<p>i agree with all that. yeah its honestly a personal choice! i am from la and i have family in norcal…not that i dont love it there, but right now berkeley was just not the place for me. too much stress, pretty much everyone from my hs was going there, and they didnt give enough financial aid.
here, i am trying to get out in ~3 years, maybe go there for grad school (but who knows now, lol). i think here, ill have alot more chances to do things i want to do, and not have to worry about all the crazy smart people im competing with. not that there arent crazy smart people here–but you know what i mean. im even getting a job training sort of thing already, through work study. </p>
<p>here’s my advice for the seniors of 09, dont be swayed by others’ opinions of where you want to go to college or which one has more “prestige”. who the heck cares in the long run? you have the chance to get a good education in so many places!</p>