So it's decided...I have someone to carpool to the hospital with! It may seem like a small victory for many, but this means that I will have someone to show up with on the first day, someone to vent/cheer with at the end of the day, someone to quiz me with medical terminology, and of course the logical reason everyone else is thinking of - saving gas.
Because I'm a nerd and I like to figure things out and have personal justification for things, in the next 10 months with driving to the hospital and trips home, I'll be spending about $1,100 on gas. Not to mention putting 10,000 miles on my car, which I hope and pray makes it through the next year. By carpooling, I'll be saving about $400. I did another grown-up thing today by signing up for a credit card, so I could pay for the gas and build credit so that at the end of this internship, I'll be able to buy a car that is completely reliable!
Yet, while $1,100 seems like a colossal amount of cash for a recent graduate like me - it's FAR from the amount I'd be paying living by the hospital in Ann Arbor and not commuting. Four bedroom apartments in Ann Arbor range from about $550-$900+ for 10-month leases. Oh. My. Lanta. And that's just the lease - not to mention utilities and gas money for visiting home and CMU.
I think chillin' with Grannie will do...
301 days...
$550 would be a treat for me! I pay $955/mo. in Chicago, and that doesn't even include my cable/internet or electric. I wish I had a grandma in the city to live with! :)
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