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Where do you park? I park in a parking deck on campus.
How far away is it? It's about 10-12 minutes walk from my dorm and any of my classes. It's on the outskirts of the campus.
How much do you pay for parking? I pay $370 for the parking deck pass.
Is parking an issue at your school? Yes and no. We have three decks on campus, and they are adding on to the deck in which I park. I can always park in the other decks if I want for $5.00 a day (which is generally considered cheap). And 10 minutes, while it is inconvenient, is not killer. Our school does provide an escort van at night during the week so that you don't have to walk back in the dark, which is nice. BUT...
If I want to park close to my dorm or close to my class, it's a mess. The majority of spots around my dorm are 30 min. meters- and they make LOTS of money off of the parking tickets they give us! The other spaces around the dorm are coded so that faculty, commuters, and night students can park there. HOW does this make any sense? The dorm I live in is not by any sort of campus building other than the cafeteria. When was the last time faculty, commuters, and night students spent any sort of time in the dorm or in the cafeteria? It is useful for our sisters who are commuters, but they aren't a huge number of girls. There are similar problems all over campus. Residential students get screwed in the deal. I used to commute, and never had a problem finding parking.
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