Medical School New Orleans

[Pages:19]Medical School New Orleans Housing Guide

2016-2017

Getting Started...

Choosing where you want to live can be a daunting task, especially if you don't have much experience with the city of New Orleans. To help with this decision, our class has compiled this housing guide as a way for you to get started. In this guide you will find survey results of where most people in our class live, and in what kind of accommodations (house, apartment, dorm, etc.). We've also compiled some tidbits about each area of the city from people in our class who actually live there, so if there's a particular neighborhood you're interested in, that section might be helpful as well. When choosing where you want to live, you need to consider many factors, some of which will be more important to some than others. These include:

-how close it is to school -how close it is where you want to go out -how safe it is -how many "study areas" are nearby -how close it is to grocery stores -if other med students live in the area -rent prices -relative availability of parking

Not sure where to even begin? Here is a list of helpful places to start your housing search:

1. The Classified section of the Sunday edition of the Times Picayune (the local newspaper)

2. - The link to the Real Estate section is: 3. Craig's List- The Web site for New Orleans (with links to the surrounding

areas) is 4. Your class Facebook group ? some options have already been posted and they

will continue to get posted throughout the summer! 5. Our Class! Talk to current students for their ideas and opinions. Since we've all

been through at least one year of medical school, we might be able to offer ideas that you may not have considered.

Remember that this will be where you both relax AND study, so really the best advice is find somewhere where you feel like you can do both.

Where Y'at? One of the coolest (and maybe also most confusing) parts of New Orleans is the way our city is divided into distinct neighborhoods. Each neighborhood comes with its own pros and cons, including its own rent prices, its own nightlife, and its own charm. You'll find LSU Med Students living in pretty much every single one of these neighborhoods, and a further explanation of what all of their pros and cons can be found below ? straight from the mouths of students who live there. However, if you're looking for more of an "official" opinion, check out: . It gives more insight into the different neighborhoods that make up New Orleans, including a history of the area and what major attractions can be found in that part of town .

Here is a general idea of where each of those neighborhoods are, and underneath it is a link to an interactive Google map made by a Tulane Med student that will give you a little more detail. Just as a point of reference,

LSU Health Sciences Center is located right in the middle of the grey "CBD(Downtown)" region.

9 8402503930.000484f2643a550c3a699&ll=29.948911%2C90.084972&spn=0.043358%2C0.090723&z=14 Also, in order for you to be as informed as possible, here is the link to the Orleans and Jefferson Parish Crime Maps. These maps can help you pick where (even within a certain neighborhood) you'll feel most safe.

Orleans Parish: Jefferson Parish:

Furthermore, has compiled easy to read crime rate maps of the different neighborhoods based on current FBI crime data. Here are the links to the maps for New Orleans and Metairie.

New Orleans: Metairie:

You may also want to consider how far you will travel to buy groceries/daily necessities or look for a place to study. The following map shows the locations of supermarkets and libraries:

Survey Results - here's where the current first year LSU Med class is living:

Location (out of 100 responses):

Uptown......................................................27 Garden District..........................................2 Lakeview/Lake Vista................................9 On-Campus................................................11 Mid-City.....................................................12 CBD/Warehouse District..........................4 Metairie.....................................................12 Old Metairie...............................................4 Kenner........................................................0 River Ridge/Harahan/Elmwood..............4 West Bank..................................................3 Irish Channel..............................................1 Chalmette...................................................0 Bywater......................................................1 Gentilly ......................................................1 New Orleans East/Upper Ninth Ward.....2 7th Ward.....................................................1 Marigny......................................................0 Broadmoor................................................5 Other..........................................................0

Live at Home with parents (out of 100 responses):

No...............................................................90 Yes..............................................................9

Housing Type (out of 100 responses):

Rental House.............................................24 Owned House.............................................19 Apartment..................................................22 Residence Hall...........................................9 Stanislaus Hall............................................5 Condo.........................................................3 Duplex........................................................10 Quadruplex................................................5

Roommates (out of 100 responses):

Zero............................................................36 One..............................................................32 Two............................................................22 Three...........................................................7

Are Roommates in Medical School? (out of 100 responses):

Yes.............................................................39 No...............................................................61

Apartment/Condo Complexes:

1750 St. Charles Avenue The Saulet Seville Square Clearwater Creek Greenhouse River Garden Palmetto Creek The Marquis Canal Street Apartments Woodward Lofts Napoleon Court Merchant Lofts The Crossings

General Pershing Park Oaks Royal Condos Lanai Crescent Club Apartments The Breakers Magnolia Creek Metairie Lake Apartments The Creeks of River Ridge Esplanade at City Park

Survey Results - FROM CLASS OF 2018 (RISING L3'S) Listed below for completeness

Location (out of 55 responses):

Uptown......................................................10 Garden District.........................................2 Lakeview/Lake Vista..............................6 On-Campus...............................................5 Mid-City.....................................................10 CBD/Warehouse District........................3 Metairie.....................................................7 Old Metairie...............................................2 River Ridge/Harahan/Elmwood............4 West Bank................................................1 Irish Channel............................................0 Marigny ....................................................2 Chalmette..................................................1 Bywater.....................................................0

Live at Home with parents (out of 55 responses):

No...............................................................51 Yes..............................................................2

Housing Type (out of 55 responses):

Rental House.............................................17 Owned House.............................................10 Apartment..................................................9 Residence Hall...........................................5

Stanislaus Hall............................................0 Condo.........................................................5 Duplex........................................................6 Quadruplex................................................1

***So basically, between the class of 2019 and the class of 2018, most of us live in either the Uptown/Garden District area or in Lakeview. These areas tend to be the most "20-something" friendly, and offer a wide range of both housing type and rent"***

And now a few words from the classes...

Members of all classes were asked to submit blurbs about their neighborhoods and what they like/dislike about them. Here's the highlights -

LIVING AT HOME WITH PARENTS

For those of you whose parents live here, you may be considering living at home next year. There are ups and downs to living at home with parents. If they don't charge rent, then there's obviously the upside of living somewhere for free. Plus it's always nice to have someone cook for you every once in a while. Here are some thoughts on the subject from two members of different classes who chose to live at home this year:

"I lived with my parents this year because I was away at college and didn't have time to find my own place. I was worried that I would be the only one in this situation, but I was pleasantly surprised to meet plenty of people who were doing the same thing. I'm very thankful for the amount of money I was able to save; however, I definitely paid for it in other ways. Morning traffic was somewhat stressful, and while I didn't go out a whole lot, coordinating rides back home could be difficult. Also, my family didn't really understand how much I needed to study and why I was frustrated when they would watch TV or have loud conversations. It's all ended up working out, largely because I just don't study at home anymore. If you do choose to live at home, make sure that you are very clear with your family that you'll be studying way more than any of you are used to and that their future doctor will need some peace and quiet :)"

-Member of Class of 2018

"The biggest perk of living at home with your parents is obviously the free rent. In the long run it saves A LOT of money not having to pay rent for the four years in school. Also, I never have to worry about going to the grocery, cooking dinner, doing laundry, etc. which is extremely convenient especially around test time. It also gives me time to be around my family while school is still keeping me busy. The only downside is being distracted when they're having family dinners, watching movies, etc. but that can happen with any roommates. I highly recommend living with your parents if you have the option."

? Lindsay Blanco Class of 2017

"Living with my parents has been very helpful with my transition into medical school for my first year. I lived with my parents throughout all four years of college, so moving out for medical school would have been quite a change for me. I am able to save money on food and save time cooking and doing laundry sometimes (sometimes my mom or my sister cook or do laundry). I am also able to help take care of my disabled grandfather who lives with us. I live on the Westbank, so I have to leave out about an hour before the start of class in order to get to class on time. The traffic is a bother going to campus, but it's really not that bad traveling from school back to my house. When it comes to living with my parents during medical school, I think the benefits outweigh the negativities."

-Chelsey Walker Class of 2019

UPTOWN

The Basics: Housing: apartment, house, duplex, condo Rent: $400-1000/month. Avg. Rent: $700-800/month Avg. Commute: 10-15 min Pros: walking distance to delicious restaurants, shopping, and bars, beautiful, ton of other students in area, always things going on, central location, pretty quiet, cheap cab rides from bar, close to campus, on streetcar line Cons: expensive, higher rate of crime, tourists, school traffic, small yards, street parking for the most part

"I live in the Carrollton part of Uptown and I love it. It has all the perks of being Uptown without being in the busiest area. Oak Street and Maple Street are walking distance with lots of bars, restaurants, and coffee shops. You can get anywhere in Midcity in 10 minutes, I10 is 5 minutes away, and you can hop on Claiborne and be downtown in 10 minutes."

- Member of Class of 2018

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