<p>I am currently in my freshman year at Uconn. It originally was my last choice, however because of lack of financial aid/merit money from other schools I ended up here because I intend to get a grad degree after undergrad, and the study abroad here is great, which was a huge factor in my college search. I thought I would be okay here but I honestly don't like that I am in the middle of nowhere and and I am not a big house partier, I am more of a city type who enjoys museums, movies, and all that. If I transfer, I might be behind in my studies and I might not be able to study abroad for a year in Paris like I want to. But if I stay, I will be spending my sophomore and senior years here, something I hate thinking about and can't stand, and I will have enough money for grad school. Which is more worth it? I'm so confused and I need advice. I know I want to go to grad school at a big name school like Georgetown or NYU. Is it worth it to also splurge on my undergrad and take out a loan or not and just spend those two years sticking it out?</p>
<p>Let me tell you something</p>
<p>no debt = FREEDOM</p>
<p>freedom to do whatever you want and go wherever you want to</p>
<p>freedom to buy whatever you want within reason and to not spend % of your paycheck to something you don’t benefit from currently</p>
<p>taking out loans for just your undergrad when you plan on going to get your masters tells me that you will be in debt for many years. </p>
<p>I go to community college right now in my hometown. Worst of both worlds right? No, I just didn’t make the effort to have fun this semester. being in a big city means that the fun is brought to your doorstep, but make some effort to surround yourself with like-minded people with like-minded interests </p>
<p>if you have a masters degree your undergrad does not matter. SIMPLE AS THAT. nobody cares what your undergrad degree is in or where you went to school when you look for a job. What matters is who you know and what kind of experience you have</p>
<p>i’m sure you are not the only person who hates being in the middle of nowhere where you currently go to school. find something that distracts you from that apart from the time you spend studying. a hobby, part-time job, activity, club, whatever, doesn’t matter</p>
<p>Go to paris now, you might not have that opportunity again until you are in a comfortable financial state</p>
<p>Were you posting at 3 am? If so unless you came in from a wild Thanksgiving party, you are truly losing sleep over this situation. Why not try to apply to 3 schools that would be more urban and challenging academically for you? Some ideas might include Boston University, Northeastern, and GWU. Tulane and Miami are both in a city and offer generous merit money to transfers. Just a few ideas to give you options.</p>