🏠 Housing
What kind of place was it?
Coliving / Shared House
How much was the rent per month?
around 800-900 per month
Where was it located?
in philadelphia, 15-20 min walk from the university campus
How can someone find this place?
airbnb
Would you recommend it?
yes because i had my own bathroom, bedroom and utilities like fridge and coffee machine. The kitchen was shared, but i am often alone cooking there as there are not that much people and not everybody eats at the same time. So i would recommend it.
🍻 Social Life
What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?
I am not 21 so for clubs I don't know but there are a lot of cool bars like the post if you want to watch sports games of any kind, irish pub as well.
🎓 Uni life at Drexel University
Which classes do you recommend… or not?
BLAW 346, a lot of info but very interesting and a lot of real-life exemples on entrepreneurship reality.
Do you have some tips?
Registration was a bit long due to visa and immunization processes (USA requirements are long) but other than that communication from university and availability from advisors was great and helped me a lot throughout the process.
✈️ Travel
Best trips to do?
I mean not really close but in train or bus. you can be in New York in 1,5 hour, to washington in 2,5 hours. You can also take a flight to go to miami for example, or longer bus rides to go to boston but it is really worth it and flights are not that expensive compared to europe.
🌆 Philadelphia (PA) vibe
What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Philadelphia (PA)?
life is pretty good. good grocery stores in the campus (heirloom), a lot of restaurants/fast-foods that you'll like fs. The campus facilities are great, so if you like sports there is a basketball gym, a gym, soccer and football fields very close. You can rent any sports material with your drexel ID. I also recommend to try to visit the city because there are a lot of cool places (Museum of art, city hall, reading terminal market, etc)
💡 Other Tips
try to go to events at the start of the semester to meet local people, and also to exchange students meetings to meet people in the same conetxt as yours.
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