Living in kansas

hey u may have seen this post elsewhere but..
im looking to move to the states in a couple of years from england
can anyone tel me about kansas?
like cost of living?
how much rent would be?
price of houses for size?
weather?
jobs?
universities?
things like that..
im looking to go to uni in the states to study either meteorology or psychology...then after that who knows......
i could probably afford $500 a month rent.. i mean is that gonna get me something decent?? or somewhere in a rly bad location?
please help
thnks x

LISA,

DEPENDING ON WHAT SCHOOL YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND WHERE IT IS LOCATED WILL DEPEND ON YOUR RENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD SCHOOLS TO ATTEND HERE IN KANSAS.

I THINK TO FIND THE RIGHT SCHOOL MAYBE YOU SHOULD CONTACT ONE OF OUR NEWS WEATHER PERSONALITIES TO SEE WHERE THEY WENT TO SCHOOL AND WHY THEY STAY IN KANSAS. TRY THIS LINK OUT OF WICHITA, KS. www.ksn.com THIS WILL ASLO GIVE YOU A LINK TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS GOING ON IN KANSAS.

500.00 isn't going to buy you much, but since your single
it'll be ok...... I guess......maybe.......?

/shrug

haha who said im single? ok i am but o well not the point..

i guess il have to save up then!!!!

are u aloud to work with a student visa?

Lisa wrote:

are u aloud to work with a student visa?

I was talking on the phone with a friend when your message came up on my computer. He has a cousin from Europe going to school in Kansas City. He told me that you must have a sponsor to go to shcool here in the United States and that you can only work on campus during the school year for the first three years. After that you can get a green card and work off campus.

lucky guess on single...but you kinda looked single with
your list of questions..and not one said 'kids'.

=)

good luck! and i've no answers about legalities involving
coming to the states on visas or what/ever.

I think $500.00 would get you a fairly decent place in Wichita. My house payment is $580.00 a month, and I have a three bedroom three bath in a very nice neighborhood. There are three universities in Wichita, but also several tech schools, and a community college.

The winters aren't too bad. The summers are very hot. I am not originally from Kansas, but I like it pretty much here. In Wichita, the people seem to mostly be from all over the country. A lot of people moved here to work in the aircraft plants and then stayed.

like cost of living?- I agree, it depends where in Kansas you live. If you are in a large college town, you should be able to get by with $500 rent. There are also a lot of opportunities for roomates in college towns such as Lawrence, Manhattan, Pittsburg, Wichita, Emporia, etc.

how much rent would be? If you are in a large college town, you should be able to get by with $500 rent. There are also a lot of opportunities for roomates in college towns such as Lawrence, Manhattan, Pittsburg, Wichita, Emporia, etc. I am from the Overland Park area... it is more towards $600+(for a studio or one bedroom) for an apartment. When I was in KCMO, we paid $800 for 2 bed/2 bath.

price of houses for size? This really, really varies depending if you are in the metro, in a more rural area, which city, etc. Maybe check out www.kcstar.com for cost of houses around the Kansas City area.

weather? Here are the monthly average highs and lows:
Jan -19 / 39 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 / 4 Celsius)
Feb - 24 / 44 degrees Fahrenheit (-4 / 7 Celsius)
Mar - 34 / 56 degrees Fahrenheit (1 / 13 Celsius)
Apr - 45 / 68 degrees Fahrenheit(7 / 20 Celsius)
May - 55 / 77 degrees Fahrenheit (13 / 25 Celsius)
June - 64 / 86 degrees Fahrenheit (18 / 30 Celsius)
July - 69 / 91 degrees Fahrenheit (21 / 33 Celsius)
Aug - 66 / 89 degrees Fahrenheit (19 / 32 Celsius)
Sept - 58 / 81 degrees Fahrenheit (14 / 27 Celsius)
Oct - 48 / 70 degrees Fahrenheit (9 / 21 Celsius)
Nov - 35 / 55 degrees Fahrenheit (2 / 13 Celsius)
Dec - 24 / 42 degrees Fahrenheit (-4 / 6 Celsius)
Snow and ice in Nov/Dec/Jan; Lots of rain in April/May; tornadoes in late spring and summer; Fairly humid in the summer; Beautiful leafs in the Fall; Pretty much a good variety of the seasons.:)

jobs? I would recommend looking for jobs on kchasjobs.com , careerbuilder.com (which the KC Star lists their positions at) or monster.com .

universities? The largers Universities would be the Univesity of Kansas in Lawrence (yeah KU!), Kansas State University in Manhattan, Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Emporia State University in Emporia, Witchita State University in Witchita, Washburn Univsity in Topeka, Fort Hays State University in Hays, Ottawa University in Ottawa, Baker University in Baldwin City... the list goes on. Those are all Four-year colleges and Universities.

The State Board of Education in Kansas is pretty screwed up!!
Until after the elections ...beware, they are a little confused!!

"July - 69 / 91 degrees Fahrenheit (21 / 33 Celsius)"

Might wanna update that.=/

more like 90-102

lol - That was my thought, too.

It is ok living in Kansas. their is alot of things that have changed since I have been here. I like to take long walks.

Kansas sucks, it's one of the worst states in the whole country and is full of meth heads and meth labs (drugies). Do yourself a favor and move to the east coast or the west coast...stay far far away

Lost in Kansas wrote:

Kansas sucks, it's one of the worst states in the whole country and is full of meth heads and meth labs (drugies). Do yourself a favor and move to the east coast or the west coast...stay far far away

My question is if you are so unhappy here in Kansas why are you still here?
There are a lot of good things about this state. Get out and discover the people and the history. It sounds like you would find fault no matter where you lived.

Not that I think people are terribly rude elsewhere, however I feel that people are generally friendlier in the Midwest. I notice it shopping, in public places and even how personable people are with their neighbors.

There's no place like home.(Okay, someone had to say it!)

I grow up in Hays Kansas, can't say much good about it, other then the girls were friendly! Rememder thr frist time I seen a mountain in colo, WOW, trees, water, sober people, all in one place!

"My question is if you are so unhappy here in Kansas why are you still here? "

QFE!!!

Knight - I am ignorant. What does "QFE" stand for?
MY question is, if you are so unhappy where you are, what are you doing to make it better?

QFE = Quoted For Emphasis
your not ignorant, moreof I'm a internet nerd.

I use QFE when someone says something that I agree with..usually.=)