I'm at kind of a dilemma here. I am from NY but I am currently attending Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. When I first got accepted here, I was so excited. I was going to get out of my small town and live on my own. I barely read up on the school before setting my mind to going here. I didn't get into any of the other schools I applied to so I was happy I wasn't going to have to go to community college. I visited Coastal and liked it so I committed. I realiezed I made a mistake when I went to orientation and I found out that I didn't get any financial aid. I got 5500 in subsidized loans so my mom had to take out a 32,000 loan to cover the rest of my first year. so basically I'm halfway through my first semester and I can't decide if I want to transfer home to community college or to finish out the year here. My plan always was to get good grades and transfer to Binghamton in NY because I'm a Political Science major and they have a great political science program. The pros and cons are:
Pros: -I'm saving roughly 18,000 by going home
-my mom said she'll buy me a nice car to get to and from school
-I can start working again
-it would only be for one semester if I can get into Binghamton for fall 16
- getting an associates at this community college basically guarantees acceptance to Binghamton.
Cons:
-I have to live at home and share a room. (At coastal, I have my own room & own bathroom)
-I won't have the freedom I have here
-the community college I would be going to is considered the "melting pot of the local high schools."
-I have the possibility for stupid high school drama because I could have classes with my ex best friend and her a-hole boyfriend (not a big deal but still annoying)
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