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See if you can get some university-subsidized housing on campus and put the rent savings toward a car. You will be lost in suburbia without your own wheels. And there's no train station near Hofstra. It's 15 degrees here today. I drive by the bus stops in my warm car and pity the poor souls who have to wait out in the cold. Can you imagine depending on Nassau's truly lousy bus system? And don't even think about walking from Hofstra to the Hempstead railroad station. It's a long walk and, given the sketchy atmosphere there at night, you'll probably be running . . . away from a mugger or worse.
Long Island has very limited night life for young people, but with a car, it's a quick trip from the campus to Rockville Centre. Another decent area for night life is Huntington, but you won't get there if you're limited to public transportation. Trust me. If you have to sacrifice something, give up thoughts of the apartment, hole up in a dorm and get a car.
I have to ask one more question: why are you coming all the way east to Hofstra when you could stay in your Chicago apartment and go to school there?
I mean no offense, but to be blunt, Hofstra is no great shakes as an educational institution. If you have a great apartment in a great location, I can't imagine that you could possibly get a better education at Hofstra than you can in a Chicago institution. Also, if you haven't yet been on or around the Hofstra campus, you had better take a look before you commit to anything. I think it's a pretty bleak place to go to school.
Agreed. Overpriced for what you get. The location rots too. It's bordering a suburban ghetto.
Yea, you guys are right about a lot. I think at this point I would def choose Boston over anywhere in Long Island, but honestly I was only considering Hofstra because it's close to Queens (where I love the diversity and have friends around Astoria and Jackson Heights). As for Camden, I know that the city is one of the worst but I planned on living in Philly close to City Center if I went there. I like Philly too and know ppl who went out there during undergrad and it's cheaper housing than Boston I feel. I'm currently in a Chicago program for what I'm studying, but I don't like it and I'd prefer to move back East to transfer since that's where I planned on going after graduation anyway.
Thanks for all the advice!
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