<p>i'm in a sort of a bind, and i'm seeking advice on what i should do.</p>
<p>i went to school in va my fresh year and then moved to NY for the soph year after my dad got a new job here. after a year, he didn;t like the job and moved to michigan, while me and my mom stayed to sell our house. a year has passed and we have finally sold our house, and my junior year is comming to an end. i now have to decide whether to move to Michigan with the rest of my family or not. how i plan to live in NY by myself is really another issue. I really want to go to University of Michigan. so i;m wondering if it would be better for me to move. but that would mean i'll be at my 3rd high school is 4 years. and i hold a couple of officer posistion at my current school. socially, it's not that bad, i can get along with anyone, and i;ll be there for only a year. but i have made a lot of good friends here in NY, and it;s kinda of hard to let them go. academically, i;m not that worried either. just i can;t continue in classes that are in sequence. </p>
<p>i think my college decisions will be the deciding factor. will my chances of getting be better if i move or if i just stay in NY and then just apply. i should be able to qualify for IS tuition either way. </p>
<p>i'm getting more and more gray hair because of this. </p>
<p>I would think logically that it would be easier to get into the University of Missouri if you are from Missouri but I could be wrong. Neverthless, the margin of uncertainty is so irrelevant and unpredictable that you would be much better off moving. The moving frequently can be explained by your counselor so you shouldn't have to worry about that- especially, if you say, that you can keep up your academics, it would be more of a boon to you because it would show colleges you strength and consistency in dealing with transitional changes. Also, from what you have posted, I can not see any significant reasons/advantages as to staying in NY. Sacrificing your family and a stable environment( money, advice, support, rides,etc.) for a few clubs and other negligable things is just foolish. Living on your own for a year would most likely hurt you and in the process, affect your college admissions status. I would think the university of missouri would give preferential status to in-state residents. Go to Missouri.</p>
<p>And MOVE. seriously. Don't give up your parents for college- and it would be easier, I believe, if you are in-state- even if you qualify either way for IS tuition. Just being in the area can refresh your mind, you can revisist( or visit if you haven't already) the school to capture the mood, the classes, the environment- all things good for a 'why I want to go to this college' essay. Also, if you plan on applying to other schools that are out of state, applying from Michigan would benefit you more than applying from NY as NY tends to produce MANY overqualified, academic, wonderful,etc. prep school students who fight for spots at universities. Coming from Michigan could help pull in that "regional diversity" that colleges consider when it comes to admissions. Small, but could be considered.</p>
<p>The biggest thing you need to ask yourself is how certain you are that you want to go to U Michigan. If that is your ultimate goal and you are not likely to change your mind, being a Michigan resident would be hard to pass up. You just need to weigh friends vs. family and then factor in your college plans.</p>
<p>It sounds like this will be a very tough decision. Talk to your parents about it.</p>
<p>Do you really want to go through the college application process all by yourself? Looking at schools, applying to schools, all the while keeping up with school and grades? Filling out the financial aid forms? Getting the responses from colleges? Deciding where to go? (Yes, you can talk to your parents on the phone or via e-mail, but it's not the same.) And then you have to take care of all the stuff that parents always take care of (like cooking, shopping, laundry)? </p>
<p>How about all the milestones of senior year - prom, graduation, "last" sports game, whatever? Your parents will miss all of that, and you'll miss having them there.</p>
<p>Are you over 18? If not, you'll have to designate someone who's responsible for you.</p>
<p>I know a kid who did what you're suggesting, but that's because her parents were leaving the town she'd grown up in, so she had 17 years of history with the kids and the school system.</p>
<p>Since you don't have any ties to your NY community, I think moving is a better idea. (Then there's no question that you're a Michigan resident, since you'll have a diploma from a Michigan high school.) Colleges will understand about the moves; happens to kids of the military all the time.</p>
<p>Just make sure that you line up any teacher recommendations from your current school before you leave. They can write the letters now and either give them to you (it's OK if you see them if it's your teachers' decision), or you can tell them in the fall where you're applying.</p>
<p>my parents can't really decide, because they see my arguments for both side and they agree. </p>
<p>i was wondering about the letters of recommendation. can i ask for a copy and photocopy it many times and send it to the school I'm applying to in the fall, or do i need originals. i haven't really decided where else i;m going and even for the school i have decided, the recommendation part of the application is not out. i have teachers here that would defiantly write me a good recommendation and they know me well enough that they have volunteered to adopt me for a year...just as a joke...i can't imagine living with teachers... and my guidance counselor have told me that she will write me a litter for college too if i need, after i transfer. since these teacher have known me for 2 years, i feel that they know me the best.</p>
<p>is it okay if i send the school, letter of recommendation from my teachers. i could ask them for a few copies of the letter now and i'll put them into whatever application and i sent them under my name, instead from my teachers, would colleges accept that? that would make things a lot easier.</p>
<p>if i don;t move, the plan is that my mom and my dad would travel and live with me for a week, like ever month. and i would get them back for the "BIG" moments.</p>
<p>as for is Michigan is my ultimate goal, i think it just make sense finacially and academically that michigan is where i aim for. as instate the price you pay to go to such a prestigious institute, it really hard to pass by. and for school that are out of state, i don't think it makes a difference if i apply from NY or MI. i think the hard part is to get in, and i think it would give me an edge if i apply from in state instead of from another state.</p>
<p>You can ask your teachers to give you the letter and you can photocopy it as many times as necessary. They can also fill out this year's Common App Teacher form and give it to you for you to photocopy and send. </p>
<p>My d's favorite teacher left her high school at the end of her junior year; she also didn't know where she was going. He gave her the recommendation letter and the form. She photocopied as many as needed, put them in separate envelopes and sent them to the colleges. I don't think the colleges even looked at the envelopes to see that they came from her rather than the teacher.</p>
<p>You can still sign the form that you waive your right to see the letter. All that means is that you cannot demand to see the letter if the teacher doesn't want to show you, and you cannot march into the college's admissions office and demand to see the letter. If the teacher voluntarily gives it to you, that's OK.</p>
<p>i have asked a teacher and my science olympiad "coach" for letter of recommendation and they both said they would love to. from how many teacher would i usually need letter of rec from?</p>
<p>and thank you guys but i still haven't decided, i think the summer will give me sometime to think things over. but thank you very much.</p>
<p>doing college/apps and financial aid is not that bad by yourself. I did everything with no help. You only have to make sure that you make deadlines with what to turn in and also when.</p>