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Thanks for the quick responses guys!
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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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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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what does "everything included" mean?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.
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Rent, heat, cable, internet, electricitysarahlawg wrote:what does "everything included" mean?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.
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Are they furnished?
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did they say how much parking was? is it $150 as cited earlier?Dany wrote:Rent, heat, cable, internet, electricitysarahlawg wrote:what does "everything included" mean?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.
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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Munich did some research earlier and I think it was $155/regents, $135/Algonquin, $150/windermere.sarahlawg wrote:did they say how much parking was? is it $150 as cited earlier?Dany wrote:Rent, heat, cable, internet, electricitysarahlawg wrote:what does "everything included" mean?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.
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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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???
Where are you, roommate of my dreams???
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thanks. why-oh-why did I just buy/pay off a car?trudat15 wrote: Munich did some research earlier and I think it was $155/regents, $135/Algonquin, $150/windermere.
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I live alone, and this is my breakdown:Dany wrote:Rent, heat, cable, internet, electricitysarahlawg wrote:what does "everything included" mean?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.
$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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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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lol, may I ask which one? (PM me if you'd rather not disclose here)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.
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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No; none of the apartments I saw were furnished.Non-Chalant1 wrote:Are they furnished?
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Is this including everything? Or just rent?JollyGreenGiant wrote: I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.
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Everything. And we have cable TV, too.Dany wrote:Is this including everything? Or just rent?JollyGreenGiant wrote: I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.
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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.
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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JollyGreenGiant wrote:Everything. And we have cable TV, too.Dany wrote:Is this including everything? Or just rent?JollyGreenGiant wrote: I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.
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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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.sarahlawg wrote:JollyGreenGiant wrote:Everything. And we have cable TV, too.Dany wrote:Is this including everything? Or just rent?JollyGreenGiant wrote: I probably pay around $850-$900 after parking costs at Regents.
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...
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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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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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!Emma. wrote:
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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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=useralphamoose wrote: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.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.
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I see it only includes water. What does heat run you? Beautiful place!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
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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.sarahlawg wrote: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!Emma. wrote:
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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