NY schools--Living in the city?

[toolshed]

Anyone have any experience at Columbia or NYU, specifically the law schools? Is living in the city in non-student housing very feasible?

[drjoek]

Anyone have any experience at Columbia or NYU, specifically the law schools? Is living in the city in non-student housing very feasible?



If by" very feasible" you mean you have a trust fund to burn through, yes

[EliSnow]

Anyone have any experience at Columbia or NYU, specifically the law schools? Is living in the city in non-student housing very feasible?

I went to NYU law school and lived off-campus. I had student loans pay for my rent, but having a roommate and staying in a one bedroom converted into a two bedroom helped. I also had a job waiting on tables, but that was more to have money to go out.

Oh, and no trust fund.

Of course that was ten years ago.

[Tallman388]

My friend's brother went to Columbia business and got a pretty decent apartment through the school. He said otherwise housing costs would have crushed him.

[toolshed]

No trust fund, by any means. I'll have loans (and a roomate/SO), but didn't know if relatively affordable housing off-campus was prevalent. And by relatively affordable, I mean it would be nice not to have rent surpass tuition...

[PhishHead]

I went to NYU law school and lived off-campus. I had student loans pay for my rent, but having a roommate and staying in a one bedroom converted into a two bedroom helped. I also had a job waiting on tables, but that was more to have money to go out.

Oh, and no trust fund.

Of course that was ten years ago.

I agree with Eli it is possible.

student loans paid my law school rent as well granted rent was cheaper in cali than new york but still expensive.

[toolshed]

I went to NYU law school and lived off-campus. I had student loans pay for my rent, but having a roommate and staying in a one bedroom converted into a two bedroom helped. I also had a job waiting on tables, but that was more to have money to go out.

Oh, and no trust fund.

Of course that was ten years ago.

You had time for a PT job? Even in 1L?

[EliSnow]

No trust fund, by any means. I'll have loans (and a roomate/SO), but didn't know if relatively affordable housing off-campus was prevalent. And by relatively affordable, I mean it would be nice not to have rent surpass tuition...

Housing off-campus for me was essentally getting an apartment like anyone else. There are still areas you can get cheaper housing. You could get a walk-up and do fine.

I lived two miles from campus, and usually walked there every day.

[EliSnow]

You had time for a PT job? Even in 1L?

I made time. I did saturday mornings and one weekday night a week in Hoboken. I never did study groups and studied at home.

And I think my grades that year were A-/B+ so they didn't suffer for having a PT job.

[toolshed]

I made time. I did saturday mornings and one weekday night a week in Hoboken. I never did study groups and studied at home.

And I think my grades that year were A-/B+ so they didn't suffer for having a PT job.

Nice. Thanks for the info.

[EliSnow]

Nice. Thanks for the info.

The most affordale option is still probably the on-campus student housing. But I made a choice to live off campus because I thought it would be more stressful to live amongst the other students.

Being around Type-A 1Ls is very stressful. You could feel the stress at finals time just by walking in a room with 1Ls.

[toolshed]

I have heard the same...I'm not a high stress guy, so I am aiming to study at home and keep a certain distance from the typical 1L lifestyle.

I wouldnt' care so much about student housing, but I will be there with the wife, and I think we would both prefer to be on our own. If the offered student housing was mostly graduate students or the like, I would be fine with it. I just don't know much about the student housing for either school.

[Marc with a c]

i had a couple friends go to law school in the city and two of them lived in brooklyn where it's a little cheaper usually and not a bad commute to nyu. colu mbia i'd imagine some pretty affordable places uptown, might not be the best areas however.

[underdog]

I went to NYU law school and lived off-campus. I had student loans pay for my rent, but having a roommate and staying in a one bedroom converted into a two bedroom helped. I also had a job waiting on tables, but that was more to have money to go out.

Oh, and no trust fund.

Of course that was ten years ago.

You were probably a great waitress.

[toolshed]

i had a couple friends go to law school in the city and two of them lived in brooklyn where it's a little cheaper usually and not a bad commute to nyu. colu mbia i'd imagine some pretty affordable places uptown, might not be the best areas however.

I figured brooklyn with a commute would be a decent option. I definitely don't want to live too far uptown.

[Dude!]

when i went to harvard law school
i lived 5 miles from campus
and still walked to school each day
even in the snow

i held down 2 full-time jobs
and still got straight A's
and was editor of the law review

[WampusCrandle]

i go to Fordham University, and I live in the Bronx, and it's not too bad. But I am in the Bronx, not down town. Where I am it's affordable, but I'm getting financial aid and scholarships.

[Ritalin]

I figured brooklyn with a commute would be a decent option. I definitely don't want to live too far uptown.


You could definitely live in an outerborough and swing it. At Columbia, I would think the Bronx would be the place to be.