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Confused, Live Downtown OR UniverCity! Help

Kami
edited June 2008 in General
Hello,

Im facing a huge dilemma, I dont know if I should rent and Live DOWNtown OR just live up on the hill, please let me know your feedback

Downtown:
pROS:
- Evrything is close, banks, stores, transits etc
- Feels safer, always crowded with people
- More possitive for my living experience as Im an international student

coNS - Freagin' far in distance to sfu hill, so this may be a problem , and If I get a car, the GAS will probibly jamm my monthly allownce
-evrything is close expt classes! excluding ones on the harbour centre


SFU:
Pros
- Classes are close
- save on gas and if I didnt get a car....umm....its just close!
- make more friends from schooL! possibly join more communities etc
- Get a Bigger place!

Cons:
- Possibly depressing!
-Far!
-could be the biggest mistake I've ever done.
- not sure about safety at night and if stores are open late
-I heard SFU was a prison! So im thinking it must be a gloomy place to live, plus the amazingly possitive stuff im reading about the hill here on talksfu makes me not very enthusiastic loool


hmm OK im sure there are more pros and cons to each, but right now this is all I can come up with...

so Help out please, what do you guys think?

- P.S Il either move now, or after this semester..gotta chose quick

Comments

  • vonnie
    edited April 2008
    Is renting downtown more expensive?
    Bussing from Downtown might take 45 minutes I would say... then again harbour centre is close.

    Lot of my friends that live in Rez really enjoy it from what i hear... you could ask JayDub cuz he lives in Rez.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited April 2008
    if you live on the mountain, your grades will probably be better since there is pretty much nothing to do, haha
  • IVTIVT
    edited April 2008
    from downtown to sfu is only one bus and ~40mins which is not bad. I vote downtown!
  • Morro
    edited April 2008
    In all honesty, what would you be doing on weekday nights, anyway? Might as well live close to classes and close to your friends. And on weekends, you can make the journey out to wherever you want to go. I mean, if you're considering making that same trek every day to classes, why are you complaining that clubs are far away, haha.

    I say rez.
  • Shi2
    edited April 2008
    I think you should just live at SFU.
  • DaNoobie
    edited April 2008
    lol wut, how is it safer at night downtown than @ SFU
    Safety in numbers does not apply if they're strangers (see bystander effect)
  • DaNoobie
    edited April 2008
    lol wut, how is it safer at night downtown than @ SFU
    Safety in numbers does not apply if they're strangers (see bystander effect)
  • nicole
    edited April 2008
    I would choose downtown, but I don't have experience with either.
  • randomuser
    edited April 2008
    i live downtown

    its absolutely wonderful if you are a hip person who likes culture and ease, and accesability...i just take the 135 to SFU or the skytrain it doesnt take long...and it works great for studying before classes if i take the 135

    however i have little to no involvement with the school because of that, and i pay rent through the ass, but i would never ewant to live in any suburb area after living dt

    i also feel very safe living DT, cause i dont go wandering into the east side
  • JayDub
    edited April 2008
    I do live in Rez, rez is sweet but I wouldn't mind living in Univercity either. That would be my choice.
  • baby e
    edited April 2008
    Pros and cons lists, hooray!

    I would choose downtown. It would most likely be more fun for you and you could really experience the city that way. There really isnt much to do at SFU so you would prolly be pretty bored imo.
  • meeshmeesh
    edited April 2008
    i've lived in the city for all of my life and i've never gotten tired of it. so my vote is for downtown. plus, you can catch the 135 and it brings you straight up to sfu in about 40 mins so you don't have to worry about transferring busses.

    then again, univercity does look pretty and i wouldn't mind living there either, but it's not as lively..
  • Kami
    edited April 2008
    wow so most of you opt for Downtown

    Vonnie: Well I can get an apartment for the same price but 2bds on the mountin

    Danoobie: Yah there are more people and more cops strolling around in downtown. SFU forest gives me the chills, maybe Iv been watching too many thriller movies lol the forests creep me out :(
  • toast
    edited April 2008
    Kami;27664 said:
    Hello,

    Im facing a huge dilemma, I dont know if I should rent and Live DOWNtown OR just live up on the hill, please let me know your feedback

    Downtown:
    pROS:
    - Evrything is close, banks, stores, transits etc
    - Feels safer, always crowded with people
    - More possitive for my living experience as Im an international student

    coNS - Freagin' far in distance to sfu hill, so this may be a problem , and If I get a car, the GAS will probibly jamm my monthly allownce
    -evrything is close expt classes! excluding ones on the harbour centre


    SFU:
    Pros
    - Classes are close
    - save on gas and if I didnt get a car....umm....its just close!
    - make more friends from schooL! possibly join more communities etc
    - Get a Bigger place!

    Cons:
    - Possibly depressing!
    -Far!
    -could be the biggest mistake I've ever done.
    - not sure about safety at night and if stores are open late
    -I heard SFU was a prison! So im thinking it must be a gloomy place to live, plus the amazingly possitive stuff im reading about the hill here on talksfu makes me not very enthusiastic loool


    hmm OK im sure there are more pros and cons to each, but right now this is all I can come up with...

    so Help out please, what do you guys think?

    - P.S Il either move now, or after this semester..gotta chose quick
    I think you made up your mind already, look at how many cons you have for SFU rez.. lol
  • JayDub
    edited April 2008
    Here is something you can get at rez you can't get anywhere else, a true fun and real university experience. Coming to classes for university doesn't count.
  • DaNoobie
    edited April 2008
    Kami;27738 said:
    wow so most of you opt for Downtown

    Vonnie: Well I can get an apartment for the same price but 2bds on the mountin

    Danoobie: Yah there are more people and more cops strolling around in downtown. SFU forest gives me the chills, maybe Iv been watching too many thriller movies lol the forests creep me out :(
    Well no one told you to walk around in the forest at night, thats like saying lets play house in the alley by the dumpster

    I dont get how ppls consider SFU to be more dangerous than downtown.
  • randomuser
    edited April 2008
    noone is saying sfu is more dangerous people assume its more dangerous downtown so in reference to that common thought is where the comparison is drawn

    itd be idiotic to wander into the east side with a hand full of money just as itd be idiotic to go for a hike while drunk on burnaby mountain, falling down and dying ;)

    the downtown core i feel very safe in, at the same time i dont think im going to be murdered at SFU

    actually regarding safeness at SFU i dont feel safe when i get stuck up there and have to hike down the road where cars may hit me, ie: 2 months ago on that fatefull snow day

    everyone on rez says rez is great, everyone downtown says downtown is great

    obviously rez is cheaper and there are less distractions away from school

    obviously dt is more expensive but you get a more urban lifestyle and convenience

    i personally would not want my entire life revolving around school, so if you want more of a non school life dont live on res, if you want a life in the real world live dt

    school is a very small part of how i identify myself, im a full time worker, and outside of school socialiate foremost, and a student well it doesnt come up often even though im full time student also
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited April 2008
    It comes down to priorities. If school is important to you, nothing beats living on campus. You can easily just go downtown whenever you want...rip down east hastings it takes less than 30 minutes. Living at univercity makes life a lot easier. You got your own kitchen and your own privacy to focus on your education.
  • cassie1013
    edited April 2008
    Oh god, downtown. Take the 135 bus, not a big deal at all.
  • Kami
    edited June 2008
    I just wanted to let evryone know...I moved downtown! :p yipeee

    Thanx for evryone who posted
  • Broken Lizard
    edited June 2008
    nice knowing you, crime in vancouver is horrendous, you'll probably get stabbed
  • randomuser
    edited June 2008
    no worse than surrey / richmond
  • Broken Lizard
    edited June 2008
    don't every carry cash cuz 50% of the time you go out you will be mugged
  • Magnificent_BastardMagnificent_Bastard
    edited June 2008
    Triple;32165 said:
    don't every carry cash cuz 50% of the time you go out you will be mugged
    The other 50% of the time, you get mugged AND sodomized. That's why Ryan hangs out around there so often.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited June 2008
    yeah but i don't carry cash
  • Lixie
    edited June 2008
    Live on campus. When you're in school, downtown is WAAAY too expensive. It's not only the rent... it's the actual cost of living. You'll be going out more often than you previous SWORE you would.

    But really, it depends on the lifestyle you think will suit you. If you think living on campus will be a BIG MISTAKE, then I say live downtown. I think every person had his or her own preference (I would think it was a big mistake for me to live downtown until I'm out of school).
  • randomuser
    edited June 2008
    I saw a listing for a two bedroom condo on campus 1800 dollars. Two bedroom condo of the some luxury downtown 1800-2000. I don't think the cost of living is all that more downtown. I've noticed at some grocery stores like the super valu on davie, a box of effing cereal is 9.99-- just walk down the street to safeway or IGA and they have regular suburb type prices.

    I would never want to live on campus ever, its not compatible with my life. It would be overly aggravating for my boyfriend to stay the night and have to leave for work the next morning. I also couldn't stay at his place without having to get up super early to go to school.

    Living on campus just seems like a pain in the ass, but Im spoiled and used to luxury.

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