Columbia University ETP 2011

hlu5 · Feb 11, 2011

From what I remember (from last year), Visiting Day started around 8:30-9am and ended around 4-ish. Hope that helps!

Thank you! I contacted **** and he said Visiting day is scheduled from 9:30-4 this year :-)

ayu531 · Feb 11, 2011

Thank you! I contacted **** and he said Visiting day is scheduled from 9:30-4 this year :-)

thanks so much for this info! and about the 129 each way on jetblue from california :)

TanyaPMHNP · Feb 11, 2011

Hi Ayu-

Yep I am definitely going out for visiting day. I'm going to go out East early in the week and try to visit Boston College as well. My poor work must hate me for taking all this time off to go visit schools. This will be my 3rd trip, and I just started a new job in January =0. Hopefully I will see on the 4th!

ayu531 · Feb 11, 2011

Hi Ayu-
Yep I am definitely going out for visiting day. I'm going to go out East early in the week and try to visit Boston College as well. My poor work must hate me for taking all this time off to go visit schools. This will be my 3rd trip, and I just started a new job in January =0. Hopefully I will see on the 4th!

hi tanya,

just bought my plane tickets so hope to see you there as well :)

Boto · Feb 11, 2011

If anyone hadn't seen, I think Cartwheel mentioned that Columbia/Hopkins is overlapping on admit days if you are an accelerated student. Anyone going to try to fly to NYC and then same day train down to b-more? :)

WilliamsRower · Feb 11, 2011

For those of you who are already thinking about housing, I live in NYC now and always look for apartments on streeteasy.com. You can check out the pricing of the different neighborhoods, too, and search for no-fee bookings. I would definitely say try to stay out of Harlem and Morningside heights, and just in general in the 100s above Central Park.. that area isn't great. Upper West Side is safe and an AWESOME neighborhood, and if you search you can find apartments that aren't terribly priced but it's not easy (I got pretty lucky -- that's where I live now and it's perfect.) My recommendation is that you'll want a roommate, because living on your own is way more expensive. You can get a flex double for a reasonable price and split between two people, or of course get bigger apts and split between more people. The more the merrier! :) UWS is also just convenient for where Columbia is located, because you can get on the 1 or A/C subway lines that take you right to 168th. Midtown tends to be really busy and a little pricier, and the West Village is, as a rule of thumb, pretty expensive. You can get some cheaper housing down in the financial district. It's a little bit farther from Columbia but you can hop the 2/3 train or A/C and just enjoy your little commute. It's all within manageable distance. Brooklyn is again, further, but tends to be less expensive. Don't rule it out for housing (unless you're adamant about being super close to Columbia) and see what you can find there.

Just my two cents. :)

TanyaPMHNP · Feb 11, 2011

Hi Williams (Jessica) -

Do you know if it's difficult to find apartments in NYC that allow "large" dogs? I have a bulldog and he is my baby and definitely coming with me wherever I go. I've heard through the grapevine that it may be difficult to find pet friendly places in NY. Thanks =)

Tanya

EricaS · Feb 11, 2011

Hi Tanya,

I live in Manhattan and just about every building that I can think of, or my friends live in is dog friendly. I don't think you will have a problem finding a place for you and your bulldog

dorshee · Feb 12, 2011

For current or former ETP students that made the move from CA, would you mind sharing the whole 'finding a place and moving all your stuff' process? Things you wish you knew? Did you use a broker? etc etc...

sumnboutme · Feb 12, 2011

For current or former ETP students that made the move from CA, would you mind sharing the whole 'finding a place and moving all your stuff' process? Things you wish you knew? Did you use a broker? etc etc...

Hi Dorshee,

I'm originally from LA. For the apartment, I went to NYC in April to check out possible places that I saw on Craigslist. When you go for Visiting Day, they will discourage you from using Craigslist but it worked for me and for a lot of other people in the program. Some opted to stay in the dorms for the summer session because it's more convenient especially with the super busy schedule. Most moved out of the dorms after the summer (you have a 3-week break between the summer and fall sessions).

As for me, I ended up with a broker. I live alone (albeit with my dog) in an amazingly large 1-bedroom outside the Cloisters (north of the school). As much as I love my area (quiet & clean which is a miracle in NYC), it's about an hour away from the rest of the city - which isn't bad in the summer but now that we have some time for fun, I feel like the subway ride eats up so much of my day. Coming from a car culture, I terribly miss having to drive anywhere, everywhere and at any time. Also not fun is figuring out how to get your groceries home because the walk to the subway with bags and bags of groceries and/or other stuff is a b*tch. I certainly miss the days when I can just throw bags of stuff in the trunk of my SUV. Le sigh.

Anyway...as far as moving stuff, I ended up buying new furniture. My mom came with me when I moved so we each brought 2 suitcases on the flight over. The rest were FedExed. Others from CA just picked up the rest of their stuff over the summer break.

Other things to think about that I never had to think about in LA: bed bugs, elevators are heaven-sent when moving, grocery stores in NYC don't sell alcohol, and did I mention bed bugs?

britttrip · Feb 12, 2011

I've been looking around as well and haven't found too much on the psych masters portion. I am currently living in LA so I am still waiting on the UCLA program since I am currently working there. However I am originally from NY and my parents live in Westchester which should be helpful in the transition back to the east coast! Just got my plane tickets and I am really looking forward to meeting everyone and finding out more info!

hlu5 · Feb 12, 2011

Tanya, I loveee bull dogs! My brother has an american bully (different, I know) but he is the sweetest thing ever, I'll miss him so much when I leave.

My friend moved to New York 2 years ago from California and she said she moved through UPS. She bought 10 medium-large boxes from U-Haul (more durable) and had UPS pick them up from her house in CA and deliver them to her new apartment in NY. She left all of her furniture here and I think she said to ship 10 boxes through UPS cost her around 800-900 dollars. Which would probably be cheaper and safer than u-hauling our way to NY from california....especially with the price of gas these days.