I am stuck between two colleges. One is Humboldt, in Arcata, California. Everything about the college and the place is amazing, amazing people, amazing scenery, atmosphere, etc, etc, etc... it will probebly be the first place in the world where i'll actually feel like i belong. The other is : UCA in Conway, Arkansas... Republican town full of braindead rednecks. The college is very international, but not inspiring in any form... i cannot find any major other than languages that interests me...and the program itself seems too vague. I would probebly adapt, but it won't be pretty and I will never feel like I belong. (plus, to add to the shitter, it's a dry town) Here is the catch: Humblodt costs around 22,000$ per academic year. I currently can afford the first year, but will not be able to afford the second year without a scholarship...and a scholarship is possible but in no way guaranteed. UCA on the other hand will only cost 7000$ per academic year, and I can afford all the 4 years there. I was given lots of scholarships and was accepted to the Honors college, which means a higher level of education and life (even though i doubt that the education is good in general there)... plus there are some internship opportunities overseas with UCA. I will have to work 20 hours per week at UCA though. Which university should I go to?
Well, for one thing you're talking about the next 4 years of your life, do you want to spend them somewhere you don't want to be? On the other hand do you know first hand that Conway is the way you described it? I travel alot and sometimes I'm surprised to find cool places in unlikely locales. Being that it's a college town the fact that it's in arkansas might not mean that much.
Well, what can I say. Obviously, you will be happier in Humblodt, but if I were you (and I mean this literally "if I was actually making this decision for my own life") I'd choose the cheaper one. The school where you get your first degree is not so important, and I don't think it's worth so much money. Being able to afford all four years is a big advantage, and a feeling of security. I found that actually, some of these expensive schools attract rich and snobby people (yes, they may seem to be intelligent at first, because they got to go to the best highschools and know how they need to appear if they want to succeed in life). A simpler school is often a good choice. However, the main problem I see with the lesser college is that you can't select a major that appeals to you. Think, do you really want to study these languages? How strongly do you feel about language anyway? You don't want a major that doesn't truly appeal to you. Why are your two choices such extremes? Is there no middle ground school?
Why not go to the one in Arkansas for the first 2 years and get general education stuff out of the way, then transfer? That way you could affordably hit everything.
Well, I got alot of perspectives of Conway, and have some friends who went there and eventually adapted, but those friends are also different from me.
You got a good point there, the "toar rishon" school isn't as important. Well, I can always chabge majors in UCA, maybe I will find something that strikes my interest further along the way.
That actually seems to be a wonderful alternative, I just hope that everything with the credits can work out. Thank you
Why do I suspect you aren't referring to Humboldt, Saskatchewan? anyways, SilverClover's idea is pretty good, but realize you'll probably be spending more money because of transferring and some credits may not work form one class to the other.
Not if he contacts Humbolt and finds out if classes will transfer. Lots of people take general education classes somewhere else before going to finish their major, so it's not to out of the ordinary and most colleges are probably accustomed to that. But in my opinion, any class, whether it counts toward something greater or not, builds character so it's worth it. But I'm a geek so yeah.
