<p>I'm at a community college in california, planning on transfering out of state. I'm pretty dead set on becoming a business major, and want to work in the movie industry once i graduate from college. Im from california and plan on living and working in california for the rest of my life. I just really want to get out of here for a few years and experience a new place. Because, frankly, I'm somewhat burntout on this place right now. I really want to go to University of Michigan, Notre Dame, or University of Washington. The only college i'm very interested in attending here in cali is USC. I've heard you shouldn't go to a college in a state where you don't want to work or live. Is there truth to this, or am I able to go out of state to a fairly prestigious school and come back and work here? I've just heard a lot of things that have ultimately left me feeling more confused and worried about the whole situation. </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>When employers visit university career centers looking for new graduates or interns, they often visit the local schools out of convenience. Some will travel, but that typically means going to only the few top schools in the major being sought.</p>
<p>USC will have great internship connections in the industry that you are unlikely to find at the other schools on your list.</p>
<p>That’s one reason why I really want to go there. But, I guess what i’m really asking is, if i choose to go out of state, am i destroying my shot at doing what i want to do?</p>
<p>Can you afford to go out of state? Your talking about ~$50K/year for UMich.</p>
<p>One of my young relatives who grew up in California just graduated from a college near New York City. She has a summer internship in her field, and then will go to a paid position at an organization in California where she worked during high school and her summer vacations. If you don’t completely cut-off your ties to California, there shouldn’t be a lot of trouble returning there to work. Lots of people do things like that.</p>