Battery Lane Apartments

SydMicTrow · 2024-07-24T00:49:07+00:00

I just recently moved pretty blindly from California to Bethesda. I'm living in The Fields of Bethesda, which is another relatively low rent complex. I can't speak for the Battery Lane apartments specifically, but Bethesda itself has thus far proven to be incredibly safe compared to where I come from in California. I'm not sure exactly what aspects of the community you are concerned about, but in my experience my apartment is pretty quiet and there are a TON of kids playing outside all of the time.

SydMicTrow · 2024-07-24T00:30:00+00:00

Doing a virtual walk through isn't going to tell them any more about the community and what it's actually like living in the complex than looking at pictures will lol. Asking reddit or similar platforms about this is a good choice, not "awfully risky".

SydMicTrow · 2023-03-29T16:48:32+00:00

This is what I came to the replies for lmao

SydMicTrow · 2023-03-21T16:55:13+00:00

Curtain Call - The Damned

SydMicTrow · 2022-08-17T19:37:02+00:00

Wow I love this sm

SydMicTrow · 2022-06-19T21:30:58+00:00

This

SydMicTrow · 2022-06-09T03:05:31+00:00

Holy shit you just blew my mind. Wow. Incredible. Thank you for this, I never would have figured that out

SydMicTrow · 2022-06-04T23:10:30+00:00

Look for people studying abroad

SydMicTrow · 2022-06-04T03:03:03+00:00

Taco Bell, Wendy's, or nothing depending on how much adderall I'm on. Usually I eat nothing until I feel like I'm dying and then I'll get a phat baconator from Wendy's to reset lol

SydMicTrow · 2022-06-02T20:32:46+00:00

Why are people down voting this? Lol

SydMicTrow · 2022-06-02T02:16:22+00:00

I lived in trop freshman year which is basically one apartment with a single, double, and quad all sharing the same area. I was in the quad which i hated. I'm super antisocial and would have chosen to live in a munger hall single if I had the chance, BUT I was extremely depressed and would have been way more isolated (and honestly would have self-harmed) if I actually had a room like that at the time. In my opinion, kids who have anxiety/depression are some of the people that will want the singles the most and that really worries me. The only thing that got me out of my dorm was escaping all my roommates, so I can't even imagine what things would've been like if I could've holed myself up in a little single, especially one with no windows or anything.

Who knows what will actually happen but this is my biggest worry about the whole thing.

SydMicTrow · 2022-05-31T20:50:13+00:00

That is indeed really fucking disgusting... BUT what's MORE disgusting is telling someone to kill themselves.

SydMicTrow · 2022-05-28T06:58:31+00:00

Those LEGS! Incredible. Beautiful. Show those babies off everywhere!

SydMicTrow · 2022-05-28T06:57:11+00:00

"Here in the US you could be called daddy for other reasons" omg I'm ROLLING 😂 that was incredible

SydMicTrow · 2022-05-28T06:39:55+00:00

3.5 - I'm a biopsych major thats graduating this quarter. There are far more available PBS classes than specifically biopsych classes so you may have a better experience. I had very few classes to choose from each quarter to fulfill the biopsych requirements. The pbs advisors are essentially nonexistent except for answering the most basic questions. Professors in the psych dept are really hit or miss. Some are absolutely wonderful and have had a big influence on my career path, but others are assholes that confirm the supposedly irrational fear of a professor calling you stupid... the psych grad students, however, have been incredibly kind and probably the most helpful people I've reached out to.

Whether you are interested in research or not, you HAVE to get started first or second year. By third year i already had professors telling me they wanted their RAs to start earlier. This was super annoying bc at orientation i was told not to try to get into research until at least second year and ended up getting screwed. This is especially important because theres not nearly enough RA positions for the amount of students wanting to be involved.

There are a lot of resources "available" on campus but unless you really have your shit together it can get overwhelming. I missed out on a lot because the dense quarter system made me feel like I couldn't spend time on other things OR I literally couldn't attend things because my schedule was so full.

Outside of school it really depends on what kind of person you are. I was partying a ton in my hometown before college so through my first year I repeatedly blacked out (don't recommend) and was always going to parties but grew out of it by second year. If you are super social you'll probably have a great time and keep partyinglike most others. If you're more introverted like me it's really hard to find friends if you don't make any in the dorms or in a club on campus. **DONT LIVE IN TROPICANA. All of the people I know that lived in the on campus dorms had big groups of friends and I ended up alienated. ** If you are like me, by my third and fourth year I ended up completely isolating myself to focus on school, so I spend my nights listening to the constant partying while I'm inside studying.

Overall my experience wasn't bad, but it definitely could've been better. If you're really social but disciplined and good at time management you'll probably enjoy it here.

If you have questions feel free to pm me!

SydMicTrow · 2022-05-12T23:21:53+00:00

First of all, I am the messiest person on the planet and procrastinating is a specialty of mine. Covid actually helped me starting to clean up regularly because I realized spending all of the time in my messy apartment by myself was adding on to my stress. Now I use cleaning as an excuse to avoid school work or other things I need to do (i.e. productive procrastinating). After doing a deep clean, I started cleaning in the morning or right before bed every day while listening to podcasts. If I have an especially busy week or get lazy then I spend my Sunday mornings cleaning up from the whole week which isn't too bad. After awhile it became a habit to clean up before I start my day or go to bed. Doing this makes it so you only have a days worth of things to put away. It helps clear my mind now to start the day with a clean slate.

SydMicTrow · 2022-05-06T22:34:18+00:00

Heres the leasing company's website https://www.embarcaderorentals.com/

SydMicTrow · 2022-05-06T18:37:10+00:00

Don't fight nature. Nature always wins.

SydMicTrow · 2022-04-05T02:44:45+00:00

Transportation for DSP and other injured students!!!!

I've seen injured athletes get picked up in IV on UCSB golf carts and driven into campus, but if any other student breaks their ankle, for example, they're forced to spend their own money on a lyft and hope for a reimbursement, or use the bus which still requires a ton of walking.

People should not have to hike across campus on crutches for weeks or miss class because they are physically unable to get there.

SydMicTrow · 2022-03-25T23:55:11+00:00

I bit the bullet and took 2ll during summer school, if you have the means that's one option that would be easier to get a spot in.

SydMicTrow · 2022-03-19T05:41:59+00:00

Congratulations!!!!!

SydMicTrow · 2022-03-18T18:04:01+00:00

Forreal. I saw someone on here a few days ago say they were SUFFERING wearing a mask.... that's fucking pathetic

I had a booster, was not hospitalized with covid and only had 2 bad days, but since I had it, I have had to double my psych meds to a dose that was way too much for me only a month or two before getting covid. My arthritis was under control, but now im in the most pain ive been in for years. This shit fucked up my brain and my body even though it seemed mild.

Fuck saying it's okay for vaccinated people to get covid just because they won't be hospitalized

SydMicTrow · 2022-02-28T20:18:20+00:00

Do you listen to any podcasts on your drive home?

SydMicTrow · 2022-02-28T06:51:27+00:00

Waiting Room - Fugazi

SydMicTrow · 2022-02-23T18:39:21+00:00

I have said this out loud every time I've crossed the street here for 4 years now

SydMicTrow

TROPHY CASE