<p>Nope, not nostalgic for cross campus and machine city–among the rare places one could find bad food and bad lighting in the 70’s/early 80’s. Toured it recently with my daughter…it’s lovely now! Wow!</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what the area around State Street & Trumbull is like? Safe to walk in? Populated? Etc?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Is this for an apartment?
State and Trumbull St are pretty busy streets, many offices, homes and delis’s, restaurants, etc. Very populated area, bus line.
Maybe be a “google map” search will give you a better idea of how it looks. Rents and homes tend to be moderate to high because of the location.
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<p>Trumbull and State is near the highway ramp and more commercial than residential. I would avoid, but of course it depends on what the alternatives are. This is probably a better neighborhood than some others.</p>
<p>Cross campus was like the semi-finished basement in a nice house- good for a ping pong table and lounging around, but not really living space. Bass was quite a home improvement project.</p>
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<p>Looking for insights on the Yale school of music, son is on an undergrad music scholarship at a major public university and wants to apply to the grad school, I know it is very selective</p>
<p>Just log into Yale’s account and notice that there was a charge for the board (meal plan) for the past fall semester and the next spring semester. Learned from DS that he has almost never eaten in the cafeteria on the first floor of his dorm since this summer. When he did eat there in a rare situation, he paid with his credit card (just because his classmate told him so.)</p>
<p>He lives in the dorm, so he should pay for the room. But what about the board? He could not possibly eat there as the cafeteria closes well before he gets back to the dorm.</p>
<p>Could he pay for the room only, but not the board?</p>
<p>He is a grad student, not an UG student.</p>
<p>StoneMagic, to reply to your above post. The Yale School of Music is excellent–and also highly selective as you noted. You probably also know that it is tuition-free. As with any school, of course, you will want to check out who the professors are in your son’s area, visit campus, and perhaps arrange a sample lesson to see if it is a good match. It was a Dec. 1 deadline for next year, though, so hopefully your son is not a senior…</p>
<p>mcat2 - from the Yale website:</p>
<p>“The HGS 150 Plan is a block meal plan that gives graduate students 150 meals to use anytime during the semester. The plan is required for all HGS [Hall of Graduate Studies] residents as a minimum meal plan…” </p>
<p>[What</a> we offer, Dining: Yale University](<a href=“http://www.yale.edu/dining/options/Gradmealplan.html]What”>http://www.yale.edu/dining/options/Gradmealplan.html)</p>
<p>Looks like you/he don’t have a choice. You could see if they would waive last semester’s charge since he never used the plan. Bad, costly advice from that fellow student if indeed that is what happened - that student would be in the same boat now as well.</p>
<p>Also, you and/or your son should have received automatic emails from Yale Student Financial Services indicating that a balance was due each month. If neither of you did, that may help your case for the waiver for last semester.</p>
<p>I have heard that one of the main reasons undergrads move out of the dorms is to avoid the very costly Yale meal plan.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>It looks like DS could not avoid this expense as he is a resident of the E.S. Harkness Hall. I think he has the “$1650 per semester” Harkness Plan:</p>
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<p>It is like he has wasted this amount of money this semester and he even did not know it until today, which is half a year later.</p>
<p>Now I know why most non-first/second-year students want to move out. It is not only due to the lack of the air condition during the summer. I think he may now consider to move off campus starting next summer because of this required cost. It is better to know this now as the house (apartment) hunting should be started in the early spring rather than later.</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>For all of the more experienced Yale parents whose students have moved off campus for junior year, any words of wisdom you’d like to share? How soon do leases need to be secured? Are there particular properties or property management companies you would recommend (or the reverse?) All suggestions and comments appreciated!!</p>
<p>^^ My son, a junior, looked into moving off campus. The majority of leases around campus tend to run from September to August, and renters (or their parents) are responsible for the months of May, June, July and August. As there are more apartments available in New Haven during the summer months, you cannot depend on subletting. Students lucky enough to sublet for the summer months end up charging half their actual cost, rather than pay the full cost themselves. For our family, when we ran the costs, it was cheaper for my son to live on campus rather than off. So, he’s on campus for his junior year.</p>
<p>DD is in a studio very near campus. With bills it works out to $900 per month, and she is responsible for a year-round lease. She is happy with the location and the management company, and no, no airconditioning unless you buy your own window unit. P.m. me if you want any more specifics.</p>
<p>So yes; definitely more expensive than dorms. And that doesn’t cover food costs! I would encourage an undergrad to stay on campus… but a different story for older grad students.</p>
<p>DS was in a studio very near campus for a year. I think it was a little bit cheaper than $900 a month back then. The studio is unfurnished. We ordered some furniture online at that time. It was a hassle to wait for the furniture delivery.</p>
<p>It is generally cheaper to live on campus if you do not mind paying a little bit more for the meal.</p>
<p>Many apartments will require roommates. It could be a hassle to arrange multiple tenants/friends sharing the apartment, when some friends may study abroad for some time in a year.</p>
<p>Popping in to wish all of the New Yalie parents a happy holiday and congrats.</p>
<p>KNOW: Move in is super easy for freshmen and Yale is great with communication to the kids about what to do/deadlines etc.</p>
<p>My congrats also to the new Yale parents. This site has been helpful to even somewhat experienced Yale parents like myself :).</p>
<p>Former parent of a daughter who graduated in 2012. She had a wonderful time there. So did my other daughters who did not attend Yale. For those that are new Yale parents, congratulations. To those who are not - your sons and daughters do not need to be validated by any school. They are the same at 4:59pm today as they will be at 5:01pm.</p>
<p>Former parent of a son who graduated in 2010. He also had a great time there. </p>
<p>Still remember quite vividly when S logged in and found out he was admitted around this time of the year (back in Dec 2005.) The time flies.</p>
<p>Congrats to the new Yale parents.</p>
<p>Thank you. My D got in yesterday SCEA!!! Now I am transitioning from an alumni (Class of "82) to a Yale parent. Feels somewhat strange but I am loving it. She is, of course, over the top happy because it was her first choice (and not because I was pushing her to go). So JE it is!!</p>