How can I get to college?

xlcs44
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:13:30 +0000

Help! I’m 19 years old living alone with no parental support whatsover.
I was lucky enough to get in to the perfect school for me, the only problem is it’s completely across the country! Now I’m just trying to figure out how I can get there physically and any help or advice would be appreciated.

The options I’ve thought of so far:
Renting a vehicle
Plane
Train
Greyhound.

Here are the problems so far with each:
The plane, train, or greyhound would all be great cheap options, except for the amount of luggage I’ll have to bring. I am going to be selling most of my stuff here, but I’m still going to need to bring a lot since my apartment is going to be completely unfurnished. Actually, I’m pretty sure I could get by with the amount of baggage they allow on the train, I just couldn’t move it myself during transfers and there will be 4 transfers on my way from here to there. Also, although I know it’s impractical I really would like to keep my present furniture because it’s going to be next to impossible for me to get any more up there, since I don’t own a vehicle and I’m not going to know anyone, but I can deal with living on an air mattress for a few months.

I would much prefer renting a full size car or SUV and driving myself, but I’m too young to sign the rental agreement. I am old enough to rent a moving truck, though, but the prices for driving cross country for any of the companies I’ve seen are over 1000 dollars which I definitely cannot afford. I know not to even consider private movers because that would be astronomical.

Are there any other ways I could do this? I’m trying to budget myself around $300-$400 for this move. Thanks!