I don’t know of anyplace here where you won’t spend a lot on rent for your own apartment. I pay 1k for my 350 sq ft shoe box in a not so great neighborhood with no off street parking. Your best bet if you want to save on rent would be find roommates close to WPI.

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I get it that it makes sense that a person's race or ethnic identity is important when working exclusively with people of the same race or ethnicity. When they are in a position that deals with multiple groups shouldn't the person's qualifications be the only focus? You say this was a selling point, to who?

"I wouldn't care, or, personally, I don't care,"

Seems like you definitely do

First off, congratulations!

The only apartment I rented in Worcester was found through a friend, so I can't help much there, but Craigslist is probably a decent place to start looking. WPI will likely also have resources to help you find housing.

To echo what everyone else is saying, you'll need to be prepared for it to get quite cold in the winter (consistently below 0°C December through the first half of March, with dips down to -20°C and a couple days even colder). In the summer it can be really warm (25-30°C with the occasional day that gets to 35 or so).

If you aren't familiar with the cold, the best advice I can give you is to make sure you have layers, including a base layer (merino wool ideally). Get a solid pair of warm gloves, a warm jacket, some decent boots, and beanie or two. The best time to buy this stuff is between now and September or so, as it will generally be on sale. Locally, most stores won't carry much in the summer but you can always shop online.

You 100% need a car or reliable access to a car. The bus system is not great and Ubers/Taxis will add up quickly. Also, one of the things that's great about Worcester is easy access to the places and outdoor activities nearby but outside the city and those can be tough or impossible to get to without a car. It would be a a shame to live here and not get to experience the rest of New England.

Best of luck with the move.

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>She was raised by a white family after being adopted, but she also has white parents.

My brother in Christ you can be both white and Latinx.

>I'm not going to link to the site, because the site sucks and promotes all kinds of conspiracy theories

Probably should have been a red flag, but okay.

She single?

I called my mom, she says you're a stupid dick

Also white Latin(e/x/o/a)s don't exist, and one's ethnicity disappears during trans-ethnic adoption. :o

In order to be Latino/Latina you need to know how to speak Spanish; good to know!

I can help with your second two questions.

Your wardrobe should at least have a few items for all weather conditions. Three weeks ago it was -30 here. One weekend last spring it was 98 and incredibly humid. Throughout the year it can, and will, range like that. For winter clothing, be discerning. There are stores like LL Bean and Columbia that will have good products and stores that cater to outdoors people like Cabela's or REI will also have good options. Don't cheap out on your big, heavy winter coat. It might not be the most stylish but you'll want something that will keep you warm in the winter and the truly good ones can cost a bit.

There is a bus system in the city, and it's free, but it's not the most all-encompassing route system. I would highly highly recommend a car.

Definitely get some insulated / wool socks and a nice winter jacket.

You can go almost anywhere to get one. I have just a standard fake wool coat from Old Navy and an Adidas branded skiing jacket and do just fine. The socks help. Boots will help as well. I recommend insulated boots. Most can be bought online or at a local store, but you'll get better deals online.

This is my exact jacket: https://www.amazon.com/adidas-Soccer-Condivo-Winter-Jacket/dp/B09V1V674G/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=adidas+winter+coat&qid=1677514085&sr=8-3

This is my other jacket: https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=473482012&vid=1&grid=Bloomreach_4_14_1#pdp-page-content

These are my boots: https://www.amazon.com/North-Face-Mens-Snowfuse-Insulated/dp/B00T3JAHRK/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3UEDBI7KVW640&keywords=north+face+boots&qid=1677514144&sprefix=northface+boots%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-5

Dick's Sporting goods and LL Bean are nearby and they'll have better winter gear. It all comes down to your personal preferences.

I wouldn't spend TOO much on winter clothes though - The REALLY cold weather only lasts a short period of time and like last winter, it never came. A couple weeks ago here, it was below 0F, but then a few days later, you could go outside with a tee shirt on. I wouldn't spend more than $100 on boots or a jacket, and those are going to be the most expensive purchases for winter clothes. If you're starting in the fall, you can even wait until next November's Black Friday sales and just buy something then. October - December are moderately cold and you can usually get by with a lighter winter jacket or some hoodies.

Public transport and apartments I cannot help with as I drive and live outside of the city.

No kidding. And inflection is so obvious in ASCII text, too.

According to the management, a few weeks ago when we had that extreme cold, they had a pipe freeze and later burst.

facebook marketplace has tons of people selling. lots of questionable stuff (green) and so many trying to capitalize on trend (OMG LIVE EDGE SLAB FARMHOUSE) but if you can sift through the chaff you'll find there are plenty of guys running small mills who even have kilns and they're almost always willing deal.

Reddit doesn't understand sarcasm

What the hell is with you bootlicking the DPW? Do you work for them, and this is why you are so impassioned to disregard every single example of them not doing their taxpayer-funded job on the roads this winter? Does "harden tf up" translate to me spending a thousand dollars on dozens of bags of salt and sand only then to spread it myseld over the length of the roads I live on that funnel into a main road? If so, can I get a refund on the hundreds of dollars of taxes that I pay to the state to cover road clearing and upkeep? Being prepared for winter in NE has exactly zero to do with the issue of the DPW being inept and incapable of their jobs of salting the roads and plowing. If I'm paying for a service, I damn well should see people doing said service. And that has fuck all to do with what kind of winter clothing I have or my AWD car.

Truly....what the hell does "harden tf" mean to you?

Edit: Instead of replying or even clarifying why he's OK with the DPW not doing their job on the residential roads this winter... he's going into personal DMs to reply with shit like, "Why are you such a giant pussy? Are you trying to get an endorsement deal from Tampax?".

This guy is too scared to say anything on the public thread. 🤣 Plus, a tampon has much more use than this guy has.

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Renovations

It’s a joke bro I loved ‘Bama

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This is 1 thing the website actually helps with. It's got a list of observed holidays and a zoning map. That said, they say to put out trash by 6:30. Maybe it's where I am, but in reality, my street gets trash pickup at 7:45, and recycling sometime that day....

Trash Schedule

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Bahahah! I grew up 20 minutes away and never have seen anything like it. Population about 1/10th of Worcester and the roads were always immaculate. Worcester doesn’t even bother to plow the streets downtown. Usually towns and cities will at least plow main streets. Not to mention Worcester has some of the steepest streets I’ve seen outside of San Francisco. Not a good combination!

The city must be broke right? I have no idea about the economics but if you can’t afford road treatment for storms you are in trouble