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The short answer is anywhere where where the Trolley serves is a limit. Which is theoretically could be the Mexican Border area of San Ysidro. I wouldnt recommend that though. The ideal area if you are car-free is Mission Valley. This area is pretty densely settled and has most things you want in a neighborhood like shopping and recreational opportunities. The closer you can live to a green line trolley stop, the better. That line goes right under SDSU. You could also live inland from campus along the Green line in the Grossmont or El Cajon areas. But I know less about individual neighborhoods. Further away you could live downtown which has just about everything but would require you to change trains in Old Town (Blue to Green) for the ride out to campus and would take longer. If you can stand a bus ride across town, the older neighborhoods of Hillcrest, University Heights, North/South Park, Normal Heights and Kensington are quite liveable without a car. I used to live in North Park and took the 11 to Downtown to work and my wife took it the opposite way to campus. Finally you could live in the neighborhoods immediately surrounding campus and simply walk to school. But the area isnt as nice as other areas listed in this post. I dont know if it is still the case but back when we lived there, the college sold heavily subsidized MTS month passes which made commuting real affordable. check out http://www.sdmts.com for more info

I've done this before on a few occasions. Option 1: Visit LA a month before you want to rent and try to line up a place. It may be a little pricey on the budget but if you can swing it you could line something up before you move. Option 2: If you cannot visit ahead of time and have paid movers to move your stuff you could travel ahead and try and line something up. If you can't you do have the option of putting your stuff in a storage unit and finishing the search on your own pace. We've done that on more than one occasion as things seldom line up that quickly. Storage rooms are relatively cheap ways to park your stuff securely while you finish up your search. In the meantime, check out short-term furnished rentals, corporate apartments, or if you are strapped for cash and dont have anyone to stay with, look up on craigslist for people who are letting out their apartment while they are traveling or away for the summer.

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dress pattern Yep!

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Metro Card

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Nobody likes being thought of as a failure, male or female. What makes the original post so yucky is it is just dripping in contempt for her man. Now I don't know what the poster is like in reality and how she *actually* treats her boyfriend, but it sure doesnt bode well for a good relationship. If this is really how you feel, do your man a favor and and end the relationship. And do it nicely.

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Straight Up

How about Bushwick or Ridgewood right across the line in Queens? While a number of potential employment locations are in the Bronx or northern Manhattan, there appear to be job opportunities in Central Brooklyn for my wife as well. I've heard about Williamsburg and explored/visited and know people in southern Brooklyn, but I could use another perspective on the Bushwick area. Is it the next up and coming "Williamsburg/Greenpoint" or is that mostly hype?

I'm strongly considering Inwood/Washington Heights. I've walked around there and explored the neighborhood last november. It has an ethnic/linguistic mix that appeals to my family (bilingual/bicultural) and has or is accessible to job locations for my wife in Northern Manhattan or the Bronx (areas with high percentages of Spanish speakers). It also has a few dual language elementary schools and all these wonderful old apartments with character. What does look like it will suck is getting to Baruch which is off of Lexington Avenue on the East side. But I can put up with a three-train trip for everything else the far north of Manhattan has to offer. For those NY residents, what are your thoughts of the Bronx? Although I have been a visitor to New York ever since the early 90s I have never set foot in the Bronx. Go figure. Most people I've talked to have disparaged that Borough or recoiled in horror. Is that an accurate assessment or way off the mark? Given the possibility of employment in the Bronx and the fact the 4-5-6 trains that serve a good portion of that borough also pass by Baruch, are there areas worthy of consideration. I've also got a Brooklyn question, but that's in the Brooklyn thread So does he take requests? ;-) Very true. I miss the noise @ night. When I lived in Chicago I lived one block south of a hospital and one block north of a 24hr/day el Stop...it never got quiet. When we moved to San Diego, I replaced the varied urban noise with the dull roar of a 10-lane freeway. When we moved to the rural reaches of CA and OR, I was forced to get a white noise generator so I can fall and stay asleep. Silence disturbs me. I'm kind of odd that way.

I'll be trying to finish work obligations up until June while prepping to move the whole family across the country by the beginning of August.

Somewhat in the CUNY system's defense, they do run one monstrously huge system with a quarter million degree-seeking students and another quarter million non-degree individuals spread across some 20-odd campuses. Granted each particular college is different with different personalities. The school of public affairs at Baruch was incredibly helpful and went out of their way to recruit potential students from all over and ensure any visit would be successful. Since accepting, next step instructions have been clear and easy to plan around. I also visited a program at Hunter College and well, to put it bluntly, it sucked. Staff wasn't welcoming, directed me straight to the web. Information/security desk couldnt give clear directions on where to find things. Program looked underdeveloped. In any case I am happy with my choice. And I will be even happier once the financial stuff has been finalized.

peace maker

You also need to factor in Subway routing. Some places may actually more quickly reached despite being further away if you just happened to be able to have a direct ride on an express train. Other locations may seem deceptively close yet physical features like the east river or gaps in the network make commutes extra long.

10 blocks is pretty subjective in NYC. 10 blocks north or south along the avenues in Manhattan is a snap to do, probably around 1/2 mile. 10 blocks along the Streets (e.g. 42nd St.), well, thats practically crossing the island. Many places in the outer Boroughs have similarly long blocks.

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I will be going to the School of Public Affairs at the Baruch Campus this fall. Looking forward to it.

NYC is probably the most internationally oriented place you could have picked. You'll probably wind up meeting people from places you never heard of or gave a second thought about. Definitely don't worry about that. And some US-born citizens you may run into may even have been to where you are from (or atleast know about it).