Does anyone who has lived in a laker village single before have pictures? I would love to see how other people have decorated the space. Also, a couple questions about the space:
- If I lofted the bed, would I have space for a small table and chairs and/or an easy chair?
- Is lofting the bed the best option?
- Do I need extra pantry space?
- How bad really is the bug problem? I am deathly afraid of spiders
- What are some things you have bought to save space?
- Could I put up curtains?
Hi! I'm looking for someone to sublease for me at Locale for the 24/25 school year. It's a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom apartment on the ground floor. Rent is 605/month and they do flat rate utilities for like 59/month I believe. Fully furnished. I'm currently living in the apartment but I just bought a house so I don't need this apartment anymore. You'd be able to move in earlier than other new residents if you'd like. Send me a message on here if you're interested or Instagram @heyitslydiarae. Thanks!
I was accepted into the Professional MBA program for a fall start. I am getting nervous about it and looking for opinions from current or former students in the MBA program. I think I just need some reassurance. I was also accepted into Wayne State’s online MBA, but I like the idea of going in person and the connections GVSUs program offers.
What was your work/life balance like? Were the professors helpful? If you could start over, would you do it again? Did you make worthwhile connections? Did it help you in your career?
Thank you!!
edit to add: I got my undergrad in business at GVSU and worked as a student office assistant in the seidman advising office, so I’m pretty familiar with how the school is.
I have an honest question. Why are one bed room apartments in allendale over 1200..? A four bedroom is like 800 after/with utilities.. I don’t know one college student who can pay that while not having help from family, still buy groceries, and do classes. I was being generous and did not include medical bills, gas, and then you have to pay for parking on campus when we ALREADY go there and pay thousands and thousands. I understand that it’s college and things are a bit expensive but this is out of hand. Jobs on Lake Michigan barely hire during the year and the bus does not go around allendale. Only to enclave. On campus housing through the school has been closed since October. You can’t even submit an application. GVSU is more worried about the incoming freshman. Why do you think we have one of the highest transfer rates in the state. There’s no reward. GVSU just raised the tuition again. No other college is having this rent/housing issue I’ve checked and looked at apartment prices near campus. It is either we get on campus housing or absurd rent amounts, and on campus housing applications are closed so what does that leave? Im a senior. I need my own space and privacy. Four bedroom apartments are out of the question as they are too expensive for living with 3 other people. I can do a two bedroom but that’s 1000-1,100 each. As a senior I should be living on my own. I worked over 50 hours weekly as a junior making $13 an hour at Burger King just to have no money left over and it all go to rent/food. The prices are getting higher and higher. Someone needs to do something about this ASAP. I cannot transfer as I’m a senior because all credits won’t fall through so I have no other option. What can we do about this?
Hey friends! I am an adult learner in the LEADS program at GVSU. The program is great because of the flexibility it allows for older folks wanting to return to school who may have robust work/life schedules they juggle. That fits my situation for sure!
Anyway, for one of my jobs I work for a local organization as a Community Living Support worker. That is, I work with adults who have disabilities to get out in the community to do stuff and work on goals! I have a person I work with who is really into Pokemon Go, and so I started playing as an extra way for us to connect when we're out and about.
While I am an older Laker, this person I work with is closer to typical college age and I would love to create new ways to connect them casually and socially in a safe way with some local people, which brings me to the purpose of this post:
Would anyone like to get together for a small Pokemon Go meet up group with us? Maybe meet up on campus or around GR, do some parties, routes, trades, etc. It'd be great if someone wanted to share their favorite routes as a sort of tour guide!
It'd have to be Tuesdays or Fridays between 5-7:30pm. If interested reply to this post or DM me! Thanks for taking a moment to consider the request!
Got myself in a sticky situation. Have one more semester to go, and I signed a lease at CV not really thinking about post grad planning. Unfortunately, I sublet, but now I'm in a rough place as most places are either filled up or only allow for 10-12 month lease cycles. Anyone know or have leads on Fall Semester rentals or places that allow for 1 semester long rentals?
This is mainly for housing staff or people who are extremely familiar with housing rules. I saw on the list of banned items for on-campus housing that "pianos and organs" are not allowed. I was hoping to bring an electric keyboard next year so I can play in my apartment. I would be bringing headphones so would not be making a lot of noise. This may seem like a dumb question but I legitimately do not know if portable electric keyboard fall in the "piano and organ" category, and I don't want to bring the keyboard if it will end up being confiscated.
Hi I am currently looking to renew my 2024-2025 lease at my townhouse in Canvas Townhomes. The unit is a basic 4 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom unit with 3 girls already living there. This unit is super spacious (2000 sqft). Since I renewed my lease early, the rent is low compared to new lease pricing, at $580 a month. New leases are at $640 a month! Utilities are at a flat rate of $45. You would be getting your own bedroom and bathroom connected. This lease has an in-unit washer and dryer, gym on site in the complex, easy access to a nearby bus stop, plenty of parking, etc. I cannot afford this lease as I have changed my job and moved in with family for my health, so I need a relet ASAP! Comment, PM, me if you are interested, or give me a text/call at (231) 923-6801
Hey all! My partner and I (GVSU Alum) are currently in need of 1-2 (ideally 2) roommates so we can renew our lease for the next year(Our lease ends at the end of July, so we're looking at move-in around August 1st. Our current roommates are planning on starting to move out in early July, so you’ll likely be able to move in a week or two early! (We do need to know if we're renewing before July 1st though.)
We're located in the John Ball Zoo area in a 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom house. It's a couple blocks away from the JBZ bus stop, so it's perfect for anyone with a lot of classes downtown. No central AC, but there is a washer and dryer in the basement. The rent next year will be a total of $1833, but we'll be splitting that equally with whatever roommate(s) we're able to get! So we're potentially looking at $458.25 a piece or $611 a piece depending on if we can get 1 or 2 roommates! Water is paid quarterly and averages out to $198 total. Other utilities (internet, gas, electric, trash) have ranged from $254.23 in a month, to $427.23, with an average month totaling $320.06. (It can vary because of trash pick up and electric/gas usage). (And again we'll divide those either 4 or 3 ways!)
The bedrooms upstairs are essentially 1 larger room, a smaller room, and a room that's a bit bigger than the small room. There are also a couple of office rooms, (one of which we’re using for our PCs), and space in the basement that can be used for extra space. Ideally, a couple would take the bigger room, whether that’s us moving from the smaller rooms into it, or a new couple coming in and using it themselves. We can provide the Zillow listing to serious interested parties so they can see the house layout, and can provide additional photos/video as needed. We’re currently asking for additional information on the pet policies for our house from our landlord, so we’ll update this with extra info as soon as we have it!
Our landlord will likely require an application, which will probably come with fees. They probably won’t require a security deposit, but as a courtesy to our old roommates, we would request that you pay the equivalent to the old roommates ($437.50) since they won’t get the deposit back because we’re not moving out (When we all move out, you’ll get the security deposit back like normal - Shiloh did this when she moved in last year).
As far as living style goes we try to take turns buying shared household needs like hand soap and toilet paper, as well as household chores like trash/dishes. But we don't have a chore wheel or anything, we try to be pretty chill about it. We love board games! And have several here that we can play together ranging from casual/party board games to stuff like Root, Talisman, Everdell, and Flamecraft which are some of our favorites!
Our roommates that are leaving are taking a good chunk of the furniture we have now with them, so we would have to figure out stuff together like finding a couch, shelves for the boardgames, a food storage solution for the pantry in the kitchen, some tables/chairs, etc.
So now a bit about us!
Hi I'm Shiloh26)! My pronouns are She/her, but I'm kinda experimenting with them at the moment and might be going by She/he! My interests include: board games, video games (Particularly FFXIV and Honkai Star Rail!), drawing, anime(though I'm admittedly a bit of a casual watcher), and baking! I'm a bit of an introvert, but I'm defo down to hang out with new roomies and do things around town/in house together! I have two lovely partners, Juniper(who'll introduce herself below) and Sophie who currently lives in Portugal but may come to visit/potentially move in towards the end of the lease.
Hello!! I'm Juniper (26) (She/her pronouns)! I’m a social media coordinator at a company specializing in reptiles and reptile accessories, so I can tell you all about geckos! Like Shiloh, I’m big into gaming, anime, and lots of other nerdy stuff. FFXIV is big for me as well lol. I’ve bounced around hobbies a lot, so things I’ve done and may return to include painting miniatures, photography, Magic the Gathering, and much more! Chances are, if you show me something neat, I’ll be interested in trying it myself!
I am a transfer student from a community college. Will I still qualify for the gvsu pledge? My family makes less than $50K a year
Hey guys! Please let me know if I am being a bit too ambitious and need to come back down to earth. I’m an incoming freshman at GVSU with a deep passion for both Nursing & Biomedical Science. I would LOVE to study both of these subjects, but don’t know if GVSU allows you to double major in these programs. Does anyone know if they allow it? Or who I can contact to discuss this? Do you advise against it? Anything helps , thanks!
I'm surprised a lot of students don't know about this but you can test out of some entry-level classes, and not just with AP credits.
This really helped me get credit for needed classes so i'm writing to share my experience. This will particularly be helpful for incoming freshman hoping to save money, but applies to any class standing.
GVSU allows students to take CLEP or DANTES/DSST exams for college credit. CLEP is offered through The College Board just like AP, and DANTES/DSST is offered in partnership with the U.S. Military but civilians can take it as well. Here's a link to the exams that GVSU will allow you to take: https://www.gvsu.edu/cbe/
Its important to check with an academic advisor first to see if earned test credits will apply to your program because different ones (nursing, engineering, etc.) may have different requirements for testing out requirements or rules for credits earned outside GVSU.
Usually you can take these exams online with remote proctoring, but you can also schedule to take it at a local affiliated testing facility as well.
You will usually receive your score within 24-48 hours, and it's important to make sure your scores are sent to the GVSU records office, which you can select while scheduling the tests. Don't be hesitant to call the records office if you haven't seen credits added to your transcript within 2-4 weeks.
Both CLEP and DANTES/DSST cost around $100 per exam, but for CLEP you can go on Modern States and earn a free voucher that will entirely pay for the exam. All you have to do is complete modules and listen to a few hours worth of lectures for the relevant exam and then they will send you the voucher. Use it at checkout when you register for your CLEP through The College Board.
Also, in my experience Petersons and the official college board practice tests are the best way to study for exams. Petersons is pretty expensive but you can sign up for a free trial before the exam. A good strategy is to take the practice tests over and over again until you start scoring 80-90%.
Additionally, take GRCC classes if you get the chance! GVSU is strict about which community college credits they take, but a significant number of classes at GRCC count. The average credit hour for a resident costs $120 at GRCC ($253 for non-residents), while for in-state students at GVSU its $614-$644 depending on class standing and other factors. I found many of my GRCC classes just as if not better taught than classes at GVSU, and many are now offered online.
I hope this helps for anyone planning their next academic year!
Modern States Link: https://modernstates.org/
DANTES/DSST link: https://www.dantes.mil/
Hello hope everyone is doing well. I’m going to be a freshman next year grand Valley. I was able to get the grand Valley pledge as well as a small academic scholarship and the Thompson scholarship. I was just wondering if the money left over from the scholarships can be used on Room board food. and future years be used on campus housing and or fraternity living or food plans? I was also wondering if there’s extra money I could use it for school supplies such as a new laptop
Hi!
I'm looking for someone to sublease my spot at Campus West for the 2024-2025 school year. The lease starts mid August 2024 and goes until the end of April 2025. It's a 2 bed 1 bath, $650 per month per bedroom. It's some of the most affordable off campus housing near GVSU, and it's in a super convenient location.
message me for more info! thank you!
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I’m looking for a good sunset spot at GVSU or in Allendale in general. I know of the top of the library…is there any others that are good?
subleasing my room at 48 West, at 10897 48th Ave. For the year Aug 2024 to July 2025, its a 2 bed 2 bath. The complex has a fitness center, pool, and hot tub. its 840 including utilities. will pay first months rent lmk if youre interested, please only serious inquiries
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The Darkness Underground invites you to Goth Night, a night of live music on the darker side, on Saturday, August 31st at The Credit Union in Muskegon. Dust off your stompy boots and black eyeliner for a night of haunting melodies and mesmerizing beats. 7pm - All ages - $10 suggested donation
https://www.facebook.com/events/481136024243449/
The Credit Union
405 E. Broadway Ave.
Muskegon Heights, MI 49444
How accurate are the Net Price Calculator and scholarships/merit aid for out-of-state students?
Hello. I’m trying to sublet my lease. It’s for the year 2024-2025. It starts in August but I can leave sooner if needed. Really need to find someone because I can’t stay anymore. It’s at 48 West, 10897 48th Ave. please let me know if you’re interested. willing to pay first months rent Edit: still looking for someone as of 5/11/24
Rent is 840. It is a 2 bed 2 bath and my roommate is looking to sublease as well. It is rent per room so 840 with utilities for my room. It is a private bathroom and is furnished. The complex has a pool, hot tub, and fitness center.
Hey guys,
I am an upcoming International Student to GVSU for the Fall 24-25 Semester. I am doing my major in Business and all of my classes will be at Seidman College of Business Building. I have checked online resources to gain knowledge about housing, yet, I'm still seeking for information. As from my understanding, there are Winter and Secchia Hall available. Which one to choose? Any advises? DM is open for recommendation.
Thank you.
Hi everyone. I need help deciding between WSU and GVSU. I have a question for CS majors. How hard is it to get an internships in Grand Rapids area during school year or summer break? How is the career services? I have looked at Wayne State and other college and most of them don’t have good career services. Also, I read that GVSU requires internship to graduate which seems very nice. GVSU website says that the job placement rate is 98% for CS majors. How true is that? Thank you!
