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I'm not sure if many of you realize, but UB's main campus is a bit of a distance from Elmwood/Allentown/Downtown etc. While those areas are great places to live if you are young and looking for a lot to do, as a grad student at UB now, I would suggest finding a place close to whatever campus most of your classes are (North, South, Downtown). Like I said, North campus is about 20 minuntes from the downtown area, in a suburb called Amherst, so it will be a bit of a hike everyday if you live in those areas. Amherst is awesome, especially if you don't like the city life, as it has a lot of bike paths, parks, etc. as well as TONS of stores/resturatants. If you like the hustle and bustle more, areas around South campus have more of a city feel, albiet more "ghetto" as well.

I'm not sure if many of you realize, but UB's main campus is a bit of a distance from Elmwood/Allentown/Downtown etc. While those areas are great places to live if you are young and looking for a lot to do, as a grad student at UB now, I would suggest finding a place close to whatever campus most of your classes are (North, South, Downtown). Like I said, North campus is about 20 minuntes from the downtown area, in a suburb called Amherst, so it will be a bit of a hike everyday if you live in those areas. Amherst is awesome, especially if you don't like the city life, as it has a lot of bike paths, parks, etc. as well as TONS of stores/resturatants. If you like the hustle and bustle more, areas around South campus have more of a city feel, albiet more "ghetto" as well.

Buffalo is honestly not that bad of a city, despite everyone's opinions (most of whom haven't even been there). Sure there's some run down parts, but the same can be the said even for the NYC area. Also the city itself is on the rise economically, a lot of banking and a growing healthcare sector is bringing a lot of new jobs in. With that being said, you won't even be near the city itself (assuming you are an English major) as UB's main campus is in nearby Amherst, NY, a very wealthy, populated, and upbeat suburb, about 20 min from the actual city. In terms of weather, yeah it gets cold in the winters, but having grown up in upstate NY, I can attest Buffalo does not get nearly as much snow as neighboring rochester or syracuse do. The snow is mostly not a problem, the snow plow services are usually working 24/7 when there's a major snow storm. In terms of apartments/living, there's literally a billion places you could live, on campus and off. They're building new apartment complexes every year off campus, all of them within no more than a 5-7 min drive from north campus, most of which less than 5 min away. (UB has three campuses btw, north, south, and downtown). Rent can range anywhere from $300-$1000 a month depending on which you choose and if you want to live by yourself or not. There's also tons to do, 2 major league sports teams, a huge art community, and tons of bars (top 10 in the nation for # of bars per population). The city gets a bad rap, but UB is the top public research uni in the northeast so the school speaks for itself.