<p>of course, but my point is, there are other affordable options that do a very good job.</p>
<p>I obviously can't compare every aspect of college to a car anyway. if I had excess money, I would buy myself a G-Wagon anyway. love the look of those!</p>
<p>You know, to continue going off topic, people bash them a lot, but they look really nice. They're like classy looking Hummers that you can actually drive and not be embarrassed to be in.</p>
<p>it's odd because I cant stand the look of hummers, honda elements, those scions, or most other box-looking SUVs but the G wagon has pure class written all over it.
by the way, where at in boston? College there or original home town?</p>
<p>Original Home Town. Um, I'm from a suburb right outside, near Cambridge.</p>
<p>oh ok, I applied to BU this time around so I figured I'd ask.</p>
<p>The reason I ask this question is for many reasons,
first, my situation is as such. My mom and dad are separated--my mom lives in California and my dad lives in Rhode Island. I really want to go to a school on the east coast--most of which are hard to get into and expensive. Here is the delio. I am a diabetic, but my mom has made me extremeley dependent on her. She does literally everything for me--so she really didn't want me to stay in a dorm. I have never stayed away (as in a night over at a friend or anything) from a parent, minus one time at my aunt's house. I live with her--but I visit my dad during the summers. The big difference between her and my dad is that, because I don't live with my dad and because he is not as organized as my mom, he is more of a crutch when it comes to my diabetes. I know that by staying with him, I can learn how to handle myself--and if a difficulty arises, he will be there to supervise me. So both my parents and I have agreed that to prepare myself to be alone in a dorm, I should be proficient in the whole taking-care-of-myself business. Secondary reasons are 1) cost, 2) being a minor when I enter college--the latter reason sounds dumb as many 17 year olds do enter college as freshmen, but my mom was really concerned about that--again, that is all a part of the being-dependent-on-her deal. </p>
<p>If I'm going to live with my dad, then I have to go to a school in Rhode Island. I have three options, but I will mention the two that sound feasible. One is going to a small, private university. With scholarship, etc. my tuition went down from about $30,000 to $13,000. It also placed me in its honors program--so I have the benefit of that. It is a mere 10-minute drive from my dad's house, which is why I am taking that into consideration. </p>
<p>The next option is a community college. It is also about a 10-12 minute drive from the house. The thing is, I was thinking CC is good because it saves a lot of money!...and most of the time, people I know go there with the intention of transferring--so universities know that the student has worked hard to come out of a situation that otherwise permitted him or her to go to a CC (given that the student has done well and demonstrated other exceptional qualities). The lady who works there told my dad there are kids who go to that CC and transfer to schools like Brown. The other option sounds good to me too, so that is why I've been having a hard time picking. </p>
<p>If any of you guys could kindly help, I would gladly appreciate it.</p>
<p>Don't forget "geographical" diversity. Other than the UCs, for example, a lot of schools look for transfers from states where they usually don't get a lot of applicants, so they can say that they attract students from all 50 states.</p>
<p>Are you a California resident? If you are, I would definitely recommend you to take advantage of the CC-UC agreement and go to a CCC. The transfer process will be a lot easier, and you'll have an awesome shot at Cal, LA, SD if you can achieve anything above 3.5.</p>
<p>A couple of things to think about since your two main choices are between going to a 4 year school or CC & transferring:</p>
<p>Transferring is more difficult for everybody (CC or not) since schools generally take a lower percentage of transfer applicants than they do for freshmen. </p>
<p>With very few exceptions, there is no merit aid for transfer students. So you should only count on FA to help pay for your last two years. You don't say whether or not you will qualify and if you would be able to afford your EFC, so that may be a concern. Compare how much it will cost to attend the 4 year school with a merit scholarship vs. inexpensive CC for 2 years plus a potentially more expensive school for the last 2 years.</p>
<p>Be careful when people make generic statements about students transferring to colleges like Brown (from anywhere, not just CC). While this does happen, the devil is in the details, take Brown as an example:</p>
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<li> Transfer acceptance rates are much lower than for freshman admissions.</li>
<li> Transfer admission is need aware (meaning you have a better chance of admission if you don't apply for FA).</li>
<li> For transfers, if you don't apply or qualify for FA the year you apply, you will not be considered for FA in subsequent years (except if there is a catastrophe, in which case they will review your case).</li>
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