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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by gbpackerbacker » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:34 pm

Thanks for the quick responses guys!

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by JFo » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:08 pm

I'm going to live "alone," though alone means either alone or with my current SO (not sure if he wants to move), so no roommates for me. I'm pretty good at living frugally, and having my own place to come home to is worth it to me. Plus, I don't want anyone to have to deal with my pets.

I'm probably not going to bring my car. I didn't have one for most of undergrad, and I survived. Public transportation is very colorful.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by sarahlawg » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:11 pm

Dany wrote:FYI with everything included, for a Regents 1BR at the law school rate it will be about $1225/month. I tallied it up with the guy while I was there.
what does "everything included" mean?

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Dany » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:16 pm

sarahlawg wrote:
Dany wrote:FYI with everything included, for a Regents 1BR at the law school rate it will be about $1225/month. I tallied it up with the guy while I was there.
what does "everything included" mean?
Rent, heat, cable, internet, electricity

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Non-Chalant1 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:17 pm

Are they furnished?

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by sarahlawg » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:23 pm

Dany wrote:
sarahlawg wrote:
Dany wrote:FYI with everything included, for a Regents 1BR at the law school rate it will be about $1225/month. I tallied it up with the guy while I was there.
what does "everything included" mean?
Rent, heat, cable, internet, electricity
did they say how much parking was? is it $150 as cited earlier?
I feel like I wouldn't mind a 2br with roomie, but I'm not just me - I have a hubby and a kitty. Who wants the whole package?

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by trudat15 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:34 pm

sarahlawg wrote:
Dany wrote:
sarahlawg wrote:
Dany wrote:FYI with everything included, for a Regents 1BR at the law school rate it will be about $1225/month. I tallied it up with the guy while I was there.
what does "everything included" mean?
Rent, heat, cable, internet, electricity
did they say how much parking was? is it $150 as cited earlier?
I feel like I wouldn't mind a 2br with roomie, but I'm not just me - I have a hubby and a kitty. Who wants the whole package?
Munich did some research earlier and I think it was $155/regents, $135/Algonquin, $150/windermere.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by coolgreen42 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:52 pm

I'm pretty positive that I want to be in a 2 Bedroom in Regents, but the idea of not knowing when/how I will find a roommate is making me anxious.

Where are you, roommate of my dreams???
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Post by sarahlawg » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:59 pm

trudat15 wrote: Munich did some research earlier and I think it was $155/regents, $135/Algonquin, $150/windermere.
thanks. why-oh-why did I just buy/pay off a car?

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by ellewoods110 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:12 pm

Dany wrote:
sarahlawg wrote:
Dany wrote:FYI with everything included, for a Regents 1BR at the law school rate it will be about $1225/month. I tallied it up with the guy while I was there.
what does "everything included" mean?
Rent, heat, cable, internet, electricity
I live alone, and this is my breakdown:

$1095 rent
$40 electricity
$70 heat
$60 cable

Then I budget about $300 for groceries, and $200 for entertainment (bar money, cabs, movie tickets etc.)
I try to have another $150 or so for random expenses, like hair cuts and presents.

So that's total $1915, which combined with buying books is totally doable on their budget. I don't include transportation home for breaks though, so I incorporate that money into my monthly budget.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by glitched » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:33 pm

Got an email from a Chicago law professor through a reach-out program, and he started by congratulating me to the class of 2013. C&P fail.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by JollyGreenGiant » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:43 pm

glitched wrote:Got an email from a Chicago law professor through a reach-out program, and he started by congratulating me to the class of 2013. C&P fail.
lol, may I ask which one? (PM me if you'd rather not disclose here)

Parking at Regents is $160. They upped it $5. I have a roommate and I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Dany » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:27 pm

Non-Chalant1 wrote:Are they furnished?
No; none of the apartments I saw were furnished.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Dany » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:28 pm

JollyGreenGiant wrote: I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.
Is this including everything? Or just rent?

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by JollyGreenGiant » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:52 pm

Dany wrote:
JollyGreenGiant wrote: I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.
Is this including everything? Or just rent?
Everything. And we have cable TV, too.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Dany » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:57 pm

Oooh that makes me tempted to bring my car!

Also I wish USNews buying TLS wasn't a joke because let's get real, next year it'd be C>YHS>CN due to the awesomeness of this thread.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by sarahlawg » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:33 pm

JollyGreenGiant wrote:
Dany wrote:
JollyGreenGiant wrote: I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.
Is this including everything? Or just rent?
Everything. And we have cable TV, too.

dude that's great. Do you live with a random or did you guys meet before 1L?
Are there many houses you could rent in Hyde Park? Or non-high rise apartments? I feel like they would be cheaper/roomier...

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Emma. » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:44 pm

sarahlawg wrote:
JollyGreenGiant wrote:
Dany wrote:
JollyGreenGiant wrote: I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.
Is this including everything? Or just rent?
Everything. And we have cable TV, too.

dude that's great. Do you live with a random or did you guys meet before 1L?
Are there many houses you could rent in Hyde Park? Or non-high rise apartments? I feel like they would be cheaper/roomier...
There are definitely smaller blocks of apartments around, a few that seemed pretty nice when I was looking. We ended up in a mid-rise building a few blocks south of Regents. It is more expensive ($1600 including parking) but we have a pretty sweet 2brm 2 bath that is pretty much brand new, nice appliances & kitchen, our own washing machine, wood floors etc.

Regents is pretty sweet and I think most of the people living there are happy with it, it just wasn't for me. I really like living in a smaller building (and that when I'm home I feel like I'm far away from all things law school). Despite what le_teon said about the crows and stuff, I think Algonquin is a great option if you just aren't feeling Regents. Much smaller buildings, pretty nice interiors, same location. The people I know who live there like it a lot.

Padmapper was a great resource when we were looking. If you haven't seen it, it is well worth checking out.

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Dany » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:01 pm

Yeah I was kind of set on regents but then I got back to my nice kitchen and parking spot at home and am tempted to keep looking. Decisions, decisions!

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by sarahlawg » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:09 pm

Emma. wrote:
Padmapper was a great resource when we were looking. If you haven't seen it, it is well worth checking out.
thanks for this! it just made me drool over this: http://www.padmapper.com/show.php?type= ... 2&src=main ...seems like a great deal!

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Emma. » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:30 pm

alphamoose wrote:
Emma. wrote: There are definitely smaller blocks of apartments around, a few that seemed pretty nice when I was looking. We ended up in a mid-rise building a few blocks south of Regents. It is more expensive ($1600 including parking) but we have a pretty sweet 2brm 2 bath that is pretty much brand new, nice appliances & kitchen, our own washing machine, wood floors etc.

Regents is pretty sweet and I think most of the people living there are happy with it, it just wasn't for me. I really like living in a smaller building (and that when I'm home I feel like I'm far away from all things law school). Despite what le_teon said about the crows and stuff, I think Algonquin is a great option if you just aren't feeling Regents. Much smaller buildings, pretty nice interiors, same location. The people I know who live there like it a lot.

Padmapper was a great resource when we were looking. If you haven't seen it, it is well worth checking out.
Emma, did you use padmapper and then just visit places? Your apartment sounds great and I would like to look at some places that aren't regents or aloquin but I'm the area.
Yeah, we used every internet resource we could find to make a list of places, then came out for a long weekend in June to scope them all out. Our place is in this building: http://www.chicagoapt.com/index.php?opt ... ealty=user

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Dany » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:37 pm

:shock: that's gorgeous!

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by sarahlawg » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:38 pm

Emma. wrote:
Yeah, we used every internet resource we could find to make a list of places, then came out for a long weekend in June to scope them all out. Our place is in this building: http://www.chicagoapt.com/index.php?opt ... ealty=user
I see it only includes water. What does heat run you? Beautiful place!

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Re: Chicago Class of 2014

Post by Emma. » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:40 pm

sarahlawg wrote:
Emma. wrote:
Padmapper was a great resource when we were looking. If you haven't seen it, it is well worth checking out.
thanks for this! it just made me drool over this: http://www.padmapper.com/show.php?type= ... 2&src=main ...seems like a great deal!
This is so cheap because it is a slightly dodgy location (turn on the crime overlay!) but it is also really close to school and has garage parking, so maybe the location wouldn't be an issue. I wouldn't look any further south than 62nd, though.

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