Does where you get your undergrad matter?

Kepone69
Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:53:26 +0000

Well I have another thread right now where I mention that my top two right now are Arizona and Hawai’i… being from New Jersey, if I’m going west of Chicago, distance becomes irrelevant, because I’ll be flying no matter what.

Anyway, Arizona and Hawai’i I’ve found to be my only options out there for a multitude of reasons (I got into them, they have good programs, cost, weather, etc). I was originally going to go to U of Miami, but they went back and decided not to take any of my transfer credits because I came from a CC… Schools like the UC’s, USC, UW, etc were eliminated due to deadlines. I COULD still try Mines, but I don’t know if I could get in and I think I’d hate Colorado anyway.

The whole issue is, though, I think I’d rather stay in or around New Jersey… it is SO much cheaper to stay in state and I’d really love to keep my friends and family close… I just don’t know if going to a school like Rutgers-Newark would be detrimental to my future.