Comments on: Unraveling the Graduate Housing Problem http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Bobbi Mccaskill http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/comment-page-1/#comment-180984 Bobbi Mccaskill Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:45:50 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/#comment-180984 I have forgotten who it was but I first found out about your website from a link posted on Twitter. . I truly love the stuff I have read on your site and plan to keep reading when I get more time. Do you have a Twitter profile? I have forgotten who it was but I first found out about your website from a link posted on Twitter. . I truly love the stuff I have read on your site and plan to keep reading when I get more time. Do you have a Twitter profile?

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]]> By: Tomek Kott http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/comment-page-1/#comment-171519 Tomek Kott Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:43:38 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/#comment-171519 The GSG website has changed some links. Most of the ones found in this blog posting can be found: http://www.gsg.umd.edu/resources/housing and http://www.gsg.umd.edu/resources/reports. The GSG website has changed some links. Most of the ones found in this blog posting can be found: http://www.gsg.umd.edu/resources/housing and http://www.gsg.umd.edu/resources/reports.

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]]> By: Cassandra Wilson http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/comment-page-1/#comment-38663 Cassandra Wilson Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:13:52 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/#comment-38663 I relocated here from Phx, AZ to attend grad school full time. Not married, no children, but I am 41 years old and well past dorm living, even with people I like. As a non-tradtional out-of-state grad student, housing was definitely an issue for me. I have never lived in the area, and trying to secure an apartment 3,000 miles away was impossible. I opted for the waiting list at Grad Hills/Gardens, but was told that I should look for something elsewhere because the list was long and nothing would be available until Dec...maybe. Ideally, I would have preferred univ grad housing because I could have left AZ knowing that I had a place that was close to school & anything else I needed and was conducive to my studies/education. Also, I would have preferred to be around other grad students. I could live with UG if they were serious, responsible students who could live by the rules; otherwise, definitely not. I now see how silly I was at times when I was an UG 20 years ago. I was responsible/seroius, but most of my friends weren't. I chose UMD because of their great journalism program, but I almost chose American Univ in DC because they have grad housing; they were just too expensive. Hope UMD makes grad housing a priority. I relocated here from Phx, AZ to attend grad school full time. Not married, no children, but I am 41 years old and well past dorm living, even with people I like. As a non-tradtional out-of-state grad student, housing was definitely an issue for me. I have never lived in the area, and trying to secure an apartment 3,000 miles away was impossible. I opted for the waiting list at Grad Hills/Gardens, but was told that I should look for something elsewhere because the list was long and nothing would be available until Dec…maybe. Ideally, I would have preferred univ grad housing because I could have left AZ knowing that I had a place that was close to school & anything else I needed and was conducive to my studies/education. Also, I would have preferred to be around other grad students. I could live with UG if they were serious, responsible students who could live by the rules; otherwise, definitely not. I now see how silly I was at times when I was an UG 20 years ago. I was responsible/seroius, but most of my friends weren’t.

I chose UMD because of their great journalism program, but I almost chose American Univ in DC because they have grad housing; they were just too expensive. Hope UMD makes grad housing a priority.

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]]> By: Lucinda http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/comment-page-1/#comment-6865 Lucinda Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:27:55 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/#comment-6865 I must say I have to agree with Laura. Perhaps this is because I am also thinking about family housing. Other graduate schools I applied to offered affordable graduate student housing as well as family housing for graduate students. I ultimately chose UMD because of the great program, but this decision was very hard as housing and stipend offers were much better at other institutions. To remain competitive and continue to draw the best graduate students, UMD needs to also have housing for graduate student and their partners and/or families independent of undergraduate student housing. As most graduate students are past the point of dormitories, apartments would be more attractive. I must say I have to agree with Laura. Perhaps this is because I am also thinking about family housing. Other graduate schools I applied to offered affordable graduate student housing as well as family housing for graduate students. I ultimately chose UMD because of the great program, but this decision was very hard as housing and stipend offers were much better at other institutions. To remain competitive and continue to draw the best graduate students, UMD needs to also have housing for graduate student and their partners and/or families independent of undergraduate student housing. As most graduate students are past the point of dormitories, apartments would be more attractive.

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]]> By: Kyle Gustafson http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Kyle Gustafson Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:09:27 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/190/#comment-701 I think it is important to note that the UMD administration is working actively to attract developers with a coordinated plan to the East Campus site. The University is the owner of a significant amount of land, and the East Campus Initiative on campus property leased to a development team could be a sparkplug for reviving Route 1. One wouldn't say they have been at all inactive. I think it is important to note that the UMD administration is working actively to attract developers with a coordinated plan to the East Campus site. The University is the owner of a significant amount of land, and the East Campus Initiative on campus property leased to a development team could be a sparkplug for reviving Route 1. One wouldn’t say they have been at all inactive.

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