<p>why did you want to go far away? And from where did you come from and where did you go?</p>
<p>I am a senior in New jersey, and I am applied to 8 schools, ALL on the west coast. SFSU, CSUFresno, UWashington, Oregon State, Colorado State, UMontana, Portland State, Washington State. </p>
<p>I am leaving because I can't stand my family life and I'm getting bored of this place. But mostly because of my family. And the fact I want to start over again. </p>
<p>You?</p>
<p>BTW I got accepted into San Francisco State so I KNOW I'm out of this place by next September, WHOOOHooO!!!</p>
<p>I left England to go to school on the other side of Europe - in Romania. Then, recently, I left Romania to come even further in the opposite direction - to go to school in New York.</p>
<p>Going to Romania had some aspects of running away, but it was also where I wanted to study for the language and culture. Coming to the USA (by the way, I'm originally from this country) was more about the practicality of getting a degree that would be recognised...</p>
<p>believe me Joe V, I am in NJ and I am applying to all West Coast schools...this area can get boring and the people here are REALLY stuck up and snobby. Maybe it is just the area I am in, but honestly this area is pretty sheltered from other ways of living. People get so wrapped up in the Jersey Shore, Philly, and NYC that they don't understand how people could live any other way. I probably have that Jersey-bias in me a little too, but the reason I am leaving is to not shelter myself to one type of living. By the way not every1 in Jersey is like this, maybe just my area.</p>
<p>Valuable, I know what you mean. I live in Northern jersey and so many people here were born in this town, grew up, got married and had kids and will probably die here. I don't want to be restricted to one single way of life. I dont know about everyone being stuck up, but a lot of people here like to settle for less than they are capable of and I am not like that. So many people here decide to stay close to home because its "easier" and they will have the safety net of family for like money or food. I don't want to have to depend on my family after I graduate and I don't want be stuck here forever. </p>
<p>What schools did you apply to? I think its funny how you also applied to all west coast schools. Whenever I tell people here taht hey have this look on their face like "wow".</p>
<p>i get that same reaction from kids - i applied to
occidental college in LA
santa clara university
pitzer college
scripps college (ED)
These Cali schools are top priority...if I dont get into any of these then I have.....</p>
<p>TheseOther schools (each are more that 4 hours away from me) :)
Tulane obviously in NEW ORLEANS :)
Wellesley in Wellesley, MA
Bucknell, PA <!~ closest one to home..dont know why</p>
<p>honestly i am a first generation college kid and I never got to travel growing up because I am from a family of 7...some kids say why so far away...I say its not just its cali, i like the schools too..(of course being in SoCal doesnt hurt) but I need to experience flying and being on my own (i never flew a plane until this last spring...17 yrs old...u get the picture) I want out of NJ!</p>
<p>lol. i want out of the west. I live in idaho, and i kinda want to get away from my family and the people here (who are the definition of conservative, even though im not really conservative or liberal, i want a LITTLE more liberal place...like a place that does fireworks on july 4 even if its on a sunday...)</p>
<p>the closest place to where i live that im applying to is university of washington, which is about 1.5 days drive, and after that, the closest place is Rice University in Houston Texas, and after that, the closest place im applying to is University of cincinnatti..lol</p>
<p>When she was a sophomore in high school, my D gave me a set-piece speech along the lines of: "Dad, I don't want to live as if in medieval times when you were born, grew up, got whatever education you did, got married, had kids, and died in the same small village. I want to live in a different part of the country with a different history, different traditions, different culture." </p>
<p>I think she was afraid we'd be resistant. I applauded. We're SoCal, she now goes to college in Massachusetts.</p>
<p>I lived in Northern California and chose to go to Cornell (NY). During my freshman year at Cornell, my parents moved from California all the way to Illinois. Convenient how that worked out...hmm...</p>
<p>I am from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and now go to school in New Hampshire at Dartmouth. I remember telling my parents when I was 13 or 14 that I could never be closer than two hours away...by plane. I just wanted to get out of this part of the country and experience something new and exciting. I'm sure I made the right choice, and so are my parents.</p>
<p>Oh, and though I love my family- I really wanted the experience of "going home" for breaks.</p>
<p>Apppro:
Ha. I'm a parent at the receiving end of a similar sentiment. Our older daughter insisted on a minimum 2-state separation between home and college. We live in Chicago, and (like you) she wound up going to Dartmouth. She just graduated this year.</p>
<p>Haha, maybe the grass is always greener on the other side. A friend of mine was accepted at an east coast school. We made so much fun of her about how she'll end up turning into a "snobby" person. ;)</p>
<p>I came from the south myself, but now I'm in love with the West Coast. Cali, Wash, and Oregon are all treasures in their unique ways if you find the right places.</p>
<p>Personally, I live on the east coast, and all the schools I am looking at except one are on the east coast. I love my family, and I want to be able to come home as often as I want. My sister goes to school 1 hour from our house (at Columbia) and she gets the best of both worlds. Being in a city, life is very different from our suburban town, but she gets to come home as often as she likes (which, while it isnt that often, is still a nice option to have).</p>
<p>i'm from northern california and i go to school in new york. i did it because i was tired of where i lived and the same old people, blah blah blah, but mostly because the school i wanted to go to was here. well, i realized that was a mistake. i'm homesick, living in new york city is not that great, and i'm not really making any friends. i'm apply to santa clara university to transfer in the fall.</p>
<p>I'm going from the UAE to Oregon, USA.
I've beaten the distance of anyone here, that's pretty FAR, if you dig a hole in the UAE that leads to the core of the Earth, and then continue digging straight down, I think you'd end up in Oregon. (assuming you don't melt)</p>
<p>i'm from southern california and i really intended to end up going to college on the east coast...but i ended up staying in california. however, i'm in northern california, 400 miles away from home. norcal might as well be a seperate state from socal, it's completely different and i LOVE it.</p>