Comments on: Apartment/Condo Hunting

By: UTSWStud

UTSWStud — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:11:16 +0000

I was going to say, but you got it: Very smart move in staying with the parents during at least basic sciences.

By: Rishi

Rishi — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:19:08 +0000

Your help is very much appreciated. I’ll call them as soon as the “holiday season” is over.

By: videos

videos — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:34:35 +0000

of course you can park in the garage… for $12 a day. Students can’t get contracts for the Garages. Therefore, you have to pay the same daily price as visitors. When you’re talking about providing parking for the largest medical center in the world… you just can’t provide convenient parking for those lowest on the totem pole. Your best bet is to get contract parking in one of the remote lots (which is about $58 a month last time I checked… which was awhile ago.) You may want to go ahead and get your name on the waiting list as well…

hopefully this will help you out:
http://www.texmedctr.tmc.edu/root/en/Visiting/Parking/ParkingHome.htm

By: Rishi

Rishi — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:31:16 +0000

Not a problem. Overall, it’ll probably take me an hour on a “normal traffic” day, and I’m fine with that. But out of curiosity, am I not allowed to park in TMC Garage 4 (the one close to DeBakey Museum?)

By: videos

videos — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:26:45 +0000

staying home to watch videos… that’s a dangerous trap to fall into!!
don’t forget to account for the time it takes to park at one of the remote lots and take a red/white/blue TMC shuttle into campus.

By: Rishi

Rishi — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:53:45 +0000

I did a demo run to BCM this morning. It took ~50 minutes to get there, and ~40 minutes to get back home. Fortunately, the “simulation” should be representative of what I’ll actually experience, since I intentionally left home around peak traffic hour (7:20 AM) and ran into red lights at some major intersections. Also, since all the lectures are video-taped, if there’s a rainy morning where driving may not be the best idea, I can stay at home and watch the lecture from my room.

By: Rizwana

Rizwana — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:36:03 +0000

Great choice Rishi!

By: Rishi

Rishi — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:49:50 +0000

Hahaha, awwwwww Kasey! Hang in there! You’ve got Christmas to look forward to after this one last exam!

By: kasey

kasey — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:47:49 +0000

… its early and im operating on ab 45 minutes of sleep. when i say “it” up there, im referring to living kind of far-ish away from campus with relatives, not near everyone else. dont judge me. im studying for possibly the last exam given in the year 2008 because UT sucks.

By: kasey

kasey — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:46:09 +0000

a lot of ppl are doin that at utpharm… and im jealous. its just a huge comfort to kno that a few extra things are getting taken care of at home, you kno? even if your parents dont do much for you, its still a good comfort. especially when you dont wanna change your studying routine. the only drawback students here have had is its a strain if you have a night test, but other than that they love it. me, i roll out of bed and barely walk to class on time and end up walking home at lunch to get stuff. im spoiled by my west campus living. haha.

but yea, im a firm believer in sticking with what works, and clearly this works for you! and now you’ll have the added benefit of watching what happend with people living in different places, so you’ll have all the more pros and cons to add to your list when you make your decision when your clinicals start.