<p>Hi, my name is Andrew. And I guess I should start by saying I live in Massachusetts, and recently I've been accepted to University of South Florida (my number one) and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. My problem is that my parents want me to go to MCPHS, and pursue a pathway to become a Physcian Assistant. But my true passion is to be a nurse, which I have been accepted to at USF. The prices are relatively equal in terms of tuition, due to the fact that I had a scholarship to MCPHS, and not at USF. I also was accepted to USF for the Spring, which would begin in early 2014. My parents do not want me to go that far, and they fully believe that it is a mistake I will forever regret.
They want me to attend MCPHS in the fall, and get my degree. I went to the orientation for MCPHS, and it really showed me how much I dislike it. Maybe this shouldn't affect a college decision in a long term sense, but I couldn't help but notice how different the students were from me. They just didnt have much in common with me, and the school is known for not being stellar on the work. They are a dry campus, and I feel that my happiness relys much on social life but the people I can not relate to.
Now, at USF my deadline for putting my admission deposit is December 1st, 2014, so I have some time. If I went to school at USF, I would attend a community college and get as many classes finished as I can. And then fly to FL and start my college life. But with this option, money is entirely on me. I have to pay for all of it, meaning loans would be heavy.
If anyone could help me, this on going battle in my house. I understand that college is just a small part of my life, but I feel that the decision should be clear. If I went to USF, I would be going to my number one, and I would be getting my Nursing Degree. Which is something I've wanted for a long time. But is it worth it, to take such a leap of faith to pursue what I want to do? Or is it better to attend MCPHS where I am stuck in a school that has high drop out rates due to heavy workload and poor teachers.
P.S. I know I seem biased towards USF, but that may just be because I've wanted to go there for a very long time.</p>
<p>How much in loans are you looking at for USF?</p>
<p>As much as I need, sorry I am a little new to the financial part of college.</p>
<p>“As much as you need” could well be more than you will actually be permitted to borrow. Unless you have a creditworthy co-signer (someone with a decent income and good credit who would be able to pay back the loan if you couldn’t), you will only be able to borrow the annual amounts allowed under the federal direct student loan program, which are typically not enough to cover college costs unless yuo have substantial financial aid from the school as well. So before you go to war with your parents over this, figure out if you can even make USF happen. </p>
<p>Are your parents objecting to nursing school or to attending college in Florida? I’ve never heard of anyone going so far away to nursing school. If my kid found a nursing program in Florida, I’d be very suspicious that major partying was the main motivation and insist on a different choice.</p>
<p>It’s just that USF is the only other option for a school this’s the into the summer all of my other choices have ended due to deadlines passing. USF was just another school I really wanted to go to, and I can assure you that partying is not my motivation. And thanks for the reply, I’m starting to realistically see that I’m gonna have to attend MCPHS under my parents rule. I just wish I had a slight say in it.</p>
<p>But with this option, money is entirely on me. I have to pay for all of it, meaning loans would be heavy.</p>
<p>YOU can only borrow $5500 for frosh year. You can only borrow 6500 for soph year. Your parents don’t want you to go to a florida school, so they’re not going to cosign bigger loans…which are a bad idea anyway. </p>
<p>What about a MA public? How much would those cost?</p>
<p>The MA public colleges are relatively affordable, but sadly if I do that I still pay myself. My parents seem to be 100% against community colleges, saying how they are the lowest of low. Even though my brother went to one and transferred out to Northeastern and is now happily employed and graduated. It really doesn’t make sense to me, maybe my young teenage brain isn’t mature enough to understand.</p>
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<p>How much will your parents pay each year for MCPHS?</p>
<p>I believe they would be paying over 70% of it. I’m just saying that I don’t want to have them waste their money on me because I’m going to a place I don’t like, and that’s just bound to me doing poorly.</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with Community College, your parents are wrong.</p>
<p>Yes, that’s what I think too. But I know I’m at fault for some things. I just wished they supported me if I did go my local community college. They stated very firmly if I do that I’m on my own. Which I think is not a well thought out plan.</p>
<p>They have nursing at MCPHS. Can’t you transfer into that program?</p>
<p>It’s an accelerated program, which I don’ think I am up for. And it’s not just the program I’m not okay with, but the actual school itself seems not a good fit for me. But as I’m reading these replies, I just feel more stupid and immature about my thoughts on the situation.</p>