<p>Thanks to everyone for the responses, I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>“That’s a decision you’re making. UMCP offers many wonderful opportunities – including opps to study abroad. Students who want to be happy can find ways of being so even if it’s not one of their top choices.”</p>
<p>I’m not saying College Park is a bad school at all! It’s more of the fact that I’ve practically grown up there; many of my friends and family attend CP, and my high school sends a good percentage of its grads there. Those factors are a turnoff for me. CP feels too much like “just a part of home”, and I’ve never really been able to picture myself going there, or even staying in Maryland, for the next four years. I’ve done a lot of research into Fordham and visited, and I just had that “aha!” feeling, like that was what I’m looking. I didn’t set out looking for the most expensive school, it’s just that out of all the schools I’ve looked at, I haven’t found a cheaper one I like more.</p>
<p>One problem I have with other schools, I guess, is my parents. They’re pretty strict as far as school goes, and they have and will refuse to allow me to apply to schools that don’t have high enough rankings (they call all other schools “mushroom schools” and throw away any mail I get from them before I can see them). But the schools they choose aren’t much different from 40-50k, so there’s a lot of contradiction there. And I’m not counting on a whole lot of merit money, so I’m pretty sure I’ll end up taking loans.</p>
<p>Jl50-I have no idea about the house thing. I just know that moving has been the topic of conversation for a few months now.</p>
<p>claremarie- I’m planning on going to law school. I wanted/want to do Fordham’s 3-3 program and go to their law school after 3 years of undergrad.</p>