deborah_caf Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 Hi everyone I thought I would start a UIUC Fall 2016 thread. You can post here if you are looking for roommates, or share any information about the place or anything of the sort. Personally, I am looking for housing options. I have officially accepted the offer for PhD in Chemical Eng. and I am looking for one or two roommates to rent an affordable apartment. I look forward to hearing replies.
Sura Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Hey @deborah_caf, ECE PhD accept here, I have not accepted my offer yet, still thinking between 2 schools apart from UIUC. About the apartments, it should not even be a concern, what is the fellowship stipend that you are receiving? The grad housing is like 700$ for a fully furnished SINGLE bedroom, which is damn cheap. You can live there peacefully, explore for the first semester and then decide on your roommate.
deborah_caf Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Hi @Sura I have a ChBE acceptance with roughly 28K stipend. I was also thinking about the grad housing but talking to a few grad students there, I realized that the grad houses like orchard down are mostly full of post-docs and most of the grad students don't live there. But still I think its a good deal. I personally don't prefer single room life its nice to have a couple of people around. . Hopefully I will see you at UIUC. best of luck with your decisions on choosing among ur accepted programs Edited February 26, 2016 by deborah_caf
compscian Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Hi @deborah_caf I'm assuming you are also from IIT. Hostel life in IIT is a lot of fun, but for grad student life, it's probably better to live alone. I think it would actually be beneficial to live in places where post-docs live and get into the adult world. I was accepted to UIUC last year. Funding and housing are basically non-issues. You'll have very comfortable living standards, so congratulations and best wishes for a great PhD experience.
deborah_caf Posted February 28, 2016 Author Posted February 28, 2016 @compscian Thanks.. I will keep those info in mind and yeah I am from IIT and good luck with your this season admits.. you have got some great admits in ML
Kathleen517 Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 I was accepted last month in the MA in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies program. I have a fellowship there, so that is likely where I will be going next year. Not looking for a roommate (at least not yet), but hoping to meet some new people in this thread and possibly learn a little more about the school.
eggfish Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Accepted my offer here and am trying to figure out housing. It seems like the grad apartments don't have kitchens, so I think I'll be living off campus.
Pankul Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 Hi @deborah_caf @eggfish... I have a MatSE PhD acceptance from UIUC. I have not yet accepted the offer officially but will (most probably) accept the offer. I am also confused between residence on campus or off campus. I have heard that off-campus residence is cheaper but how do you plan to find a suitable location and apartment?
eggfish Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 10 hours ago, Pankul said: Hi @deborah_caf @eggfish... I have a MatSE PhD acceptance from UIUC. I have not yet accepted the offer officially but will (most probably) accept the offer. I am also confused between residence on campus or off campus. I have heard that off-campus residence is cheaper but how do you plan to find a suitable location and apartment? I live in Illinois already, so I drove up and visited apartments and signed a lease already. That's not much help for you, though. You might find this website useful: https://tenantunion.illinois.edu/
deborah_caf Posted March 28, 2016 Author Posted March 28, 2016 On 3/26/2016 at 0:53 AM, Pankul said: Hi @deborah_caf @eggfish... I have a MatSE PhD acceptance from UIUC. I have not yet accepted the offer officially but will (most probably) accept the offer. I am also confused between residence on campus or off campus. I have heard that off-campus residence is cheaper but how do you plan to find a suitable location and apartment? As an international student, its not possible to visit the place before signing a lease. The best place to start is to look at tenant union as pointed out by @eggfish. After u accept ur offer and activate ur NetId stuff, you can get information from tenant union regarding different apartment's feedback over the year with a complete list. I would recommend you to talk to a few current grad students whom you might know and ask them regarding particular apartments before signing the lease. Most of them suggested me not to take the university housing due to the fact that better options are available off-campus and closer to the engineering buildings. Hope it helps!!
beefgallo Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 On 3/22/2016 at 2:18 PM, eggfish said: Accepted my offer here and am trying to figure out housing. It seems like the grad apartments don't have kitchens, so I think I'll be living off campus. There are grad apartments with kitchens. I actually think all of them have kitchens, but I wouldn't over-generalize because I haven't been to all apartments. All Ashton-woods apartments have kitchens and I believe that all/most Orchard Downs apartments do too. eggfish 1
eggfish Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 21 hours ago, beefgallo said: There are grad apartments with kitchens. I actually think all of them have kitchens, but I wouldn't over-generalize because I haven't been to all apartments. All Ashton-woods apartments have kitchens and I believe that all/most Orchard Downs apartments do too. Oh, I didn't know that. I don't think Daniels does.
jzhan118 Posted April 22, 2016 Posted April 22, 2016 I'm starting this fall pursuing PhD in MCB, and I also did my undergrad here at UIUC. So... you guys can ask me questions if you want
Romanhatter Posted April 25, 2016 Posted April 25, 2016 Hi guys, I'm starting this fall for a PhD in PoliSci. I heard that everything (shops, bars etc) are all around the engineering quad. I was wondering if it would be more convenient to look for housing there or near my dept area? Not sure if that is a walkable distance. Thanks in advance!
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