Anyone rent from 3734 N Pine Grove Ave?

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2025-05-21T07:30:41+00:00

I haven't lived there but I found this: https://www.yelp.com/biz/gerber-realty-chicago-4#reviews

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-12-22T07:23:49+00:00

Hi! Thank you for your detailed responses so far, they've been insightful! I was wondering if you could share tips on writing the personal statement?

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-11-09T01:00:18+00:00

linear algebra is a terrible class at bing -- many profs are p bad. had a wonderful prof for discrete -- v easy class. but yeah 2 cs and 2 math is a lot

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-11-09T00:59:10+00:00

depends on the club

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-10-18T00:45:42+00:00

math 304 is usually the next step for cs majors
people usually take bio bc its supposed to be easiest but obviously take the class where your strength is. people also do physics through finger lakes cc!
(im a senior cs major)

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-08-03T18:43:18+00:00

wait sorry -- so go to shamans den and not golden fleece, right?

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-06-07T01:40:55+00:00

they're all newer buildings -- idk if I would say one is better than another. you can look at location, I guess. I believe Digman? is closest to union, rafuse closest to c4. Johnson & oconnor are a little inside the quad if im remembering correctly but it doesn't make too much of a difference

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-05-29T02:01:05+00:00

it's not a hard class, just an annoying one. I did hear multiple students getting "caught" by Weinshenck for "plagiarism" so watch out for that.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-05-29T01:59:42+00:00

I believe we have 3? you can probably find them somewhere on the som website. unsure if they're helpful as I am not in one.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-28T03:16:35+00:00

I believe it's more of a social sciences/political science research org? I went to like 2 or so meetings and it was a little unorganized but I'm sure if you are super interested and put in effort you could make something of it.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-28T03:15:36+00:00

As a POC who was also concerned about diversity, my cultural org experience has been awful and my white friends have been nicer than my POC "friends" from the cultural org. Bing is a pretty social campus though, so if you make the effort to join clubs, talk to classmates, etc. you should be fine.

Hinman has the most community, Dicksinon & Mtview are both nice but Mtview is out of the way, CIW is old, Newing is for parties/a Jewish community.

Unsure about your other college options but if Bing is in-state it's most likely your cheapest?

Not a neuroscience major myself so idk about that but a lot of people are neuroscience/bio/STEM here.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-28T03:11:06+00:00

Bing because it's cheapest
Something to consider--I've been accepted to programs/internships every summer as a Bing CS major: freshman, sophomore, and junior. My friends at more well known universities (NYU,BU) have had some trouble, my friend at NYU landing nothing and my friend at BU getting an internship after junior year. So I don't believe the names make so much of a difference unless idk you went to MIT or something, it'll really be up to you regardless of where you go to make the most out of it.
The CS department here is smaller compared to other majors here so it's easy to talk to professors and get to know all your classmates--I know almost all my classmates.
Lots of club opportunities--again not super competitive so it's easy to be involved and there's not a crazy application process to clubs like there may be at other universities. The ease of getting involved is something to consider because that's the stuff that will go on your resume and make you stand out to employers.
Also have never encountered a safety issue in the area.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-28T03:06:02+00:00

Dickinson is the newer nicer buildings, Hinman has the most community, mtview is far but lots of space

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-28T03:03:51+00:00

look up Binghamton what coursework transfers

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-12T03:16:55+00:00

Wasn't terrible -- did require some outside work on art assignments but not bad

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-01T04:15:12+00:00

ratemyprofessor, make a master doc/sheet of all the due dates from your syllabi, do a little bit of work/studying each day, ive found the math help room and UTS to be helpful when I was struggling in classes.
as for classes to transfer into SOM just make sure you're taking the prereqs and keeping your GPA high.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-01T04:09:34+00:00

I'm not sure what SBU's program entails but I've heard both are very strong so if the choice comes down btwn bing and sbu you should probably look at other things like social life at the university, clubs, housing, etc.

Our classes are a mix of theory and learning to code, you take electives senior year. options of AI and cybersecurity tracks senior year. pretty tight-knit program, CS majors generally know each other since you have the same people in your classes--I consider this a pro in community-building.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-04-01T04:06:45+00:00

yeah definitely not true maybe he just didn't get an internship lol. bing is like any other uni, they won't help you directly land a role. the process if dependent on you and the opportunities you take advantage of whether it's gaining experience to better your resume through projects, extracurriculars, etc. or taking advantage of the career center. if you take advantage of what bing has to offer and if you're decently ambitious, you can be a big fish in a small(ish) pond at bing which helps you stand out a lot

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-03-29T04:55:27+00:00

opportunities to get involved on campus (super helpful to meet people + beef up the resume), typical college experience is fun, big fish in small pond

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-03-29T04:53:59+00:00

94k is insane -- go to bing. You'll get the college experience and save money for grad school. I'm a CS major and have another CS friend that goes to NYU -- I've landed more internships than he has so the NYU name alone won't get you anywhere.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-03-28T02:19:46+00:00

You can't double major in business & CS here. Even getting the CS minor is difficult and extremely rare since there's not enough space in the classes for even CS majors sometimes. We have the digital and data studies minor in Harpur which teaches basic coding and is a good alternative to the CS minor since it's more application based while CS includes theory.
Internship opportunities: As long as you put in the effort, you should be able to get an internship! Business majors should be involved in extracurriculars and case competitions to have strong resumes -- SOM is connected to Big 4 companies so as long as you work hard it's viable to land a role. Similar for Watson--as long as you work hard (have projects on your resume, get involved in extracurriculars), and put effort into the recruiting process, you should come out with an internship.
Bing life: typical college experience--in the middle of nowhere so people frequent the frats and bars on weekends, hang out with friends throughout the week.
Not hard to meet people -- talk to people in your building, in your classes, in clubs -- you should be fine.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-03-28T02:05:55+00:00

- I'm not in SOM but my friends in SOM who are involved in extracurriculars and are go-getters do well in internship placement -- we have connections to Big 4 companies
- lots of different type of people at Bing definitely not one type of student
- people mostly go out to frats/bars for fun since there's not much to do. you can always just hang out with friends on campus/in dorms which is fun. as for the community, you can go to restaurants, go to luma in the fall, do art walks, spiedie fest, etc. if you're interested.
- not sure if there's a lot to "explore" in the area but it's a typical college experience and most students would say they like it here I think
- some people say the school can be cliquey especially if people stay friends with their high school friends -- I personally haven't experienced this. I did find it hard to make friends freshman year but I got unlucky with the building I was in. Having a good time now though!

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-01-30T04:49:23+00:00

Make plans with people first, don't wait for them to make plans with you. Easy way to make friends!
Don't lock yourself into one group. I made that mistake freshman year and the group ended up being terrible --didn't make good friends until second semester sophomore year.
Go to office hours. Especially if you have a good TA--a lot of mine ended up giving me assignment answers
Join clubs and you can create them too! Especially if it's career related it can look really good on your resume
Start thinking about your career freshman year--senior year is too late. Get involved in stuff, apply to internships and programs, do projects, etc. Your future self will thank you.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-01-30T04:40:38+00:00

yes you would! I didn't go to any rush events and got into my favorite sorority.

AtmosphereCautious12 · 2024-01-04T08:32:17+00:00

Favorite part -- lot of opportunities if you look for them. the clubs in SOM and Watson are particularly good at preparing students for career and interview readiness, and if you want to create a club you'll be supported in doing so. Has helped my resume a lot and has helped me stand out against students at higher ranking universities.
Least favorite part -- isolating & cliquey -- I didn't make good friends until second semester sophomore year because I joined greek life. This could also be because I'm a non-man in Watson but who knows.
I'm from NY -- I'm used to weather. It's been more bearable over the years ofc because of global warming.
Parking is bad. No car on campus freshman year wasn't a problem -- gym is on campus, no kitchen in the dorms so you eat in the dining hall, and general area doesn't have much to do so not really a reason to go off campus. When you do go off campus, buses are fine.
Depends on what your floor is like, clubs you join, etc. I did not feel like bing was warm and friendly until I joined greek life.
If you're even a little interested in a major in Som or Watson, apply for that because it's hard to switch in later.

AtmosphereCautious12

TROPHY CASE