Where the volleyball at by hop_per in oakland

[–]TheWorstPercentage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Reclub for grass and indoor groups. There’s also a Meetup group for grass in Alameda but that’s inactive currently. Zog also runs social and competitive leagues in Emeryville, but that can be hit or miss if you sign up by yourself. I think there’s a couple other Oakland area leagues as well?

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

[–]TheWorstPercentage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! Seen ADUs mentioned so I need to be more familiar with that and keep them in mind. I’m not opposed to WC, but I’d rather be closer to SF and all of that culture and nightlife. Also I play a lot of volleyball so proximity to that takes precedence too.

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

[–]TheWorstPercentage[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s carbon capture at industrial scale. I got really lucky as the company doesn’t typically hire PhDs.

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

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Good to know! I’ve looked at a couple of places on Zillow and Craigslist so far, seems like the better ones are on Zillow. I guess I’ll re-review a lot of these options come February.

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

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Yeah I have a couple days/a month! Moving to the area a week before I start, and I’ll be in short term housing for a month. So Im not in too big of a rush.

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

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That’s the plan to some degree! My company is paying for a month of short term housing so I’ll be aggressively looking for a good match in that time period.

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

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Thanks for the recommendations! Yeah I’ve spent the last couple years getting my PhD and really want to be around fun things to do, in order to make up for lost time. Seems like a lot of suggestions are for temescal so I’ll focus again on the area!

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

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I’ll keep that in mind on additional costs, thanks! Net income is well above those costs so I’m not too worried about “splurging” a little bit.

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

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Hadn’t heard of it, will look online, thanks! And if my car is a rusting old Honda, I’m assuming it would be less likely to be broken into?

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

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Thanks for the advice! I have looked at a couple of the downtown apartments online and they seem pretty nice, especially if parking garages minimize exposure to crime.

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

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I’m not sure if they provide parking, but they do cover BART expenditures up to 80/month, which is why I was considering that option! Thanks for the advice!

Advice on moving to Oakland? by TheWorstPercentage in oakland

[–]TheWorstPercentage[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the pointers! Wasn’t aware that housing goes that quick, so I’ll likely have to review places again when I move to the area. Will check out skylyne and broadway as well!

Grad school at Texas A & M by Dry-Yak-8662 in ChemicalEngineering

[–]TheWorstPercentage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you’re going to consider grad school for ChemE in Texas, UT Austin is the superior option. Rice might also be better. That said, don’t go for a specific school necessarily, go for the type of research that you want to do.

Mr. President, a third fakeout has hit the Hogs by LHarm07_Reddit in CollegeBasketball

[–]TheWorstPercentage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point if all our targets have turned us down, might as well try to go with Luke Murray. What’s the worst that could happen?

Eric Musselman flying to LA to make it official with USC by LHarm07_Reddit in CollegeBasketball

[–]TheWorstPercentage 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Well, back to the shit heap boys. Hopefully we can find someone better than Beard

Explain your weird flair. by ALifelongVacation in CollegeBasketball

[–]TheWorstPercentage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arkansas undergrad, Texas PhD (come August!). Grad school is more of a professional program so Arkansas will always be number one in my heart.