kylez143

haha :]
you two are a great a help.
i'm glad you are objective, but personal at the same time.

if i do get into harvard...IF IF IF...then yah, i HAVE to go!!!
but like you said globalist, i should go where i'll feel happiest. and go with it full force, no regrets!
and if i don't get a large enough package at columbia, i can bow out gracefully :] most definitely.

we'll see soon enough. til then i have to deal with my mom pushing me towards columbia , and seizing my time with my bf

Globalist

Good luck!

beanieboo

considering youve never seen columbia and your most solid reasons for going are since your HS expects you to and your mom wants you to.. i say go to UCLA. usually i would say screw the bf, youre only 18 and dont know but for some reason i get the feeling that wouldnt be effective and that you do truly know that you want to get married.

if you say you "fit" at ucla and will get, arguably, just as good as an education i dont know why you wouuld worry about finances/fitting in/bf to go to columbia! if your ONLY reason for UCLA was the boyfriend i would say no dont do it. but you sound like you want it really bad for good reasons so go for it!

and also, i dont think i could EVER commit to a college without visiting. you always have grad school for the east coast or even columbia

liek0806

Bad example but look what happened to Lauren Conrad, she chose a guy over Paris. They ended up breaking up.

Don't make your decision based on your bf. If you're to scared to move away because you think it will end your relationships than that obviously shouldn't be the guy you should be marrying. If you've been on and off with him since high school, how will you know if this guy is the best you're ever going to tget, when you haven't experienced whats' really out there.

calicartel

The question you should be asking is... where would you go if you did NOT have a boyfriend?
Go there.

When you're as young as you are, making a huge decision like where to go to college and heavily weighting where your significant other is going to be is 99.9% always a BAD idea. I'm sure you've heard it before but you're simply too young to know. And yes, I'm sure you're absolutely positive that you're in the .01% that will work out -- most people who follow their SOs think that.

vc08

^^agree with the Boyfriend thing.

It just sounds like you'd be happier at UCLA. Obviously they're both great schools, but being the bright girl you are, you'll succeed at either. If your gut says UCLA, go there. If your bf is really "the one," he'll support you either way.

Good luck, and congrats!

iamtooperfect

I would choose Columbia. It is four years of your life only. "Suffer" now but reap the benefits later. You will make friends at Columbia for sure.

iamtooperfect

Separation can actually be romantic right?