[nabs-l] Considering UT Dallas in Richardson

[Misty Dawn Bradley]

Hi,
I am considering visiting if I can, but I would definitely have to try to 
save, which may be difficult to do on a limited income. It is a good idea, 
though, and one which I was considering as well.
Misty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Considering UT Dallas in Richardson


> If you have the funds available, I highly suggest doing something like
> what I am doing. I'm going to be getting my transfer associate's,
> also, and transferring to Louisiana Tech University. I found
> information about the bus lines, the school, and of course the
> Louisiana Center for the Blind, but have had a lot of difficulty
> getting to *really* know the area. So, this summer, I'm going down
> there to visit. It helps that I have family that lives about 2-3 hours
> from Ruston, LA, but even if I didn't, I could have taken a flight
> into a nearby airport and taken the GReyhound bus to Ruston. None of
> my family is going to stay with us during our time in Ruston, however.
> This is because we (myself and my boyfriend, who is also blind) want
> to explore Ruston as if we were just moving there and had to get
> around to the grocery store, to the university campus, to LCB, etc. I
> scheduled a tour of the university campus for one of the days we'll be
> there, and we'll tour LCB on another day as well. The rest of the time
> (six days inclusively), we'll be exploring the town, talking to
> residents, and going around with a real estate agent.
>
> The best way to learn about a place is to be there and experience it
> for yourself. I'm sure we'll have frustrations, and we'll keep those
> frustrations in mind when we make *the* decision. But being there and
> seeing the town for ourselves will allow us to make our own opinion of
> the area, and it would be the same for you, most likely.
>
> If it's at all feasible, save up for a trip to the campus' town and
> see what you think of the area. People can tell you what they think
> until they are blue in the face, but your opinion may be completely
> different (for example, people told me I would hate the suburb of D.C.
> that I lived in years ago, but I fell in love with it and still
> sometimes wish I never left).
>
> Just two cents from someone in the same boat,
> Jewel
>
> On 4/5/13, Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu> wrote:
>> The college should be able to provide information about housing in the
>> area. Some colleges have family housing. I know San Diego State did. Also
>> they would know of apartments with in walking distance.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Misty Dawn Bradley
>> <mistydbradley at gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> In another year, I will be completing my associates degree in social 
>>> work
>>> at my local community college, and I am planning to transfer to a
>>> four-year
>>> university for my bachelor degree. I hope to double-major in social work
>>> and elementary education if possible. I am looking into the University 
>>> of
>>> Texas at Dallas, which is in Richardson, Texas. Has anyone on this list
>>> lived near or ever attended this university? How is the public
>>> transportation and renting of apartments off campus? I did some research
>>> online, and some say that Richardson doesn't have as much in regards to
>>> transportation except for perhaps the park and ride station for DART, so
>>> that is why I am asking, because I keep getting mixed opinions on buses
>>> and
>>> housing. I also looked at DART's site, but they don't list things by
>>> city,
>>> so it was hard to tell. Also, is it difficult to find an apartment 
>>> there?
>>> I
>>> won't be living on campus because I have a child, so on-campus dorms are
>>> not really an option for me.
>>> If Richardson is not a good place for what I am looking for, is there
>>> another University of Texas campus in Dallas itself or another city in
>>> the
>>> Dallas/Fort Worth area that has more transportation? I looked into
>>> Irving,
>>> as they seem to have more transportation, but there doesn't seem to be a
>>> University of Texas campus there, and the University of Dallas in Irving
>>> is
>>> a private university, and I am looking for public universities due to
>>> lower
>>> costs.
>>> Thank you in advance for your help,
>>> Misty
>>>
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