EPTfor example currently I'm paying $1000/month (split between 3 people) for a house (almost 1000 sq ft). are the housing costs similar?
cost of living in washington DC?
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Xeris
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for example currently I'm paying $1000/month (split between 3 people) for a house (almost 1000 sq ft). are the housing costs similar? | ||
Jibba
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BTW, how hard was the State dept. internship? Which department did you apply for? I'm thinking of doing a Fall internship after I graduate, since I think it's a lot easier to get than Summer/Spring internships. | ||
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Hypnosis
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On April 09 2009 11:16 Hypnosis wrote: Yes you can find an apartment or a house for 1000/month anywhere in america. Not necessarily split between 3 people. Ok well you could but some places it could be hard to find. | ||
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Xeris
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On April 09 2009 10:45 Jibba wrote: I'll ask my friends who have worked on the Hill, but I think it's extremely expensive. I can't say relative to what you're paying now, but I suspect your best option is to take advantage of the train system. BTW, how hard was the State dept. internship? Which department did you apply for? I'm thinking of doing a Fall internship after I graduate, since I think it's a lot easier to get than Summer/Spring internships. it's a program through school (UCDC for anyone whos from the UC system and knows of it).. it's basically where they send 15-20 kids per quarter to intern somewhere in DC, so i'll be going to the state dept... not entirely sure about the details yet, I should know for sure in the next month or two. | ||
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Xeris
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On April 09 2009 11:16 Hypnosis wrote: Yes you can find an apartment or a house for 1000/month anywhere in america. well I'm looking for something ideally less than 1000, since I probably won't be splitting it (I personally pay like 350) | ||
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benjammin
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in short, no, DC is very expensive, and expect to pay a lot more for everything, i lived in a 350 sq ft studio in NW DC and paid $1100 a month | ||
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HeavOnEarth
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On April 09 2009 11:02 travis wrote: I was under the impression at the area surrounding the capital is pretty low-income. I think this opinion formed because of some Dave Chapelle standup I watched where he was in D.C. and talking about how high the % of the population there is black. lol  | ||
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CaucasianAsian
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But maybe in Dupont Circle there's probably a few places where you can rent. If you're ok being in the part of DC where there are a bunch of gays/lesbians. But on the bright side, they have some amazing food there. | ||
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benjammin
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On April 09 2009 11:31 CaucasianAsian wrote: idk if you'd be willing to take the metro, but outside DC it's cheaper and nicer imo. But maybe in Dupont Circle there's probably a few places where you can rent. If you're ok being in the part of DC where there are a bunch of gays/lesbians. But on the bright side, they have some amazing food there. way to be tolerant also there are apartments all over the city, i don't know what the hell you are talking about | ||
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ahrara_
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On April 09 2009 11:22 Xeris wrote: it's a program through school (UCDC for anyone whos from the UC system and knows of it).. it's basically where they send 15-20 kids per quarter to intern somewhere in DC, so i'll be going to the state dept... not entirely sure about the details yet, I should know for sure in the next month or two. Hey, can you tell me more about the program? I'm transferring to a UC next semester and working in DC would be awesome. Good luck in your internship, it sounds fascinating =). | ||
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benjammin
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On April 09 2009 11:34 Jibba wrote: Well travis is right, a lot of D.C. is very low income, but that doesn't mean you're going to find housing very easily, or at least somewhere you'll want to stay. I think it's changed within the past 5 years, but for a while the poorest school in the country was the one closest to the Capitol building. no travis is wrong southeast DC is very poor, NW DC is very rich, the rest of it is becoming gentrified | ||
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CaucasianAsian
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On April 09 2009 11:34 benjammin wrote: way to be tolerant also there are apartments all over the city, i don't know what the hell you are talking about i didn't mean it to bash homosexuals, just don't know how he feels towards them. And Dupont Circle is one of the safest places in DC. This is why I told him about it. If I were to move somewhere, I'd definitely want to be in a safe area. It's not like i told him to move to south east... | ||
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benjammin
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On April 09 2009 11:40 CaucasianAsian wrote: i didn't mean it to bash homosexuals, just don't know how he feels towards them. And Dupont Circle is one of the safest places in DC. This is why I told him about it. If I were to move somewhere, I'd definitely want to be in a safe area. It's not like i told him to move to south east... ah, gotcha yeah if you can afford it dupont circle / woodley park is the best part of the city, especially the apartments right around the zoo south east is O_O | ||
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Xeris
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CaucasianAsian
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On April 09 2009 11:48 Xeris wrote: I guess somewhere outside the city would be ok.. I've been to the east coast but never around that area before. ahrara what UC are you going to; I'm not sure all of them have UCDC... I know UCSD, LA, and Berkeley I believe have it but am not sure about the others. i know there's a few apartments right next to the franconia metro station in virginia, dunno how much they go for though. | ||
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ahrara_
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On April 09 2009 11:48 Xeris wrote: I guess somewhere outside the city would be ok.. I've been to the east coast but never around that area before. ahrara what UC are you going to; I'm not sure all of them have UCDC... I know UCSD, LA, and Berkeley I believe have it but am not sure about the others. 1st choice is berkeley, my safe schools are davis and irvine. | ||
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On April 09 2009 11:37 benjammin wrote: no travis is wrong southeast DC is very poor, NW DC is very rich, the rest of it is becoming gentrified Hey there, all i was saying is an impression I got from a comedy routine. | ||
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Xeris
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On April 09 2009 12:02 Person514cs wrote: DC have some huge black neighborhoods. A lot of those area are low income. I am sure there are cheaper houses there. I grew up in a really ghetto neighborhood, can't be all that bad | ||
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Xeris
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On April 09 2009 11:51 ahrara_ wrote: 1st choice is berkeley, my safe schools are davis and irvine. I'm not sure the other UC's procedures, but for UCSD basically there's an application, you need a resume, a letter of intent, and 2 rec letters... then you turn everything in and they just pick 15 or w/e kids (I think people from any major can do it). You live in UC housing for the quarter, and after if/when you get accepted into the program you look for an internship in the area (you can intern ANYWHERE) ... and while you're in DC I think you take 1-2 BS classes along with the internship seminar and you're supposed to write a research paper (pretty lengthy I believe) about wherever you intern'd or whatever.. I'm not 100% sure of the details of what goes on when you're actually there, just full time intern+1 other class or something. | ||
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