michpc

Unless you're planning to take your bike regularly on public transit or something, why a folding bike? Seems like a hybrid would be a better choice...a little more rugged and comfortable than a road bike, but will be much nicer to ride on those longer trips than a folding bike.

If the place on Corinthian is further south near Fairmount Ave, I'd probably go that route. I love that area, and ended up finding an apartment in the grad hospital area, but we looked at some places near that (19th and Wallace) and really liked that spot, just not the apartment . Don't forget to check reviews on those high rises, if you choose to go the center city route.

If you do take the buses and have an Android phone, get Boston Bus Map(s?). Awesome app.

Also a note: September 1 is only really bad in Boston proper, I think. I've moved twice on the 1st in Somerville and Cambridge, and really haven't found it to be very bad at all. However, if you go across the river and check out areas like Fenway, you'll find hordes and hordes of Penske trucks and UHauls EVERYWHERE.

I don't know much about either program, but based on what you mentioned as your wife's interests previously, it seems like the Georgia State program might be a good fit. You said that she was possibly interested in working in a museum, and their program seems to have an emphasis on things like interpretation, while also having more general preservation training.

I am planning to move everything over, but in my case this is because I don't have any plans to come back to MA after graduation unless I find some overwhelmingly awesome job here. But in general I'm ready for an adventure and trying new places and don't really want to come back any time soon. I'm treating this like a real move, not like a temp thing as it was in undergrad, where I came home to my parents' house every summer and winter break. Another thing to note: I'm not sure if this is the case for where you're going in MI, but this may be something to take into consideration for others: if you are moving with your car to a city, many residential areas have permit parking. Where I live currently (Cambridge, MA) you must have your legal residence and car registration at an address within the city in order to get one. Otherwise you'd have to do something like pay for a garage or parking lot spot or find an apartment with off street parking (not always the easiest). Just something for others to think about!

Another option is Goucher College's program...it requires two-week summer sessions at the College, with distance learning the rest of the year. I haven't heard much about the program, but it may be worth looking into.

Do you know where you're living? In my experience, Boston Sports Clubs and Planet fitness are not for serious lifters. I'm not sure if there are independent gyms, but I use Bally in Porter Sq and although it's not the nicest, it has a full range of free weights, including 2 squat racks. The gym manager seems to be a competitor, so you wouldn't feel out or place there lifting heavy.

Totally opposite for me. I mean, I'm 100% excited for school, moving to a new city, etc., but this is the first free summer I've had in 6+ years with no real cares or responsibilities (OK, I should care about my lack of money, but I'd rather enjoy myself!). I feel like I'm a grade school kid again. I'm planning to spend pretty much the entire month of July (and any part of June that's nice enough) on the beach reading books and swimming. It is going to be awesome, and I will enjoy every minute of it!

If I want to eat, yes! I'm hoping to have a paid RA position, and then something probably outside the school...maybe something easy like a receptionist where I can spend most of my time studying/doing school work while getting paid.

I'll be living with my sister when I move because she also happens to be pursuing a grad degree in the same city. However, if I'd ended up at one of the schools where I knew no one in the city, I was planning to get a studio by myself. I'm 26, and have done the roommate thing for a number of years, and even with great friends, it gets old. I was so OVER it, and would be in a studio right now if I didn't live with my boyfriend. Max I would do would be one roommate, and I'd prefer it be someone not in my program since I'd be spending so much time with them anyway.

University Village is brand new and has a ton of amenities, but to be 100% honest, I'd never pay those prices in a small, somewhat depressed former industrial city. In Boston or DC? Maybe. Not in Syracuse. Nob Hill has direct bus service to campus, I believe (I remember seeing Nob Hill signs on buses stopped at campus), but there's not really much of anything around it. Maplewood Gardens is in a nice area and close to campus. I don't know much about either complex in terms of reputation, but in terms of location, Maplewood wins.

I'm all about convenience...I would prefer to be no more than a 30min commute by the slowest method. I'm planning to likely bike mostly when it's nice out, and take public transit when it's not. Walking distance would be even better, but I'm not sure if that will happen.

Friends: they all know I've been wanting to do this for a while, so everyone was really supportive and super excited when I started getting acceptances. Family: same as friends. Also, I come from a family where higher education is very important, and many of my relatives have higher degrees. In fact, my mom has two masters degrees, and her brother has a PhD and is a professor at BU medical school. So, up until this point I was kind of feeling like the black sheep of the family .

I wouldn't put all your eggs in the rental agency basket, however. Find some by owner places to view too. I've seen dozens and dozens of apartments in the past, and very few of those shown to me by agencies (that I wasn't viewing through an agency after finding that unit specifically through a site like Craigslist) have been nice. Most have been complete junk, and clueless or slimy (not sure entirely which) agents have tried to take me to units they claimed were in one neighborhood when they were actually nowhere near it. Lots of time wasted. Landlords are naturally going to send their junky units off to an agency so they don't have to show it hundreds of times until some sucker finally rents it. I found my current place through a realtor, but the company was not one that dealt strictly/mostly in rentals, and again I found that unit specifically through a search website; all the agent did for me was open it up and show it, then send us a lease to sign.