I think I had an educational epiphany?
I've been thinking about it for a while, and I think I want to go to college in HI (or CA), which are prob the 2 farthest states away from me (I live in Rhode Island) haha
It's not really the geography/weather that makes we want to go there…I think part of the reason is because I know that if I stay in my small state, I'll finish premed, then go to Brown University for medical school, then I'll work at Rhode Island hospital…when I'm old (If you go to college in state, chances are u'll stay in state for work, because of connections)…and I'd rather explore what's beyond RI and New England. The other part of my decision is because my mom would lock me up in a metal cage if she could…and she wants me to leave no farther than an hour from her. So, I kinda want to get away from this lack of freedom too (not that I'll become a hardcore partier in college haha).
Should I just try it, and if accepted, go to either an Hawaiian/CA Univeristy? Do you reccommend any? I heard that Chiminara and Univeristy of HI @ Manoa are pretty good
I understand wanting to move away from home. But just remember, you don't have to go THAT far to get away… Sometimes it's nice to be a little closer if something happens in the family, etc. My nephew lived in Delaware and wanted to go to Colorado. So he did and then later decided to take classes closer to home in Delaware for a bit. Then he changed his major and went to college in Missouri.
I recently moved to Florida from Maryland (about 1000 miles) and being away from some of my friends has been more difficult than I thought it would be. But the weather here is awesome!! Supposed to be about 80 degrees on Christmas Day!
Good luck to you.
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January 1st, 2009 at 12:10 am
Alright, check it out. You should go to CA most definitely. Not that HI isn't nice, but its more expensive there than here in CA, and you'll get island fever. So if you want to see more of the rest of the world, I think CA would be better for you…there's so much more to do here and you'll be able to explore the rest of the west coast. Which University are you planning on going to in CA??
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January 1st, 2009 at 12:33 am
I understand wanting to move away from home. But just remember, you don't have to go THAT far to get away… Sometimes it's nice to be a little closer if something happens in the family, etc. My nephew lived in Delaware and wanted to go to Colorado. So he did and then later decided to take classes closer to home in Delaware for a bit. Then he changed his major and went to college in Missouri.
I recently moved to Florida from Maryland (about 1000 miles) and being away from some of my friends has been more difficult than I thought it would be. But the weather here is awesome!! Supposed to be about 80 degrees on Christmas Day!
Good luck to you.
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January 1st, 2009 at 1:14 am
Yeah, if I was richer I'd go out of state too. But for my masters or Ph.D., I plan to get a scholarship or something and go somewhere in Chicago or New York, or Florida cause as long as you plan on getting a higher degree, people tell me it doesn't really matter where you got your bachelor's from. So I'm not really worried about the fact that I'm staying in-state.. I just have to get good grades so I'm accepted into good universities for my Ph.D. I have good grades now but they're not good enough for Ivy League…
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January 1st, 2009 at 1:26 am
I have a friend who went to college in Hawaii for a year (University of Hawaii) and it was really expensive so she ended up coming back to New England. A family friend went out to live in California for a few years but he ended up coming back to be with family. It would be nice to explore but I'd personally miss my family too much. That's why I want to study abroad for perhaps a year to get my fill of excitement, but I'll be able to come back home. :]
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