Neep input on school decision.

<p>Hello parents.. =]
I was wondering if I can get your input on something that is stressing me out...
I currently go to a cc and have a 3.67 that will probably become 3.75+ after this semester.
I applied for transfer for Spring 2011 and got into most of the schools I applied to so far.</p>

<p>The schools were mainly backup state schools...(SDSU +SJSU) and one in Montreal, Canada.
I am still waiting on my top choice Tulane, but I have a feeling I wont get in.</p>

<p>If I dont get into Tulane, I am considering the school in Montreal as although I dont know how a degree in Canada is looked at, I don't see myself being happy going to SDSU or SJSU(only applied for their business program reputations,California budget cuts a huge pothole).<br>
I would be totally content with going to that school if that were the only schools I have applied to and got in.</p>

<p>The dilemma is that I did not apply to the other schools I wanted to as they did not accept transfer for Spring 2011....but Fall 2011....</p>

<p>So lets say I go to a school in the Canada....but in the back of my head I always know that I didn't apply to all the schools I wanted to and have a chance at.
Should I
A. Go to the school in Canada
B. Go to the school in Canada and apply to those other schools and then if I get accepted to any, transfer to that university?
C. Take a semester off, apply, and go to school I get into?</p>

<p>Why did you not wait until Fall 2011 if your preferred schools have opening then? </p>

<p>Is in option - if you are not accepted to Tulane - to stay where you are and apply for Fall 2011 to your preferred schools? Will you still have the option of SDSU/SJSU for Fall 2011?</p>

<p>Perhaps you should re-visit the Calif. state schools and inquire about job prospects from their business schools. Although CA has a lot of budget cuts, perhaps you would enjoy those schools. I would be very happy to go to SDSU!</p>

<p>If the school in Montreal, Canada is McGill University, it is a world-class university with plenty of name recognition everywhere that counts. Not that “prestige” is the most important factor in your decision, but of the four schools you named it has the most of it, by a considerable margin. I think about a third of the students there are international, with the bulk of those coming from the U.S., but plenty from elsewhere around the world. It’s a very popular option here, especially since its cost is roughly comparable to going to Penn State as an in-state student.</p>

<p>If your ultimate plan is to get a business job in Southern California, however, McGill probably doesn’t have the network or broad name recognition of the Cal States you named, or Tulane for that matter. And McGill is a very big, very bureaucratic public university. I don’t know how it compares in size to the Cal States, but it is way bigger than Tulane, and requires more effort on the part of a student to negotiate its system. </p>

<p>And then there’s the issue of the weather. Of the four schools you named, three never have the temperature go below about 45F (50F if you cut out San Jose State), and one has four or five months where the temperature never gets that high.</p>

<p>(By the way, if the school in Montreal ISN’T McGill, you had better check on whether classes are given in English. They are at McGill, but I think most of the other colleges in Quebec do most of their teaching in French.)</p>

<p>Is your Canadian school Concordia? I don’t know anything about it other than that Happykid’s best friend’s dad graduated from there back in the '70s. If he’s a typical example of the type of student who normally graduates from that place, they are a nice, friendly, English-speaking bunch.</p>

<p>JHS does make good points about weather, and job/internship placement. You do need to think those through. Starting school in Montreal in January would be an interesting weather-challenge for most people!</p>

<p>Concordia is comparable to the better Cal State campuses. McGill is comparable to UC, especially UCLA.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone. The Canadian school I meant is of Concordia John Molson School of Business. </p>

<p>I did not apply to any UC’s because they dont have any finance majors…and it would be hard for me to study something I am not passionate about…though UCB and UCLA have very good recruits. </p>

<p>I recognize the reputation of SDSU…and that I have almost a guarenteed job in SD if I do well…but if I take that path I already see a path built and a life that is paved for me…Not to mention I probably take the weather in SD for granted and don’t appreciate it. </p>

<p>I love experiencing new things and adventure…and if I go to SDSU I will be staying at my Mom’s house and doing the same exact thing, graduate from there, and do the same exact thing in SD…which I see kind of boring and a life I don’t want to live. Though the finance degree from SDSU might be better than Concordia…</p>

<p>I did not wait until Fall 2011 because I wanted to get out of community college ASAP…Is it possible for me to apply to schools for fall 2011 and transfer out of the school I am attending in Spring 2011?</p>

<p>Wow.^^^^ It’s like seeing myself over 30 years ago. I left Mexico City for adventure and then I couldn’t wait to get back, so I did. Now I left it for the second time, and regret it again; I want to go to San Diego or back to Mexico. How much easier my life would have been if I had appreciated what I had, instead of thinking it was “boring.” I guess it happens to a lot of youngsters, though. I think it is hard to know you’re happy if you haven’t been sad. Hapiness is a state of comparison.</p>

<p>I don’t know Concordia, but I do know that Montreal is a wonderful city, and I’d think that would be part of the draw. A friend’s son loved McGill-- in large part because he loved Montreal. If you feel you can get a good business education at Concordia, I think it might be a wonderful adventure. (And at a reasonable price.)</p>

<p>Plan B might present some problems if you want to transfer courses. It can be difficult to get transfer credit for courses in a major, whereas some general ed. courses transfer more easily. </p>

<p>Plan C seems like a good option if you do not like “what ifs.” In the future would you be wondering what if you had applied to those schools…</p>

<p>Montreal can be an expensive city, flights are relatively expensive, and you also have currency fluctuations. My sister went to McGill – and loved it – but it was rather substantially more expensive than many other options she had.</p>