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Current Students Guide to Living in Ponce

The average PHSU student spends on food anywhere between $50-$100 per week.

Most of our students will spend anywhere between $60-$80 per week on restautant food.

Our current students are paying an average of $15-$40 per week on recreation, leisure and sports activities (includes sporting events and gym memberships).

Our students spend on average around $20-40 per week on entertainment alone.

Here are some budgeting tips from our current students:

  • Eat home as often as possible!
  • It is best to share expenses with a roommate rather than living by yourself.
  • Make every dollar count. Assign every dollar a job.
  • Give shopping locally a shot!
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Off Campus housing

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Check our updated guide for the best places to live in around the municipality of Ponce.
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Eat well & keep studying

Where to eat

Here are some of our current students favorite places to grab a cup of coffee anytime of the day, grab a meal or go out to eat with friends and family.

Breakfast

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Lunch/Dinner

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Order food delivery from places to eat in Ponce, Puerto Rico near you:

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Advice from our students
Practice your Spanish from day 1 if you're not fluent. You'll thank yourself when you get to your third year and you can communicate effectively with patients and hospital staff.
Anonymous
AnonymousCurrent Student
Spend time with family and friends! Life does not stop just because you decided to study medicine!
Anonymous
AnonymousCurrent Student
Prepare your own meals! It is cost effective and more healthy.
Anonymus
AnonymusCurrent Student
You will have everything here. Not much of a cultural shock. Focus on studying, the rest will come.
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AnonymousCurrent Student
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To learn more about living in Puerto Rico, the State Department of Puerto Rico has prepared “Campus Puerto Rico”, a valuable resource to any perspective student:  

http://www.campuspuertorico.pr.gov/index.php/en/

 

If you are interested in learning more about the city of Ponce, you can click the links below:

https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/article/things-to-do-ponce

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/puerto-rico/southern-and-western-puerto-rico/ponce

 

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