Hello everyone, I’m in desperate need of some help so any and all advice would be appreciated. I am currently a freshman at NC State studying computer science. Ever since about my sophomore/junior year of high school I had been obsessed with attending State because of their prestigious engineering program. I refused to tour or look at any other school because I wanted to go to the best school I could get into. I think that this was a mistake. I’ve been here for roughly a month now and I do not like it. I have 1 friend who went to the same high school with me, but he went Greek and now I spend most of my time alone. I believe I want to study computer science but I don’t want my life to continue this way. My girlfriend and several other friends go to Appalachian State, and I was thinking to transfer there next year. However, I do not know if this will be a mistake or not. I love App though, whenever I go visit its so peaceful, small, and nice. I prefer the atmosphere over the atmosphere at State; the big noisy city is not for me. The only thing that would keep me here in Raleigh is the prestige of the program. I just wanted to know if where I get my degree from matters. At App I would get better grades and probably be a lot happier. BUT, if I transfer I may feel regret for the rest of my life for not staying at NC State. I do not know what to do. I know that if I get a degree from State, I may have better job opportunities in areas such as the research triangle park (which I do NOT care about at all). My goal in life is to just get a nice job in a city such as Charlotte, Winston-Salem, or Greensboro because they are all closer to home. Does it really matter where a degree in computer science comes from? Especially if I don’t want to live in a big city far away from home, and would much rather get a simple job in a relatively small city?
Thank you so much for any and all advice!