<p>so my friend has to decide between appalachian st and west virginia U very soon b/c the deposit for app st is due in like a week and her parents don't want to waste the $...
but basically,
she likes both schools, $ isn't really an issue b/c app st. is instate tuition, and WVU would be largely covered by her parents company. she has family in WVU (like g-ma--she doesn't know how much longer she'll live for, cousins, uncles, aunts), and family in the triangle so she could either drive home from app (boone, NC-abt 3-4 hr drive) or go visit her family in WVU abt 30 min away.<br>
she likes WVU and was leaning towards it but when she visited app, she said she felt like she was at home and i think that there wasnt as much greek life (she's trying to stay away from it).<br>
she's been leaning towards physical therapy, but she learned that app doesnt even have a PT program and WVU has many more opportunities (for even if she decides to change careers/majors), so she'd have to transfer if she went to app aand wanted to do PT. oh and if she goes to WVU, her parents might get her a new car
any suggestions on how to decide?
thanks in advance for the help</p>
<p>anyone got any deciding factors to suggest? anyone?</p>
<p>I don't know anything about either school being that I live in NJ and most people flock to the northeast schools around here, but personally, in that situation it sounds as though I would attend WVU. My reason why is because the strength of my major is probably the single biggest factor in decided where I want to attend and being that App St. doesn't have your friends major, I would lean more towards WVU. Granted, I have not ever been to either school or heard much about either schools and since many people tend to change majors, it might not matter as much. If you're friend is very certain that PT is her thing and is not the fickle type, I would go with WVU.</p>
<p>As I said, for me, the biggest factor is the strength of my major at school so that's how I would decide. I would pick the school with better opportunities as long as I didn't hate the school, which while your friend doesn't seem to love it, doesn't seem to mind it as well. Hope I helped =]</p>