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Hello, I am thinking of possibly moving to Jamestown this year to attend Jamestown College. I was wondering if you guys could give me some details on how Jamestown is. I am pretty sure I want to live in an apartment and heard rent in ND is generally cheap. One of my softball teammates is going to move to Mayville this year to play softball up there and she visited and said most of the time it is cold which temperatures in the negatives at times. So hopefully you guys can let me know what it is like. Thanks.
Thanks Corbay. Have u attended Jamestown College before? & Damn I live in San Diego, CA and just for a studio aptmnt. it can be from $700-$900. I am lookin to live near the college like walking distance. Would u possibly know any areas close?
Hello, I am thinking of possibly moving to Jamestown this year to attend Jamestown College. I was wondering if you guys could give me some details on how Jamestown is. I am pretty sure I want to live in an apartment and heard rent in ND is generally cheap. One of my softball teammates is going to move to Mayville this year to play softball up there and she visited and said most of the time it is cold which temperatures in the negatives at times. So hopefully you guys can let me know what it is like. Thanks.
I havent been to Jamestown much....so cant help you there. But I can help you with weather as that is my current job.
As for cold most of the time....it really all depends on what is cold. I see you are from the San Diego area...and our area has much more rapid variations in weather day to day and month to month that along the west coast. That is a given. We tend to have short springs and falls...summers can have several warm to hot spells and it can be quite humid at times too. June to August typically would have highs 75 to 85 with a few 90s in there...with lows 55 to 65 typically. A few nights warmer and cooler can be expected. September and October will see a cool down...most noticeable in October as the first frost/freeze can be expected in later half of Sept or early Oct and the first snow to stick in late October. Some years a bit earlier....some years may not get first real snow until mid November. From about Thanksgiving to March 1st....snow is on the ground majority of the time. There can be frequent periods of lows below zero....with high temperatures typically in January 5 to 15 above and lows 5 to 20 below. In most years...there is usually an outbreak with low temps down around 30 below for a night or two...but that extreme cold doesnt last long. Snowmelt begins in earnest by mid March and trees/shrubs green up mid to late April to mid May (depending on the spring as spring weather can be quite variable).
Wind is a huge factor and is almost constant....from the south or north most days. North winds in the winter can lower wind chills to -30s and -40s and cause blowing and drifting snow and local blizzard conditions. Our snow is often very dry and can blow around easily. We dont get a lot of snowfall most years...but enough cold temperatures to keep the snowpack on the ground most of the winter.
Brizzle,
There are several apartments close to the college. Contact Better Homes Property Managment @ 701-252-8880. They manage a fair chunk of the apartments in town. I will tell you not to bother looking until you are ready to move. The market is quite tight and things go quickly, so no sense in finding something you like now, because it will be gone when you get here. I would also advise you to get here a little early in order to secure a place.
No I haven't attended J.C., but am very active in the community, and know the Dean and other admininstrators / professors.
As for cold most of the time....it really all depends on what is cold. I see you are from the San Diego area...and our area has much more rapid variations in weather day to day and month to month that along the west coast. That is a given. We tend to have short springs and falls...summers can have several warm to hot spells and it can be quite humid at times too. June to August typically would have highs 75 to 85 with a few 90s in there...with lows 55 to 65 typically. A few nights warmer and cooler can be expected. September and October will see a cool down...most noticeable in October as the first frost/freeze can be expected in later half of Sept or early Oct and the first snow to stick in late October. Some years a bit earlier....some years may not get first real snow until mid November. From about Thanksgiving to March 1st....snow is on the ground majority of the time. There can be frequent periods of lows below zero....with high temperatures typically in January 5 to 15 above and lows 5 to 20 below. In most years...there is usually an outbreak with low temps down around 30 below for a night or two...but that extreme cold doesnt last long. Snowmelt begins in earnest by mid March and trees/shrubs green up mid to late April to mid May (depending on the spring as spring weather can be quite variable).
Wind is a huge factor and is almost constant....from the south or north most days. North winds in the winter can lower wind chills to -30s and -40s and cause blowing and drifting snow and local blizzard conditions. Our snow is often very dry and can blow around easily. We dont get a lot of snowfall most years...but enough cold temperatures to keep the snowpack on the ground most of the winter.
--Dan
Thanks Dan, yeah moving from SD is a major change. I mean it barely rains here 3 days in a row. lol. I heard you guys have 8 months of winter basically. So if I am playing softball I am assuming I will most likely be playing during the snow meltdowns. I can't even imagine being in the -30's I think the coldest I experienced is like 54 degrees.
Brizzle,
There are several apartments close to the college. Contact Better Homes Property Managment @ 701-252-8880. They manage a fair chunk of the apartments in town. I will tell you not to bother looking until you are ready to move. The market is quite tight and things go quickly, so no sense in finding something you like now, because it will be gone when you get here. I would also advise you to get here a little early in order to secure a place.
No I haven't attended J.C., but am very active in the community, and know the Dean and other admininstrators / professors.
Best of luck!
Yeah if decide to go I will probably head out there in mid August to find a place and a job. Thank you for the reference. I probably should live on campus my first year just to get involved but we shall see. I kind of want to live on my own.
Yeah if decide to go I will probably head out there in mid August to find a place and a job. Thank you for the reference. I probably should live on campus my first year just to get involved but we shall see. I kind of want to live on my own.
When I went to Mt State U, I lived on campus the first year (it was still required for freshmen back then) and I'm glad I did. It's a different perspective without having the bother of maintaining a whole household while you're also transitioning to the college life. Also I think it does put you closer to the college and its people, gets you involved as you said. And it's so much easier to trot across campus to consult a professor than it is to get in your car and drive across town.
I also attended MSU in 1971/2 for my freshman year only (I lived in Culbertson Hall), and then transferred to McGill University in Montreal. I enjoyed my year at MSU, which was by far my best academic year (although each quarter, I'd always get one "B", which kept me from getting a 4.0 GPA, usually in the Honors Chem course I was taking.) I transferred to McGill for essentially economic reasons; my first year there, my aunt and grandmother offered to put me up for free in their apartment within a comfortable commuting distance of McGill. I joined a fraternity shortly after I arrived at McGill (Sigma Chi), and spent the remainder of my university time there living in the fraternity house right on the campus. Due to the nature of a fraternity, my room and board expenses were quite minimal.
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