I need to decide where I am going to school next semester by one week from today. Oh. No.
My Options
California State University, Long Beach
pros: About ten minutes from my house, I can save a whole lot of money, I stay near family and friends. Perfectly good English program.
cons: This is my safe option. I most likely will not move out, I might regret not going elsewhere.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
pros: The best university in the Cal State University system. I might be able to have free housing (though probably not). Perfectly good English program. I get to have the whole “college experience.”
cons: Well. I believe it is over 200 miles from here. I leave everybody I care about here in Long Beach. Since I will most likely not have free housing… this will cost me about $10,000 more per year. I am scared.
UCLA
pros: It is UCLA. So much more prestige than my other two choices. Close enough that I can choose to live at home. I get to meet a whole bunch of new people and still be close to friends and loved ones. Good American Literature & Culture major.
cons: I am not sure that I want to focus American Literature & Culture. Though only 20 miles away, traffic in and out of Los Angeles would be the HUGEST pain to deal with. If I live in Los Angeles, this becomes my most expensive option. If I live in Long Beach, I still shell out a lot of money and time with travel. Oh yeah, the most important thing… I have not yet been admitted, and cannot be sure that I will be.
I keep making my decision and then backing out on it. I think I am going to try to drive up to SLO this weekend to visit, but I am so so so afraid of all of this. Opinions?
