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  1. This was the story of my life last year! I can't tell you how many times I was filled with loathing and rage at people I didn't know, haha. When you hurt my baby, you hurt me...possibly more. I can only hope that my husband is as supportive next year. But I'm sure he will be, that's why I've kept him. Ha.
  2. It really does suck trying to live in NYC on a stipend, but you definitely will not be alone! It all depends on how many roommates you can live with and how much space you feel you need. You can definitely find a livable space with roommates in the East Village at the very least. My fiance and I live together, him on a stipend of $25k while he works towards his PhD at NYU and me on an internship stipend of the same. I hope/expect to be living with roughly the same amount next year, after applying to graduate schools! For us, we couldn't stand the idea of living in a cramped space with others, especially because we have a few pets. We live in Brooklyn, where he grew up. We used to live in Williamsburg, which was very convenient, being right over the bridge to Union Square. It also, of course, has a young, fun crowd. But we moved further away from Manhattan, to Bay Ridge, because we got a lot more space and a more updated apartment for less money. For us, this is worth it. Our rent is $1200/month for around 700 square feet. We were paying $1600 for 600 in Williamsburg and that was a GOOD price for out area, but it was a lot less modern a space than our Bay Ridge apartment. Bay Ridge is a really safe, quiet area and our apartment is one block away from the subway stop. There are endless varieties of restaurants to eat at here, which is a huge perk. From the subway, it's around 30-40 minutes to Union Square on the R/N. It is not bad at all, and I sometimes make the trips several times a day...just sit down, pull out your reading, and before you know it, you're there. You're probably going to end up getting an MTA monthly pass even if you live within walking distance to the relevant NYU buildings, so you won't really save money by living closer. I am 100% in support of living in the outer boroughs. The only things that is less-than-desirable is if you want to stay out in Manhattan till late at night on a weekend or whatever and stumble drunkenly into the subway only to find that service is wonky: your train's not running, not stopping at your stop, skipping your transfer stop, running only every 5 hours, is detouring to the moon, whatever. Just make sure to look at that info before heading out, would be my only suggestion. It's a lot easier to deal with that sort of situation when you live in Manhattan and the worst thing that would happen is you'd hail a cab and pay $15 to go across town or whatever. Still, all the benefits outweigh the drawbacks by far for me when I think of living in Manhattan vs and outer borough. When you're living on such a small amount of money in such an expensive city, every $100/month increment adds up! Congrats on your acceptances, btw!
  3. This is...a really cute question, to someone who's lived in the Mid-Atlantic region her whole life. I don't mean to be patronizing, it really just made me smile! Like the others said, it rarely gets THAT cold here. I do a LOT of walking and don't own any special underlayers. On the coldest days (below 25 F), I'll probably curse when I walk out the door and that's about it. Otherwise, I just wear a good coat, scarf, thick socks, and possibly a hat and gloves if it's particularly windy or chilly. I've rarely bothered with a hat or gloves this winter! They just weren't necessary. I tend to wear pants of a normal thickness (no need for heavy-duty weight!) or a skirt or dress with thick tights, with a blouse and cardigan or jacket over top. That's definitely more than sufficient to stay warm! And once you get inside, you may find that it's so well-heated that you need to remove layers.
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