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College dilemna

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emopoppins
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alright while college isn't in my immediate future, it is definately on the horizon seeing i am on the verge of the summer of me becoming a junior. i just started thinking about where i really need to go to college, seeing how my sister is in the same situation as me. i have 3 options, 2 really but the other is always there. 1st option, go to the local community college 20 minutes from my house. it is a respectable school with a lot of options to work and study, and at the same time still be able to ski. its affordable, and there is no reason they wouldn't accept me based on my solid B average. my second option is to take the traditional route, and go to State college. It is more expensive, would require i work harder, and probably limit my skiing time. It would open up more doors for me for colleges/jobs/oppurtunities in other states, but do i really want to rack on 80,000 dollars in debt (parents aren't helping) and come out with a diploma that would be just as valuable as one from my local community college. my third option is not as realistic as the other two, but definately plausible. Take the route of going out west, either to Western State Colorado (correct me if i'm wrong) where i can ski and do all sorts of shit, or any of the various west coast mountain colleges. I'd do the 5 year plan, and get my skiing in that way. My plan is to take college courses leading to a successful business career, although i dont know what i want to major in. we'll see when i decide, but as for now, these seems like 3 plausible options.
 
 So anyone with any advice who has been in this situation before tell me what's good. also, if it matters i live in maine, and i'd rather get out as soon as i can. also, if i attend state for 2 years i can most likely switch to a western college 2 years later and finish my degree up there. always got to think of something.
Jun 14 2008 11:41PM
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reverendwrong
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same situation, my solution....procrastinate
Jun 14 2008 11:44PM
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ThaLetterM.
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both my brothers played football in college, and they both told me that they picked their colleges only on their football programs, which they both said was a huge mistake because they hated both schools.

i think its a similar situation with me and skiing, i want to ski as much as posible, but its important to remember to find a school that matches exactly what you desire in a college, otherwise once skiing is over itll suck ballz
Jun 14 2008 11:50PM
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lazyguy
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you are too young to really have to worry about it. All you should do now is keep all your options open, take classes that will keep all your options open. Your views and priorities can and probably will change in the next year and a half. When the day comes to apply, spend the money and apply for both options that will buy you more time. I didnt really know what I wanted to do until maybe march of grade 12, and it deffinetly was different than what i was thinking going into grade 11. But in the mean time if you havent already get a job, that way if you choose the more expensive route and go away for school to follow your big dream youl be a little better prepared financially.

Personally I chose the more expensive road and went away to university to follow my athletic goals where I could have stayed in town and gotten the same degree from "arguably a better university" for that program. It really came down to the local school not having the athletics i wanted at university. So I know what you are going through. But really dont worry about it yet.

Hope that helps.
Jun 14 2008 11:57PM
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Alkyy
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i had the same exact situation, i could stay in my hometown> go to a decent CC.  Go out of the state so that i could ski all the time but get out with over 100,000 in debt(my parents also cant help me out very much), or go to a state school get the full college experience and have it be a little cheaper.  I chose the state school.  I'm at plattsburgh state, its decently close to mtns and is a fun ass school.  I got into all kinds of schools like U of U U of Reno and MSU but all would have set me back so much that it would have been crazy for me to do that.

You can still probably go to an in state school that is close to mtns (kinda like what i did) it gives you the college experence, a community college wont.  And trust me you WANT the college experence its going to be the most fun you have ever had dorming and partying with all kids you have never met.

Pm me with any questions i could have a huge rant on different points but its not worth it
Jun 14 2008 11:57PM
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mackinnon
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bust your ass and raise your GPA, get involved at school and do everything to make yourself look good for colleges/scholarships. apply to relatively easy schools in different places (colorado, maine, NH, VT, wherever else you might want to), and apply for every scholarship you can get your hands on. there are definitely ways to make your way through college if you want it.
Jun 15 2008 1:30AM
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TerminatorX
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you still have over a year to decide, but i wouldn't (and didn't) place skiing as a priority when choosing a college. just choose a college that has a good program that you want to major in. and if its a good skiing college, then great, but if not, winter break is usually a month long and you can ski during spring break.
Jun 15 2008 1:42AM
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0123456789
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i had the same problem, go to state(15k a year) or cc (3k a yera) chose cc for a year(next year) and try to get mad good grades and get some$ for a school more for my major.
Jun 15 2008 1:50AM
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finssidedown
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Dude community college is the last route you wanna take.



Who gives a shit if you'll be able to ski more?  A CC degree is worthless if you want to be in business.  I say at the LEAST go to the State school.  That is your backup plan.  Your #1 choice should be some sort of prestigious university.  A 3.0 is good enough for a lenient state school of maybe even better if you can work the SAT. (at least here in Cali)  Why not aim a tad bit higher and get a 3.5?  You'll have a LOT more choices to schools.

Don't let your parents claim you as a dependent on their taxes if they're not going to support you during school.  File your financial aid saying that you are putting yourself through school.  That'll get you a fair bit (if not free ride) for college.  I know some poor kids who get free rides (and then some) for college just because their parents don't make much.

Play your cards right and you won't have much to pay back, and the stuff you gotta pay is chump change because you'll have a bomb job.  Prestigious universities have recruiters from huge corporations looking for new graduates to hire.  CC's and even state schools shove you out the door and let you fend for yourself after you graduate.


If you don't read any of that read this:
Get good grades in high school.  The universities will BEG you to come to their school.  They'll give you money to do it.


Business is vicious.  It's a fuckin war.  You want to come in to the industry with the biggest baddest guns or you'll get left for dead and end up as someone's office bitch making a pathetic $15 and hour.
Jun 15 2008 2:28AM
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freeze_pooter
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go to your community college for your first two years. you arent missing anything by going to a CC and youll have much more access to your professor so if you get super fascinated with a certain topic you can get much greater access to your professors knowledge and youll save soooo much money man and honeslty you wont be cutting what you could learn by cutting costs
Jun 15 2008 2:33AM
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finssidedown
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He's gonna miss the first two years of the college experience.  Being a transfer at a news university is different from being a freshman at a new university.
Jun 15 2008 3:09AM
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iluvBread
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ya dood don't really worry too much about college right now, start worrying when your at the end of your junior year and summer going into your senior year, right now just work on getting the best grades possible, then you'll have more college options instead of just blowing off school this year and your choices of college become limited
Jun 15 2008 3:56AM
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Manlenium
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I hope you spelling "dilemma" wrong was an accident. If it wasnt, college is not your best bet. Become a stunt cock in pornos.
Jun 15 2008 5:15AM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
brandon you can always help run my plantation in BC if all else fails . Im gona need a manager to overlook distribution and harvest
Jun 15 2008 6:35AM
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emopoppins
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yea man, i got your back on the plantation idea.

but thanks for the advice everyone else. considering all the options and how important skiing is to me, i'll just suck it up and do the state college route for atleast 2 years, then transfer to another state college to get sum skiing in. even 3 years.

and to the kid who said something about the spelling of dilemma, i always thought it was spelled with an "n" for some reason. learn something every day i guess.
Jun 15 2008 8:51AM
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