<p>I'm 19, about to get my transfer degree and come September 2012 will either attend the UW-Bothell (University of Washington) or UW-Seattle, both within 25 minutes away, so I'd be commuting. Or I will attend WWU (Western Washington University) which is about an hour and a half so I'd be living in a student apartment or dorm (preferably an apartment dorms seem to tiny, plus the student apartments are much cheaper then the dorms.)</p>
<p>I will be a junior at the university, just got a really great job which has some relativity to my major and will look great on my resume (so even if i go away I'll have worked for 6 months there by the time i start at the university). I'm also saving up for a car, and if I go away will definitely want a car so I can go home when I please etc. </p>
<p>I seriously can't figure out if I wanna stay or go, if I go i'm scared ill miss the few friends I have here (who i'm really close with) and my pets (im a huge animal lover), but i also am feeling like I need space away from my parents and that I want to try something new. I don't know what to do, all 3 schools have my major. Plus I just got this job and it is a pretty good income for a first real job, and it'd suck if i couldn't get a job after i had gone off to college and needed pocketmoney. Any thoughts or advice?</p>
<p>How does the cost of the three schools stack up?</p>
<p>Which one has the best degree program for your major? (UW Seattle has the best reputation generally, but that may not be the same for specific majors)</p>
<p>UWB and UWS are the same reputation wise, you earn a University of Washington degree from both schools.
Money won’t be too much of an issue because my financ aid should cover most of the tuition costs.
And they all have equal degree programs pretty much</p>
<p>If you really like the job that much, I’d go to UW. “Going away” isn’t a huge deal- you could possibly get an apartment with friends in the city and have a similar experience.</p>
<p>What if you just get an apartment at a nearby school instead of living at home?</p>
<p>The job sounds like enough of a reason to stay in the area. It is true that good jobs are scarce now and if you have something that does actually relate to what you are studying, that is something of value. The fact is that no degree will guarantee a job later on. You could end up staying at this job and then moving up after a while. Even if you end up getting a job someplace else later on, the experience at this job will be a big help later on.</p>
<p>You will probably be better off all around living at home if it is possible and because of the close by schools, that is the fact. You can study and live at home. You might be craving the freedom of living away from home but honestly that is something that you will get to eventually, so don’t rush.</p>
<p>My advice would be to keep the job and stay at home, study close by. You will be able to save money and eventually get a car. You will also be able to stay in the same area as your friends. Having good friends is something of value and that is admirable that it is a consideration for you. Eventually you may decide that you want to get an apartment with friends. If you have stayed at home long enough to get a car and have kept the job, you will be able to do this.</p>