<p>I decided to visit WashU in St. Louis and other schools in New England area of my top choices, including Dartmouth. I want to know whether I can sleep at a current student's dormitory at WashU (I don't have enough money to sleep at a hotel and I don't want it), and also I want to know CHEAP transportation from Boston to NYC (I will be visiting colleges near Boston and in NYC)
I will be leaving pretty soon (less than 24 hours from now on), so please reply me as soon as possible and feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:collegetrip2009@gmail.com">collegetrip2009@gmail.com</a>
BTW, I wish to visit Northwestern in IL, but it cost extra $300, so I decided to visit WashU</p>
<p>For Dartmouth, I think I have to take Dartmouth Coach Bus from Boston Logan International Airport.</p>
<p>From CA (Bay Area: San Francisco, San Jose, or Oakland)---->St. Louis (WashU)----->Boston Logan International Air Port (I will be visiting several schools near Boston by bus and come back to Boston)--I heard there is a cheap bus at China Town in Boston (I have never visited MA, so I don't know anything about China Town) at there, I want to purchase a ticket to NYC so that I can visit some schools at NYC and then go to JFK International Airport come back to my home in Bay Area</p>
<p>In addition, if it is possible with spending less than 50 dollar, I want to visit University of Pennsylvania by bus from Boston.
Thanks :)</p>
<p>Oh, When I get to NYC, I will be visitng Columbia University and NYU, and then visit famous places like Times Square, etc. How can I get to JFK airport? and is it easier to go back to Boston Logan Airport from NYC Chinatown?</p>
<p>Get a NYC subway map and study where Columbia is (B’way & 116th) vs times sq (b’way & 42nd).</p>
<p>Boston is very compact city- you can walk from Chinatown to all other points, but you actually have no reason to be in Chinatown. What school are you visiting? The red line subway connects South Street with MIT & Harvard Sq in Cambridge. The "silver line bus runs form Logan to South Street.</p>
<p>Hanover is a classic New England small town. Boston is …well Boston. You’ll love one or the other. My son chose Dartmouth figuring he’d spend the rest of his life in a city. If you have all these choices but limited time and money, I’d offer the opinion that UPenn’s environs are urban but not in the same class as Cambridge or Columbia. </p>
<p>Personally, I think Boston is to college what Hollywood is to film; if you have a chance to be there take it.</p>
<p>Oh, and you don’t need reservations for the D coach. What do you do in free time? If it’s museums, theaters, clubs go to NY. Sit and drink, eat talk Boston/Cambridge. Ski/hike/climb/paddle Hanover. Philadelphia? Just Google “scrapple”. I love PHI for other reasons, but its really the complete antithesis of Bay area life.</p>
<p>How much is the Manhattan Subway from Chinatown to the colleges (Columbia, NYU, etc), famous places (like Times Square, Wall Street, etc), and JFK AIRPORT (yeah, I have to go home!!!)??
Shuttle Bus more expensive than NYC Subway? I will just bring a back pack (nothing really heavy)</p>
<p>How can I sleep at a Dartmouth College’s residential hall for one or two nights? DO I have to contact the admissions office?</p>
<p>I am trying to visit, WashU, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Chinatown (for the cheap bus), maybe some nice places at MA (maybe some famous hospital), and then NYU, Columbia, and then some nice places at NYC, and then JFK Airport to go back to home
lol First time backpacking trip to NYC :D</p>
<p>NYC has a one-day unlimited rides pass on subway/bus for $7.50.
Not sure about Boston , but fares are reasonable.</p>
<p>For your NY trip, it takes about 60 seconds to see all there is to see in Times Square. Instead, Walk down Central Park West from Columbia past Museum of Natural History. Cross Central Park and see Metropolitan Museum of Art. See Rockefeller Center south of the Park. Downtown, at NYU hang out at Washington Square and walk around the Village, and sample cafes and clubs.</p>
<p>No, NY is huge. you need transit from neighborhood to neighborhood. The Rock center at Dartmouth is a building complex (Nelson Rockefeller was an alumnus) for Poli sci and some other arts depts, Rock center in NY is Radio City, the GE/NBC studios, skating rink, St. Patricks Cathedral, Saks 5th Ave, and all sorts of similar stuff.</p>
<p>By the way, this gratuitous help/advice is typical of Dartmouth people. Columbia people would ignore you. Harvard people would feed you disinformation.</p>
<p>If you are taking a bus into port authority (whether the china town bus or the grey hound), you will be at Times Square. I will just give directions from times square…</p>
<p>From time square to Columbia - take the #1 train up town to 116th street.</p>
<p>From Times square to NYU - Take the R train to 8th street (to be on the broadway side of the campus). or Take the front of A, C or E train to west 4th street to be on 6th ave side and walk to the school.</p>
<p>From NYU to wall street- take the front of the E train to the last stop- World Trade Center. You will be at ground zero then walk down town to wall street. You can also take the R train to rector street, then walk over.</p>
<p>To get to JFK- Since taking a cab will be a flat rate of $45, I recommmend the following; take the 1, 2, 3, A, E, C to 33rd street- Penn station. If you are traveling on the weekend take the Long Island Rail road to Jamaica station (cost will be ~$3.50 and the ride is ~17 minutes). From Jamaica station take the elevator to the upper level to take the air train ($5) and get off at your airline terminal.</p>
<p>So, after visiting Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Coach Bus will take me back to Logan Airport. At that time, from Boston Logan International Airport, how can I visit Harvard, and then Boston’s Chinatown to catch up a cheap bus (including Lucky Star) going to NYC. I also need to visit NYU and (if possible, Columbia) many other notable places (Times Square, Broad Way (I think NYU is on Broad Way?), Wall Street, etc. After, I would need to go to JFK Airport. To save transportation cost, is it best (or one of the best) way to use NYC Subway to go to all those notable places, and JFK Airport?</p>
<p>I also want to know some extremely cheap places to sleep in Boston and NYC.</p>
<p>Not meaning to rain on your parade, but you’re probably going to need to think about trimming down your itinerary some — am I correct in saying that you’re planning to visit WashU, Dartmouth, Harvard, Columbia, NYU, Brown, UPenn, Times Square, Broadway, and Wallstreet all in the ~4 days before the decision deadline, on a strapped budget?</p>
<p>I totally understand the pressure choosing a college puts you under (been there ), but realistically you need to think this through. Are there any of these colleges you can scratch from your list before you leave? Do you need to visit landmarks in addition to colleges while you’re on the trip? </p>
<p>I can tell you right off the bat that you’re going to need to put in some very polite communications with the visiting student receptionist for your night(s) you’re planning to stay at WashU — we’re all in reading week, and there may not be anyone on CC who can help you on this short of notice right before finals week. </p>
<p>All to say, just think this stuff through. Best of luck with your decision.</p>
<p>haha, yeah you are right, Don. Since WashU does not have classes for this semester, I just decided not to visit WashU but If I don’t find genuine LOVE on any of the east coast schools, I might send deposit to WashU. I think it is kind of adventure. However, since I have done alot of researches on my schools for the past month, I am confident that I will make the right decision. Since it is kind of too far from NYC and Boston, I will probably not visit Penn and Brown. Thanks for reminding me to be realistic, Don!!! :)</p>
), but realistically you need to think this through. Are there any of these colleges you can scratch from your list before you leave? Do you need to visit landmarks in addition to colleges while you’re on the trip? </p>
Since WashU does not have classes for this semester, I just decided not to visit WashU but If I don’t find genuine LOVE on any of the east coast schools, I might send deposit to WashU. I think it is kind of adventure. However, since I have done alot of researches on my schools for the past month, I am confident that I will make the right decision. Since it is kind of too far from NYC and Boston, I will probably not visit Penn and Brown. Thanks for reminding me to be realistic, Don!!! :)</p>