Re: Washington University in St. Louis Class of '11
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:08 pm
i play on 360...love fifa though
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Hells yeah. FIFA rocks.twotonethegreat wrote:I've got a ps3 with hd cables, any fifa players out there?
Soccer, in any form, makes me vomit.BJK1903 wrote:Hells yeah. FIFA rocks.twotonethegreat wrote:I've got a ps3 with hd cables, any fifa players out there?
Boredom, and a lack of aesthetic appeal. A lot of what is fun about Saint Louis IMO are the parks, the outdoor theatre, the neighborhoods you can walk around in, the frozen custard stands (which St. Louisans are serious about), and the abundance of trees...the vast majority of which lose their leaves in winter. After living in Philly I can't say that STL has much of a restaurant scene at all (though there are a few good places). But, St. Louis is very much into the arts, so if you are too, you should be able to keep yourself occupied. And, if you like sports, you should be pretty happy too.lukertin wrote:Why? What happens in the winter?nicola.kirwan wrote:Oh, and STL is a great place to be in Spring, Summer, and Fall.
Hmm...not sure what to say to that. There is a lot to do in Philly. Admittedly, though, I am looking forward to leaving. People just aren't very nice here. And when I visited home the last time, I really appreciated how clean the streets were in St. Louis, even in the rougher areas. Philadelphia does have some really good places to eat, though.lukertin wrote:Lol, my friends who have been to Philly say that it is the worst city they have ever been in (which is saying something since one of them spent the entire summer sitting around in his room because he was so bored). As long as the winters pack snow I don't think I can ever be bored...
I'm not sure where you're from, but the bus system in STL is not a particularly reliable way to get around since the buses don't come often enough or necessarily on time (at least when I was riding them). The MetroLink is nice...if you happen to be going where it goes. St. Louis is definitely a driving city of sprawling suburbs. But, if you don't have relatives and friends and whatnot that live all over the place, you might not miss it. Still, not having a car would be more limiting there than in bigger cities.lukertin wrote:Do you guys think bringing a car (assuming I somehow manage to afford doing so) would be a good idea?
hwmyones wrote:I don't know if I wholeheartedly agree. Don't forget, from a male's perspective, there are plenty of different areas of bars, multiple casinos, a beer factory, multiple universities, and like she said, football, baseball, and that canadian sport with sticks. I'm excited.
I would highly recommend bringing a car. Finding parking around the city isn't nearly as difficult as it is in some other cities and our public transportation system really isn't very well developed. Without a car large portions of the city and practically all of the surrounding suburbs would be difficult to visit. All of the students I talked to during the ASD drove to campus despite having metrolink cards provided by the school.lukertin wrote: Do you guys think bringing a car (assuming I somehow manage to afford doing so) would be a good idea?
I think they were biased on account of going there after two years of being in NYC. One of them spent 3 months there and didn't get a cheesesteak once, despite my telling him to do so like every week.nicola.kirwan wrote:Hmm...not sure what to say to that. There is a lot to do in Philly. Admittedly, though, I am looking forward to leaving. People just aren't very nice here. And when I visited home the last time, I really appreciated how clean the streets were in St. Louis, even in the rougher areas. Philadelphia does have some really good places to eat, though.
It doesn't seem to snow -anywhere- anymore, except for near the great lakes, it makes me angry!And unfortunately, St. Louis winters may or may not yield snow. The whole el nino/nina/global warming thing. The winters are kind of unpredictable.
Coming from NYC and Boston, your description kind of scares me.I'm not sure where you're from, but the bus system in STL is not a particularly reliable way to get around since the buses don't come often enough or necessarily on time (at least when I was riding them). The MetroLink is nice...if you happen to be going where it goes. St. Louis is definitely a driving city of sprawling suburbs. But, if you don't have relatives and friends and whatnot that live all over the place, you might not miss it. Still, not having a car would be more limiting there than in bigger cities.
You can certainly get by without one. I know someone who went to WUSTL undergrad and law without a car. You certainly can get everything you need by just staying in the CWE and U-City. However, it will be a pain if you want to leave the immediate area to say go shopping or meet people in the other areas of town.lukertin wrote:
Do you guys think bringing a car (assuming I somehow manage to afford doing so) would be a good idea?
Ok...if you're from NYC, St. Louis doesn't have a public transportation system.lukertin wrote:Coming from NYC and Boston, your description kind of scares me.
That's interesting...on one hand, I can definitely say that all the people I went to grade school with (beginning in kindergarten) are all basically still friends with one another, in pretty much the same groups we were friends with when we went off to high school...and then everyone remained really close to their high school friends too. Those are probably the people I'll be hanging with a lot when I get back. So, yeah, the community roots go ultra-deep. (Oh, yeah, and I had a great time with the Dean of Admissions talking about how I went to the same high school as her grandmother and aunts and cousins.)wustl3l wrote:I can give you a good example. I befriended a local through a mutual friend. Lives in the same neighborhood. We get along pretty well and I started to feel like I was breaking in because he'd call every now and then to see if I wanted to meet him and his friends out. He has known these friends since junior high. That was until I realized that he and his friends go out every weekend together and have dinner together throughout the week and he was just throwing me a bone like once a month.smc5784 wrote: Interesting. I wonder in what ways that attitude acutally manifests itself (for someone who's lived there for a while).
Not that I don't like the guy or that I feel slighted but it was interesting to understand the depths of the roots.
Another example is the guy who I mentioned earlier. He said that he has one main competitor for what he sells. His competition is a local and he says that he knows there are just some people he can't call on because he's not a local no matter what price he comes in at.
Yeah...that's a funny one. I think St. Louis is cool, but I feel kind of apologetic about it. It has a humble place next to venues like NYC, DC, and SanFran, but it really shouldn't even be thought of as being in the same category. I mean, I couldn't really see someone moving to STL (outside of school), though I could see why they might stay there. Weird.wustl3l wrote:The other thing I find strange is that St. Louisians seem pretty self-concious about their love of St. Louis. They find it strange, almost unbelievable, that outsiders would really love it here. That is especially true of the local bar which is why the non-local WUSTL grads have hard times getting places at firms.