a) because i'm nerdy and <3 NU? b) because NU and NU applicants are naturally bootiful people :3Eugenie Danglars wrote:Why am I not surprised that a) you started this thread and b) that it's beautiful?
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a) because i'm nerdy and <3 NU? b) because NU and NU applicants are naturally bootiful people :3Eugenie Danglars wrote:Why am I not surprised that a) you started this thread and b) that it's beautiful?
I'm about to buy my tickets for mid-October. Where is everyone planning to stay that's cheap?franklyscarlet wrote:Interviewing 3 weeks from Friday!!!!! Also, freaking out about the LSAT. Also back to teaching.What is my life?
The weekend I could actually GTFO of Texas happened to be my birthday weekend so I get to interview the day before my birthday!! Post interview much Chicago fun has been planned. Hot Damn am I excited. Anyone else interviewing in September?
I think I'm doing either Oct 6 or whenever my fiance has spring breakfranklyscarlet wrote:Interviewing 3 weeks from Friday!!!!! Also, freaking out about the LSAT. Also back to teaching.What is my life?
The weekend I could actually GTFO of Texas happened to be my birthday weekend so I get to interview the day before my birthday!! Post interview much Chicago fun has been planned. Hot Damn am I excited. Anyone else interviewing in September?
With a TLSer. Internet friends FTW.Strange wrote:I'm about to buy my tickets for mid-October. Where is everyone planning to stay that's cheap?franklyscarlet wrote:Interviewing 3 weeks from Friday!!!!! Also, freaking out about the LSAT. Also back to teaching.What is my life?
The weekend I could actually GTFO of Texas happened to be my birthday weekend so I get to interview the day before my birthday!! Post interview much Chicago fun has been planned. Hot Damn am I excited. Anyone else interviewing in September?
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unless I go with my parents, I'll probably stay with one toofranklyscarlet wrote:With a TLSer. Internet friends FTW.Strange wrote:I'm about to buy my tickets for mid-October. Where is everyone planning to stay that's cheap?franklyscarlet wrote:Interviewing 3 weeks from Friday!!!!! Also, freaking out about the LSAT. Also back to teaching.What is my life?
The weekend I could actually GTFO of Texas happened to be my birthday weekend so I get to interview the day before my birthday!! Post interview much Chicago fun has been planned. Hot Damn am I excited. Anyone else interviewing in September?
Don't worry, I replaced my Power Rangers sheets and febreezed everything, so you're cleared for entry.franklyscarlet wrote:With a TLSer. Internet friends FTW.Strange wrote:I'm about to buy my tickets for mid-October. Where is everyone planning to stay that's cheap?franklyscarlet wrote:Interviewing 3 weeks from Friday!!!!! Also, freaking out about the LSAT. Also back to teaching.What is my life?
The weekend I could actually GTFO of Texas happened to be my birthday weekend so I get to interview the day before my birthday!! Post interview much Chicago fun has been planned. Hot Damn am I excited. Anyone else interviewing in September?
wtf Bils?Bildungsroman wrote:Don't worry, I replaced my Power Rangers sheets and febreezed everything, so you're cleared for entry.franklyscarlet wrote:With a TLSer. Internet friends FTW.Strange wrote:I'm about to buy my tickets for mid-October. Where is everyone planning to stay that's cheap?franklyscarlet wrote:Interviewing 3 weeks from Friday!!!!! Also, freaking out about the LSAT. Also back to teaching.What is my life?
The weekend I could actually GTFO of Texas happened to be my birthday weekend so I get to interview the day before my birthday!! Post interview much Chicago fun has been planned. Hot Damn am I excited. Anyone else interviewing in September?
Into myJamMasterJ wrote:wtf Bils?Bildungsroman wrote: Don't worry, I replaced my Power Rangers sheets and febreezed everything, so you're cleared for entry.
I'm a Sept interviewee too (next week ) but I live in the Chicago area so it'll be just another weekend for me.franklyscarlet wrote:Interviewing 3 weeks from Friday!!!!! Also, freaking out about the LSAT. Also back to teaching.What is my life?
The weekend I could actually GTFO of Texas happened to be my birthday weekend so I get to interview the day before my birthday!! Post interview much Chicago fun has been planned. Hot Damn am I excited. Anyone else interviewing in September?
The L is super easy and a lot simpler than the NYC subway system. Going from O'Hare to Streeterville is a little trickier because you have to either transfer to a bus or get from the Blue Line to the Red Line via surface streets, but it's just one block and you'll pass Garrett Popcorn, so there's that.rinkrat19 wrote:I've only visited once, so take my advice for what it's worth, but Southwest from Portland to Midway was the same price (too much) as the other airlines into O'Hare when I booked. All other things being equal, I fly Alaskan because they have the best snacks.No13baby wrote:3. For those concerned about airfare for campus visits/interviews, consider flying Southwest Airlines into Midway Airport instead of going through O'Hare - they're about equidistant from downtown, and Midway is much smaller, more manageable, and less likely to lose your luggage/be delayed.
And O'Hare was really not bad at all in terms of getting around/finding stuff. I was expecting a total clusterfuck like JFK, but it was just a regular airport.
I paid $40 for a taxi from the airport because I have not yet tried out the El (only the buses), but next time I may brave it. There's one train change between O'Hare and Streeterville.
I definitely recommend the blue line and red line route (bus isn't bad too, but if you have luggage I prefer to stick to the train since there's more room for bags). It won't be a fast trip, but beats laying down $40 on a taxi.Samara wrote:The L is super easy and a lot simpler than the NYC subway system. Going from O'Hare to Streeterville is a little trickier because you have to either transfer to a bus or get from the Blue Line to the Red Line via surface streets, but it's just one block and you'll pass Garrett Popcorn, so there's that.rinkrat19 wrote:I've only visited once, so take my advice for what it's worth, but Southwest from Portland to Midway was the same price (too much) as the other airlines into O'Hare when I booked. All other things being equal, I fly Alaskan because they have the best snacks.No13baby wrote:3. For those concerned about airfare for campus visits/interviews, consider flying Southwest Airlines into Midway Airport instead of going through O'Hare - they're about equidistant from downtown, and Midway is much smaller, more manageable, and less likely to lose your luggage/be delayed.
And O'Hare was really not bad at all in terms of getting around/finding stuff. I was expecting a total clusterfuck like JFK, but it was just a regular airport.
I paid $40 for a taxi from the airport because I have not yet tried out the El (only the buses), but next time I may brave it. There's one train change between O'Hare and Streeterville.
Overhyped but so, so delicious. Get the Chicago Mix.Samara wrote:Garrett Popcorn
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Bildungsroman wrote:Don't worry, I replaced my Power Rangers sheets and febreezed everything, so you're cleared for entry.franklyscarlet wrote:With a TLSer. Internet friends FTW.Strange wrote:I'm about to buy my tickets for mid-October. Where is everyone planning to stay that's cheap?franklyscarlet wrote:Interviewing 3 weeks from Friday!!!!! Also, freaking out about the LSAT. Also back to teaching.What is my life?
The weekend I could actually GTFO of Texas happened to be my birthday weekend so I get to interview the day before my birthday!! Post interview much Chicago fun has been planned. Hot Damn am I excited. Anyone else interviewing in September?
The Chicago mix is bizarre. :/tmon wrote:Overhyped but so, so delicious. Get the Chicago Mix.Samara wrote:Garrett Popcorn
I was in Chicago last week and was too lazy to figure out the train system, but the cost of cabs is credited. Costs two people $4.25 just to sit down in one and that meter moves ever so quickly. Cab fare ended up being the biggest expense.Bildungsroman wrote:I definitely recommend the blue line and red line route (bus isn't bad too, but if you have luggage I prefer to stick to the train since there's more room for bags). It won't be a fast trip, but beats laying down $40 on a taxi.
I thought so too until I tried it. Somehow, it just works...Eugenie Danglars wrote:The Chicago mix is bizarre. :/tmon wrote:Overhyped but so, so delicious. Get the Chicago Mix.Samara wrote:Garrett Popcorn
Yeah, I highly recommend that anyone coming into town figure out the public transit system. It's not all that complicated. Google maps has a very useful public transit feature that should take care of getting you to and from places. The per person/per mile/gas surcharge/etc costs are just absurd for cabs.Tiago Splitter wrote:I was in Chicago last week and was too lazy to figure out the train system, but the cost of cabs is credited. Costs two people $4.25 just to sit down in one and that meter moves ever so quickly. Cab fare ended up being the biggest expense.Bildungsroman wrote:I definitely recommend the blue line and red line route (bus isn't bad too, but if you have luggage I prefer to stick to the train since there's more room for bags). It won't be a fast trip, but beats laying down $40 on a taxi.
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Legit curious since i haven't been back in the city since January, but the bolded is bullshit, right? You take the blue to Jackson, cross the underground tunnel that is marked very well, and then take the red to grand or chicago.Samara wrote: The L is super easy and a lot simpler than the NYC subway system. Going from O'Hare to Streeterville is a little trickier because you have to either transfer to a bus or get from the Blue Line to the Red Line via surface streets, but it's just one block and you'll pass Garrett Popcorn, so there's that.
It kind of depends on where you're going, but can do any of those options really with pros/cons. If you do the Jackson tunnel thing you don't have to pay the extra fare and it's less complicated. Or if you're coming from O'hare and going north you could get off at Clark/Lake and walk over to State/Lake, which is a good three stops north of Jackson. If you're going south of Jackson then definitely tunnel it.descartesb4thehorse wrote:Legit curious since i haven't been back in the city since January, but the bolded is bullshit, right? You take the blue to Jackson, cross the underground tunnel that is marked very well, and then take the red to grand or chicago.Samara wrote: The L is super easy and a lot simpler than the NYC subway system. Going from O'Hare to Streeterville is a little trickier because you have to either transfer to a bus or get from the Blue Line to the Red Line via surface streets, but it's just one block and you'll pass Garrett Popcorn, so there's that.
Word. See what you're saying now. I mainly took the blue line to Hyde Park, so it was blue-transfer to red at Jackson-55 from Garfield to HP.tmon wrote:It kind of depends on where you're going, but can do any of those options really with pros/cons. If you do the Jackson tunnel thing you don't have to pay the extra fare and it's less complicated. Or if you're coming from O'hare and going north you could get off at Clark/Lake and walk over to State/Lake, which is a good three stops north of Jackson. If you're going south of Jackson then definitely tunnel it.descartesb4thehorse wrote:Legit curious since i haven't been back in the city since January, but the bolded is bullshit, right? You take the blue to Jackson, cross the underground tunnel that is marked very well, and then take the red to grand or chicago.Samara wrote: The L is super easy and a lot simpler than the NYC subway system. Going from O'Hare to Streeterville is a little trickier because you have to either transfer to a bus or get from the Blue Line to the Red Line via surface streets, but it's just one block and you'll pass Garrett Popcorn, so there's that.
And then if you're going far enough north and coming from O'Hare it actually pays to take the blue line then the bus east. But that's only for those of us going directly east of the airport.
tl;dr Yeah, I'd tell any out of towner to just transfer at Jackson, assuming time isn't a huge factor.
Oh good call on the transfer fare. I always forget about that because I used to get 30 day passes from work each month and didn't even think about what the actual cost would be.descartesb4thehorse wrote: Word. See what you're saying now. I mainly took the blue line to Hyde Park, so it was blue-transfer to red at Jackson-55 from Garfield to HP.
You don't really have to pay the extra fare though, your transit card should be able to keep track of where you got on and realize that it was a transfer.
tl;dr tmon and I work as freelance CTA travel agents for everyone's trip to Chicago ITT.
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I wish I'd known how/where to get a 3-day pass when I was there for ASW. I rode buses a bunch (Science museum and Oriental Institute because I'm a geek, plus Millenium Park and the old library building), but I had to pay the $2 fare again every time I transferred. Bogus.tmon wrote:Oh good call on the transfer fare. I always forget about that because I used to get 30 day passes from work each month and didn't even think about what the actual cost would be.descartesb4thehorse wrote: Word. See what you're saying now. I mainly took the blue line to Hyde Park, so it was blue-transfer to red at Jackson-55 from Garfield to HP.
You don't really have to pay the extra fare though, your transit card should be able to keep track of where you got on and realize that it was a transfer.
tl;dr tmon and I work as freelance CTA travel agents for everyone's trip to Chicago ITT.
Speaking of which, if you're in town for like 3 days and plan to use the trains or busses a lot they sell 3 day passes for I think <$15. You'd have to take like 7 train rides to make it worth it, but it's nice to not worry about how much is on your card too if you don't carry much cash.
For future visitorsrinkrat19 wrote:I wish I'd known how/where to get a 3-day pass when I was there for ASW. I rode buses a bunch (Science museum and Oriental Institute because I'm a geek, plus Millenium Park and the old library building), but I had to pay the $2 fare again every time I transferred. Bogus.tmon wrote:Oh good call on the transfer fare. I always forget about that because I used to get 30 day passes from work each month and didn't even think about what the actual cost would be.descartesb4thehorse wrote: Word. See what you're saying now. I mainly took the blue line to Hyde Park, so it was blue-transfer to red at Jackson-55 from Garfield to HP.
You don't really have to pay the extra fare though, your transit card should be able to keep track of where you got on and realize that it was a transfer.
tl;dr tmon and I work as freelance CTA travel agents for everyone's trip to Chicago ITT.
Speaking of which, if you're in town for like 3 days and plan to use the trains or busses a lot they sell 3 day passes for I think <$15. You'd have to take like 7 train rides to make it worth it, but it's nice to not worry about how much is on your card too if you don't carry much cash.
If you like Egyptian/Persian/Nubian antiquities, the Oriental Institute is great. Like most of the "important" collections (the Met, the British Museum, the Berlin Museum, etc), the items were accumulated before the excavation laws kept all the good stuff in the country it came from. The collection leans more toward wall reliefs (my favorite anyway) than mummies, but also has some really nice pieces of sculpture. And admission is free.tmon wrote:I've heard good things about the Oriental museum but haven't been yet. Museum of Science and Industry is legit though. Kind of out of the way and starting to feel dated in spots, but a great place to spend a chunk of your day.
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