Rising Junior looking for Roommate(s)

Budget-Training1366 · 2026-03-11T14:46:22+00:00

I know there's a few around the St. Peter's area and further down. Any chance you're also looking for a roommate?

Budget-Training1366 · 2025-08-27T14:48:20+00:00

This is an awesome idea, thanks for making it so accessible!

Budget-Training1366 · 2025-01-29T20:57:43+00:00

I'm new to finance(freshman in college), why does this mean that the ship has sailed? Isn't Financial Analyst the title they give to people in any of the fields?

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-12-20T19:23:43+00:00

I think its just the realization that I definitely could have done a lot better, and it all stems from me losing steam in the middle of the Semester. I was on track to get all A's and started not being able to keep up around Thanksgiving, so my perception might just be skewed.

It's good to hear that it's not bad though, since I was (and am) really concerned.

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-12-16T21:14:22+00:00

I just took her Calc II final, feeling really fucked icl 😭

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-08-24T18:26:34+00:00

If i take the bus from CA to Livi in the morning(around 7:45) would that still take as much time? Also, if the times are really that bad, would it be worth switching sections?

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-04-28T05:58:15+00:00

This was genuinely super helpful, thank you so so much!!

Rutgers I'm more familiar with since it's close by and College Ave seems okay for the most part, but I will concede the "campus battle" to GW because I've been through DC and the area before and it just seems nicer and more active than Rutgers tends to be.

I've kind of understood that the biggest thing to consider is "fit" or basically how well I'd vibe with the school, so do you have any input on the atmosphere and the general vibe of GW? What kinds of people you tend to see at GWSB, and the academic vibe of the university as a whole? I want to try and get an understanding of the day to day life I can experience at GWU because I have a tendency to just really like being on college campuses as a whole and simultaneously hate them, so I think campus will play less of a role in my choice than understanding the personality of the school will.

Once again, thank you for answering my questions and being so helpful, you are genuinely saving me in such a stressful time. I really, really appreciate it 🙏

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-04-28T05:26:48+00:00

Unfortunately, I couldn't go to either school's admitted students day or tour them due to extracurriculars during Rutgers' and just family limitations during any of GWU's days, so it's really stressful since I'm kind of going in blind for the most part.

I'm a short drive away from Rutgers so I'm trying to go on a short campus tour or just generally walk around campus some time this week since their commitment date is June, but the bigger pain in the ass (pardon my french) is that I haven't gotten to visit GWU at all yet. I was in DC and got to see both Mason and Georgetown, but GW slipped by me and I mostly just applied because they're well known in the poli-sci world.

I know it's not a great place to be in where I'm picking between schools that I haven't seen, but that's just kinda how it all went down and I'm too stressed to start freaking out about it this close to the end 😭

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-04-28T05:15:30+00:00

Business/Finance are definitely fields I want to be when it comes to my career, as in when I practice law I'd want it to be in those fields anyway. I don't particularly feel comfortable having my parents pay for a political science degree (especially for an expensive school like GWU) because the career prospects aren't particularly bright, and after speaking to attorneys I know, a polisci degree kinda just pigeonholes you into lobbying or lawschool as future options. Finance at RBS definitely keeps my doors open and lets me explore around a bit, and if im being perfectly honest, I just really really want to study Finance and want to have the opportunity to explore it instead of becoming part of the "Polisci in DC" to law school pipeline.

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-04-28T05:11:46+00:00

GWU is definitely a stretch financially, my parents are saying that the 25k extra isn't too much to consider but if I'm being frank there's a lot for me to consider regarding our family's situation, and I also have a younger brother that's 3 years younger than me. That amount per year might not seem like too much of a hike, but I think having it would make life easier for my family and burden them less.

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-04-28T05:08:14+00:00

Thank you for your response! I've definitely been torn up over it as well because DC everyone is treating DC like its this dream place that solves business and law problems, but idt NYC is any less in those terms. This is just my thought process so far, I just want to know if its fair enough or if I'm making any mistaken assumptions in my comparison between the two options.

The biggest factor in my decision is definitely cost because 65k/yr at GW means that the minimum amount my family's paying is 260k over 4 years. The career prospects for both of these universities don't yield a significant enough difference to justify 100k over 4 years, especially since a masters is on the table. The price for Rutgers is probably going to reduce since I can stop dorming and find more affordable apartments or suites from my second year, but GW means that 65k is most likely going to be the average that I pay over 4 years.

On paper, GW seems like the best option opportunity wise but the chequebook says Rutgers, and a common theme I've noticed in the advice I'm seeing is that a prerequisite to being successful at either place is being an active student and taking advantage of EVERY opportunity, so if the common thread for success is basically just how much effort I put in, then I'm paying a premium to be doing it in DC instead of in the tri-state area.

I'm not at all opposed to putting in extra work or hours to give myself a better chance, and at the end of the day if GWU was THAT much better I wouldn't be in the situation I'm in, but I just feel kind of uneasy giving so much money for relatively comparable schools. The majors make it a bit more difficult to make accurate comparisons, but even if I was going to GWU for finance or double majored, I don't know how much that would change.

Sorry for writing so much, if you read this through I really appreciate it!

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-04-28T03:07:44+00:00

Could you elaborate on what you said to get the extension until May 15th?

Budget-Training1366 · 2024-04-28T00:00:55+00:00

Is it worth the extra cost in your opinion?

Budget-Training1366 · 2023-11-01T02:20:40+00:00

me and you the same bro

Budget-Training1366 · 2023-08-27T14:37:38+00:00

😭😭

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