As someone who swore she'd go out-of-state and even got into her top choice, I completely understand your dilemma. As IB kids, we strive for excellence and somewhere in our twisted brains (that seem to be a requirement for the IB program), we see staying in-state as some sort of failure. The biggest obstacle that I had to overcome was viewing staying in-state as settling. It's not settling, Shelby, it's smart. I am so thankful I made the choice I did. Here I am getting paid to go to school (like you would be), I get to use that money to study abroad and not starve, and I'll have no debt. Also remember that undergrad is extremely important (but more for emotional reasons), but grad school is the MOST important.
The whole point of this was not to say that going out-of-state is bad by any means- if Brown had given me a full ride you bet I would have gone and loved it. I just hope that you'll see staying in-state as a great option too.
I am more and more. And I really like the ability to have a car and awesome dorms and MONEY being in-state. But it's also just part of the experience. I want the whole fresh-start thing, and go somewhere where nobody knows about my past situation or anything...
Plus I feel like I never really connected at North, so I want to meet new people. But I have to remember that there will be lots of new people at UofA, too. Plus I might see some old friends from Meadows, which would rock.
Thinking, thinking... I wonder if UT would give me a merit scholarship, because lord knows Cornell won't. Ugh.
But thank you for your insight. Honestly, I think about you and your situation a lot when deciding these things. I'm glad you found such a nice fit:)
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The whole point of this was not to say that going out-of-state is bad by any means- if Brown had given me a full ride you bet I would have gone and loved it. I just hope that you'll see staying in-state as a great option too.
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And I really like the ability to have a car and awesome dorms and MONEY being in-state.
But it's also just part of the experience.
I want the whole fresh-start thing, and go somewhere where nobody knows about my past situation or anything...
Plus I feel like I never really connected at North, so I want to meet new people.
But I have to remember that there will be lots of new people at UofA, too.
Plus I might see some old friends from Meadows, which would rock.
Thinking, thinking...
I wonder if UT would give me a merit scholarship, because lord knows Cornell won't.
Ugh.
But thank you for your insight.
Honestly, I think about you and your situation a lot when deciding these things.
I'm glad you found such a nice fit:)
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