<p>would you guys go to a college where you knew no one but was getting a 10k dollar scholarship (total cost would be about 32k) and 49 credits, or go to a school where you know the layout, have a bunch of friends , but are only getting 40 credits and it costs 42k...</p>
<p>my dad and mom have no problem sending me, but i know it will be an expense for them and i feel terrible. the schools, academically, are similar but i have visited loyola numerous times and i love it there; whereas i do not know the first thing about st joes.</p>
<p>Frankly, if the schools are academically similar, I'd go to the cheaper school and also would learn a lot from being in a new environment and having to make new friends.</p>
<p>Truth is that you do learn a lot by moving to a new city and learning how to make friends. People who don't do that when they are young often don't learn how to do it when they are older and get job transfers, new jobs, etc. and are lonely and don't know how to adapt to a new environment.</p>
<p>would staying at home for one more semester and figure out what i want to do be a bad idea? i feel like a loser approaching 3 years at a junior college (3.8gpa), but i still feel like my life is passing me by.</p>
<p>Nope...you're not a loser. And, life is not passing you by. One more semester is 12-13 weeks. And, if you can figure out what you want to do, you'll be able to make choices about what you want in a college or university. You have a whole lifetime ahead of you, a couple of months is not going to matter much.</p>
<p>I took a gap year, then defered for another (because of issues at home), but it did not hurt me...I fugured out what I wanted in that time, and was better able to find the schools that would help me along my chosen path.</p>
<p>It depends on the kind of person you are. Some people have a very hard time making friends and are not very social and honestly, having friends (or making friends) does matter and can easily influence your success (or lack thereof) at a college.</p>
<p>That said, if you're the kind of person that can easily adjust to a new, unfamiliar environment and make friends with relative ease, then go with that. If you think that wouldn't be the best option for you, pick the other.</p>
<p>i definately think id have a hard time making friends. im not a loser, give me a little while and i warm up and im a great friend, its just that i think loyola would be a ton easier off the bat, esp. that ive established a nice solid group of people to hang with, and with similar interests.</p>
<p>one kid already invited me on a snowboard trip with his best friend and his dad.</p>