<p>The wording above is a little off because I don't know how to shorten it. would/will you pick the state you raise your family in based on the colleges there. Like California because of the good UCs.</p>
<p>I don’t want to have kids.
Also, the cost of living in California for eighteen years would probably undo whatever financial benefit I’d get from paying in-state tuition instead of out-of-state tuition at a UC.</p>
<p>I think kids are way too ahead in the future.</p>
<p>However, I am only looking at colleges on the Eastern coast to put myself closer to places I might want to work: NYC, DC, Boston, Philly - the big cities. Avoiding my home state because I’d like some distance.</p>
<p>I don’t think I’d base it off of colleges. I see myself forever living in California unless I go to college somewhere out of state and like it there a lot.</p>
<p>Wow, someone’s thinking ahead. There are many other factors, for me, that trump colleges when deciding my permanent residence.</p>
<p>I actually think I’m doing the opposite: picking colleges based on future state. I doubt I’ll have very many chances to just drop everything and move somewhere, so I’d really like to go to a college near somewhere I could live for a long time.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter to me since my kids are going to go to HYPSM.</p>
<p>But seriously, doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>I think I could end up doing this, if not for college, then on a smaller scale. My parents specifically chose where we would live when I was little for the good k12 public school system there. I think that really shaped my education and my life. Everyone around me knew the importance of a college education and my teachers were very encouraging. I ended up getting a great education to prepare me for college without my parents having to pay private school prices so that they could save for a better college.</p>
<p>^ that’s cool. I don’t honk my parents planned anything I don’t actually know how we ended up in rural Pennsylvania. My grandfather lives about 30 minutes away though so that’s probably it.
Actually I’m not sure if I want any kids either. Definitely not until I’m like 30 because once you have one your stuck with it. At least generally children out live parents. I might like to adopt If I marry and that person wants kids. I wouldn’t want a baby though. A five year old probably. Babies take too much time and I just can’t be with someone else 24/7.
I was just wondering if the thought had ever crossed your minds. The man-I -wish -I-lived - in -that-state-mine-has -such-sucky-schools,-but-those- aren’t -worth -the -OOS -fee -might -as -well -just -go -to-a -private- school thoughts. Although, who knows how the educational system will be in 10-15 years.</p>
<p>@hatebeinsober
That’s a pretty good idea too. I get that feeling. I live in a small town and there are plenty of people who had families that have lived here for generations and I don’t want to do that. I’ve told my friends I just have to pick a state to live in and then. I’ll pick a college haha. Really I want to stay in the eastern side of the US and I think that’s as narrow as I’m going to make it. I do want to pick places that I can realistically find time to tour and visit home if enrolled and the other side of the country just wouldn’t work.</p>
<p>I think I want to stay in Massachusetts when I’m older. It has honestly been a great state to live in and there are many great schools here too.</p>