, and wal mart, are all in a 3 mile radius and you can get to the mall area in about 5 minutes. Highway 421 is close too so you can get to school in about 15 minutes in the morning (when there is a bit of traffic) or in 5 minutes when the roads are clear. Furthermore, if you look in the summer, they offer some excellent summer discounts (No deposit, reduced rent for the year, etc.). That's my take on renting here is Winston. If you are looking to buy (house or condo), I can't really help you but I might be able to put you in touch with people who can, just let me know.
Again, congrats.
PEACE
