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Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:42 pm
by NoodlesHighChief
acegikm wrote:Has anyone else gotten their housing assignment??? I just got mine. In the Bronx. 6 miles away. I was under the impression that it would be in buildings around the school like the ones we were shown during the admitted students events. WTF!!!
I am in the same boat. I did not see this coming. I hate commuting. I will take living in a tin can for 1200 a month if I can walk to school in 10-15 minutes.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:43 pm
by acegikm
hello we are apartment mates. im so pissed. one of the reasons i chose columbia was because of the great housing they showed us at the admitted students' program. WTF WTF

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:44 pm
by bwc994
Wow. Now I'm worried. Mind if I ask what criteria you gave them?? move-in times, geographic, etc. Thanks.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:45 pm
by whyamidoingthis
bwc994 wrote:Wow. Now I'm worried. Mind if I ask what criteria you gave them?? move-in times, geographic, etc. Thanks.
yes, did you select an earlier move-in time? july maybe??

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:45 pm
by acegikm
i requested close to the law school. clearly ineffective

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:46 pm
by acegikm
i requested close to the law school. clearly ineffective

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:48 pm
by acegikm
i requested an august move-in time. the date they gave me was 8/10-8/14. wah.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:50 pm
by whyamidoingthis
Now I'm definitely worried....I really need to move in around Aug 2....

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:54 pm
by NoodlesHighChief
acegikm wrote:hello we are apartment mates. im so pissed. one of the reasons i chose columbia was because of the great housing they showed us at the admitted students' program. WTF WTF
So what is your plan here? No offense to you but I am definitely not taking this place.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:55 pm
by NoodlesHighChief
I requested 1st week of August and that is what they gave me.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:01 pm
by acegikm
Ha, agreed. I don't know. I just tried to call the two women listed as housing liaisons on the CLS website but no answer. So i sent them begging emails. If not, I guess I'll just look for something on my own. This really sucks. What are you going to do?

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:02 pm
by frank_the_tank
ruh roh....



in the bronx..that is crazy..i assumed everything was pretty much in morningside heights

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:03 pm
by 06132010
so I'm going to guess that I'm in Lenfest.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:10 pm
by Antipodean
And I'm going to hope I'm in a Lionsgate share... though I did request UAH if I couldn't get one for less than $1200...

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:10 pm
by acegikm
good luck. they are clearly not attentive to requests

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:13 pm
by NoodlesHighChief
acegikm wrote:Ha, agreed. I don't know. I just tried to call the two women listed as housing liaisons on the CLS website but no answer. So i sent them begging emails. If not, I guess I'll just look for something on my own. This really sucks. What are you going to do?

I just talked to some friends who live in NY now and they said don't worry because I can find a place that is way better than what UAH was trying to stick us with. Look at craigslist no rent fee apartments. Things look pretty good there. My friends told me that living on HH Parkway would be terrible.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:13 pm
by Antipodean
acegikm wrote:good luck. they are clearly not attentive to requests
That might be helpful in this case. If UAH housing for $970 lands you a share up in the Bronx, I'd rather pay $1300 for a Lionsgate share.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:14 pm
by 06132010
I found the intramural website... it doesn't have that much information, but it's something:

http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArti ... ID=1177499

also, they have dodgeball. awesome.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:20 pm
by Lem37
Wow, all these scary housing offers are freaking me out. But did you guys request law students only housing? That was one of the requirements I listed, along with a Lionsgate preference and a cutoff for my budget. Crossing fingers...

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:24 pm
by NoodlesHighChief
Lem37 wrote:Wow, all these scary housing offers are freaking me out. But did you guys request law students only housing? That was one of the requirements I listed, along with a Lionsgate preference and a cutoff for my budget. Crossing fingers...
I did not say anything about law only housing. I wanted a studio less than 1300 a month and to move in the 1st week of August. I did not say anything else.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:26 pm
by cescalynne
NoodlesHighChief wrote: I just talked to some friends who live in NY now and they said don't worry because I can find a place that is way better than what UAH was trying to stick us with. Look at craigslist no rent fee apartments. Things look pretty good there. My friends told me that living on HH Parkway would be terrible.
You definitely can and that's my plan. Just make sure you have all your documentation when you begin your apartment search here. I'm not sure what it's like in other cities but here landlords require all kinds of income verification from the tenant (or the guarantor).

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:28 pm
by DrmgSprs
I would totally be up for a floor hockey team! Dodge ball would be fun as well.

(also... nervously awaiting housing assignment... I requested law school housing, so hopefully that will keep me close to campus!)

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:30 pm
by 06132010
Oh, sweet, there's kickball as well. Elementary schools sports FTW.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:33 pm
by jpaul09
Oh boy...this doesn't sound good. And my housing app is still "under review" by the law school. (I submitted April 7...I thought that was early?)
Did you guys request furnished or unfurnished?
The girl I stayed with at ASW had a 3-person unfurnished share on W 113th for $850 a month. I was kind of hoping for that type of deal.

Re: Columbia Law School 2012!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:16 pm
by UnknownElementX
I can only assume that the studio aspect is what kicked it so far from the school, as those are the rarest.