I’m from Houston, Texas and I want to transfer to either CU Boulder or Colorado State University but they are both more expensive to attend than a school in my state. I got accepted into Texas Tech but I HATE the location and although it’s a good school I don’t think I will like being there for 2-3 Years. I’m paying for college myself. I need any advice on either attending the school out of state that I wanna go to or to just deal with it and go to Texas Tech in state.
If you’re paying for college yourself and don’t like Lubbock you can transfer to another university in State. Texas is a huge state. As long as you have good grades you can apply to several public universities instate and see which one offered the best financial aid package.
Look for internships in Colorado.
Then you can move to Colorado to work after you have your degree. 
I also already have the money to pay for school I was just wondering if it’s worth the difference in cost since it’s where I really wanna be for college and after college.
Well, what could you do with the money you would save by staying in-state? Buy a better car before you move? Cover your livimg expenses while you job hunt? Travel for a month or two before starting your career?
Do the math.
Apply to several universities: some instate, plus some in Colorado. Once you have your acceptances and financial aid packages, post on this thread again and the Collegeconfidential community will help you decipher what is the best value, if going OOS is “worth it” or not…
No matter what, you can try and find an internship in Colorado. use Texas Tech’s career center right away if you haven’t already.
We probably need more information to understand your situation. However, I would be very surprised if it turns out to be worth the difference in cost.
You need to take a very close look at what it is going to cost each way. Don’t forget things like travel costs, although Texas to Colorado is a lot closer than some trips to college that I have heard of students doing.
Also, I would recommend that you do not borrow extra money to do this. Debt can be quite a problem for many years for many university graduates. DO NOT assume that debt is no big deal and is something that you can ignore. Of course the worst outcomes that I have heard of are cases of students taking on significant debt for university and then either not graduating at all, or graduating with a degree that does not lead directly to a good job. Debt can significantly reduce your options going forward.
Make sure you have your transcript evaluated for credit. Accepting the credit but only as undefined electives that don’t fulfill required coursework for your major is a bum deal. Sometimes classes are divided differently to cover the same material for the degree.
Can you do a study abroad to reduce your time at Texas Tech but still make progress toward your degree?
I second studying abroad, too. Some colleges even participate in programs (not sure what they’re called) where you can study at a different university in the US for the same price as Texas Tech, financial aid included. So that takes some time away from campus.
It’s not the extra debt in my opinion. You can make the best out of it and move to CO post-grad.
If you’re paying for school yourself, you won’t be doing yourself any favors by going out of state. Assuming you would be able to get co-signed private loans to cover the tuition gap, the debt would sabotage your career. It’s really not worth it. Texas is a big state and you don’t have to go to Tech. U of H is just as good and you could save boarding costs by living at home, if that’s a possibility.