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pharmacist is one of the best fields to go into.. high paying and you can get a job anywhere. Don't know much about SDSU's programs but I see pharmacy is among them.
Other things of note... community gardens.. rent a garden plot and garden if you have an apartment with no yard to garden in.. I have two, but am currently only maintaining the 'perennial' plot for this year. Good price in a fairly nice setting.
Also the McCrory Gardens which is a very nice area to rest in with a diverse species of plantlife.
Nature park in development as well. And of course Brookings relative centralized location where a 50 mile drive in any direction can hit up a variety of locations.
Driving in the winter is a piece of cake perhaps not the day of the storm, but the day after, and the interstate is usually fine. People like to embellish stories but fact of the matter is it's only bad if there's a blizzard warning, when light/dry snow falls and then strong winds reduce visibilities. That's only happened to me once, but it was bad. Everyone on the interstate was going 40MPH using hazards because you could literally not see 30 feet in front of you. The visibility in open areas was worse then the worst dense fog you could imagine. If you went 65 chances are you'd hit someone before having a chance to react to seeing them. But chances are you won't need to travel during these relatively rare times. Never seen anything like it though, as in eastern WI snows are wet and trees limit blowing. If you've lived in a snow state you'll be fine with a little common sense.
Yeah I live in Montana right now...so I think I can handle a heavy winter! Also PennyPony-I lived in Central California for 10 years so we are pretty much in the same boat!
It is hard to get on campus accommodation - family undergrad- . I am thinking of living in SF . Do you think I can still make it to Brooking in the harsh winter ? Any thoughts please!
It is hard to get on campus accommodation - family undergrad- . I am thinking of living in SF . Do you think I can still make it to Brooking in the harsh winter ? Any thoughts please!
During a normal South Dakota winter you should easily be able to make the commute from Sioux Falls to Brookings. We do have the occasional winter where it's one ground blizzard after another, but the kind that totally disrupts your school year are rare. Contrary to what people in other parts of the US think, we don't get that much snowfall up here normally. The danger here is the wind and the ground blizzards caused by it.
The good thing is it's interstate the whole way, thus should you ever end up in the ditch you're not on a road without help. People in South Dakota will stop and help a person in a stalled/stuck vehicle. It's not a question of whether someone will help, but how many will stop.
As been mentioned multiple times on SD threads, dress appropriately and stock your car with winter survival gear such as boots, a snowmobile suit, extra gloves, a blanket, some candy bars, a cell phone WITH car charging adapter, shovel, and kitty litter/bag of gravel should you get stuck on ice to help you get going. An often overlooked item, but is often invaluable is a good tow rope. If you have all this you would easily survive in your car until someone rescues you.
I just wanted to chime in and say Brookings is a lovely town. My parents went to SDSU, most of my relatives went there, and some of my relatives still live in Brookings. There's enough shopping and restaurants to have the basics and it's a pretty short drive from Sioux Falls; there's a lot of nice parks; they have a quintessential main street with restaurants, shops, and bars; and I think having a relatively large university contributes to generally higher IQ levels than similarly sized plains/midwest towns.
It could just be nostalgia speaking, but Brookings is one of my favorite small towns anywhere (though it's not small by SD standards). And if you like burgers/old diners, go to Nick's and eat a few hamburgers.
Brookings has all the stores in the area, a hospital, many doctors and dentists, fast food places, a police dept that is friendly (unless you do something really bad). It is a quiet town for a college town, safer than most other campuses. They are strict on traffic laws and DWI though, consequently, the area is pretty safe to drive in. Off campus housing is a bit high (for the area) unless you get into the smaller surrounding towns then it is about 1/3 as much (or less). Winters can be rough, if you live out of town and commute I advise having a 4 wheel drive vehicle with snow tires on every wheel. Dakota Winters are famous/infamous for being COLD and windy with lots of drifting snow. If you can afford to live on campus I advise it. Dress warm keep all exposed skin covered as sometimes frostbite can set in in less than a minute. Basically (other than the Winters) is really a nice friendly, open minded, area and most all the businesses are geared toward the college students. I moved here 20 years ago and stayed, people here are really helpful, polite, and friendly.
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Everyone on the interstate was going 40MPH using hazards because you could literally not see 30 feet in front of you. The visibility in open areas was worse then the worst dense fog you could imagine. If you went 65 chances are you'd hit someone before having a chance to react to seeing them. But chances are you won't need to travel during these relatively rare times. Never seen anything like it though, as in eastern WI snows are wet and trees limit blowing. If you've lived in a snow state you'll be fine with a little common sense.
