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I just got my undergrad degree in December and am moving to Dallas this summer to get a PhD in Molecular Microbiology at UT Southwestern. I think you definitely want a car. Your commute to Cornell will be ~10 mins by car, and to get downtown it's a little further. Cornell is a pretty sweet building, only 4-5 years old I think. You do have a bunch of restaurants and a few grocery stores near your condo on Nifong, but I think you'd still want a car to go there too. You definitely want one if you want to go to KC or STL for the weekend or something. I grew up in Kansas City, so I'm pretty used to the midwest. Not sure where you're from, but you might have to get used to the weather. We get the extremes of every season, 10s and 20s (Fahrenheit) with snow and ice in the winter and 100+ at times in the summer. You will need to drive on snowy/icy roads occasionally. Today is a gorgeous 65 degrees, but all last week it was in the low 40s and rainy. Hope this is what you were looking for.

Anyone going to or already at UT Southwestern, or at least Dallas?

I just graduated from MU, and am still working here until I leave in June. Columbia is a nice little town, with a low cost of living. Beautiful campus, especially now, in the spring. My girlfriend and I are currently living in a university owned apartment (Tara Apartments) and like it just fine. Pretty cheap too.The university has a fantastic rec center. There isn't a ton to do, mainly just college bars. There are good trails and outdoors stuff to do in the summer. It's a pretty quiet town overall, but it's surprisingly large. Kansas City and St. Louis are much bigger cities and are two hours away in different directions. I've enjoyed my 5 years here, but I am ready to move on. Not sure what else you're looking for, but I hope you enjoy it here!