<p>I live in Florida and I'm thinking about going to school out in California. I still have to convince my dad on it (my mom's the one that gave me the idea) but it's looking like a definite possiblity. I'm looking at U of San Diego, Pepperdine, and San Diego State as of now and believe I have a decent shot at getting into all of them, but don't see any as safeties.</p>
<p>Anyways, I'm just wondering if people on here have any general advice about moving across country for school?</p>
<p>Plan ahead, in the current economy you won't be going home much unless you have lots of $.</p>
<p>Question, how good do you handle independence. And not just in terms of being by yourself, because that's more solitude than anything, but I mean like adjusting to different places and going out and establishing yourself?</p>
<p>there's nothing wrong with going across the country for school</p>
<p>just curious...why those schools instead of Cal, UCLA, Stanford, Caltech, Claremont etc..?</p>
<p>maybe he was listing some matches that are on his list. Cal, UCLA, Stan, Caltech are reaches for many many people. UC schools are also harder to get into if you're OOS.</p>
<p>ummm hello USC?</p>
<p>I'm interested in those schools because of location and they are all matches for me. The UCs are all low reach-reaches for me and many of them don't put me in the location I want to be in. </p>
<p>A big reason I'm looking for schools in SoCal near the beach, rather than anywhere in CA, is because surfing is a big part of my life and I want to keep it that way. I also hope to use this as a tool to meet some people and establish a core group of friends once I'm out there.</p>
<p>I know I won't be going home much either. Winter break is probably the only chance I'll get.</p>
<p>dude USC? 27 academically and probably 25 next year, so basically tied with UCLA. They give away a lot more money for financial or merit aid. Way close to the beach, its in Southern California. Our alumni network cannot be touched. Sick football team, a lot of school pride. Good looking people as shallow as that seems but whatever. What else do you need?</p>
<p>Yeah I wish I could get into USC man, trust me it'd be at the top of my list. 3.9 weighted and a super crappy SAT kinda kills my chances though.</p>
<p>what are your ec's, i had an 1800 sat and like 3.7 weighted GPA but it was everything else which got me in</p>
<p>I live in Montana and i am thinking of going to North Carolina State University for college. What adivse does anybody have for me. My mother is not happy with my decision but she says i can do whatever i think is best for me. I have a little more than i year before i leave and i am trying to do everything in my power to make my move easier on everybody including myself. I am trying to get all the advise i need and am wondering if anybody here has any for me. I am very excited but also nervous about everything.</p>
<p>I’m in a similar situation. I’ve lived in Virginia my whole life and I’m dying to go to USC. I got in as a popular music major and it’s my dream program within an amazing school. My dad’s very excited for me. He loves California and knows that I have about 70 extended relatives less than an hour away from campus. My mom, however, is not okay with the fact that I want to go so far away. I understand your problem, and I may have a potential solution for the both of us.</p>
<p>I’m planning to send my mom a huge e-mail containing my reasons for choosing the school, including:
-impressive quotes from the website/links
-pictures and my first-hand descriptions of the campus/atmosphere
-performances, recordings, and websites of students in the major
-music faculty credentials & list of renowned guest teachers
-housing, safety, and advising availability as is relevant to faraway students
-quotes from people I’ve talked to whose kids are in the program
-forwarded e-mail containing contact info of out of state parents</p>
<p>So basically, do a lot of research and present a logical argument to your parents in a documented format, especially if they’re business people. =P</p>
<p>My son went from Northern Virginia to USC. Took a semester to adjust (but that’s normal) and then he did just fine. Because he went there for film I knew that he would stay, which he did. So we miss him, but it is his life. With cell phones and the internet being far away is not as far away as it used to be.</p>
<p>You raise them and then you let them go.</p>
<p>If USC interests you a lot, apply. You may get in. You have a 100% chance of not getting in if you don’t apply. A 3.9 GPA sounds decent. what is your class rank? If your rank is in the top 25% at your school you have a shot. Also, they probably have fewer applicants from your part of the country which may be an advantage to you.</p>