Should I Stay or Should I Go?

What colleges I am applying to has been a hot topic recently in my family.  Up until very recently I had no idea what I wanted to do or where I wanted to go.  I did a lot of research on colleges and majors for months.  I always loved the outdoors so this brought me to the decisions of going into environmental science.  This then prompted my research of schools in California that are great for a student majoring in environmental science.  This brought me to Humboldt State in Arcata.  I have heard about this school from family friends but I never considered it somewhere I would want to attend.  I always thought I would be attending CSULB and so did my parents.  I spent a while research HSU and fell in love with it.  Arcata is a very isolated town with a small population in Northern California.  If I went to HSU I would be going to an unfamiliar town away from all my friends and family.  Bringing up the idea of HSU to my parents was better than I thought.  They were all for where ever I wanted to go but I know they wanted me to stay.  I've applied to other local colleges because I know staying local is what my parents really want for me.  I think HSU might be the best place for me but I would be away from my entire family.  I want to go to a college I  love but I also don't want to be so far away from my family.  I know I have the personality to go away for college but I’m not sure if my parents want me to go.  My question is; Should I stay or should I go?
-Emily Guidas

I plan on attending Cal State Long Beach by this time next year. But I find myself struggling on deciding my major. All throughout my life I was asked the question 'what I want to be when I grow up', I brushed it off and thought i'll decide when the time comes. The time came and I haven't gave it much thought like I was supposed to and I find myself selecting undecided when filling out my applications. Will being  undecided affect my chances at admission?

Going Out-of-State for College and Trying to Earn a Living

About a week ago I received a letter in the mail from Seton Hall University. This college is located in New Jersey, a mere 2,800 miles away from here. In the letter, I was offered a scholarship ranging from $54,000 to $84,000 over the course of four years. I was ecstatic to have received such an offer. After looking into it, they have the major I'm looking for available, Accounting, and they're offering to pay a large amount of the tuition. Last night, however, my dad told me that we wouldn't be able to go, as the cost of living in New Jersey is too much for us, even though California is more costly to live in than New Jersey. Hearing my dad say this was a heartbreak, and so I want to go on my own in an attempt to make the living a bit easier. With most of my school payed for, I'd just require a job and a place to live, though I'd like to stay on campus. My question to you is if there's a way to make this process any easier. What hours should I work to have the right amount of school time and enough money to get by? What tips do you have to make sure any money I earn stays saved for the right moment?

   What kind of degree does a person have to get to work as a historian? I'm interested in any job that involves history. I like museums and being in history classes. I enjoy learning about why things are the way the are by looking at their past. I prefer thinking of a different time period and how everything was then instead of thinking about what's happening now. And how all this will be in a textbook that will come out in maybe a decade. Although I prefer U.S. history, I don't completely hate the idea of the history of other countries. History has fascinated me and I'm quite curious to know what kind of history jobs are out there in the world. I would like to do something history related in my future-anything would work for me.

What do I major in?

All throughout high school and middle school, I was frequently asked this questions “ what are you majoring in?” And to be frank, I do not know because I am interested in almost every subject. So, as I started researching the college application process and looking at particular schools, I noticed that some schools want to know my major before I applied or some schools, even asked me to apply without asking what major but made me fill in a specific subject like Engineering, Nursing, or Arts and Sciences. so as a senior about to step in the real world ask myself what am I going to do with my future or my career so I will not be bored for the rest of my life and how can I prevent this situation. so in 30 years from now, I will not ask myself what the hell am I doing.

What Qualities Do You Look for in a School?

So far, I have been doing really well with filling out my applications. There hasn't been much stress or pressure having to do with the application process. However, the only question that I do not know is how to pick a school. What qualities should I look for in a school?  So far I am hoping that I made decent choices about the schools I decided to apply to. The schools I am interested in is UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside, San Jose State, and San Diego State. I picked these school based on the programs they offer, the community, and least importantly- the location. I plan on applying for a few more schools; however, these are my narrowed down choices right now. Each school has some sort of quality I find interesting. I am afraid that I will get accepted to some of these schools and have a hard time agreeing to pick one that I feel I would want to attend next fall. I also feel that picking a major has a huge affect on what I want to do and where I want to go. I am aware that it is normal to enter college with a specific major and graduate with another degree. The thing is, I don't think it would be safe or me to declare undecided. I want to get into and out of college as quickly as possible because I know that college can turn out to be expensive. In conclusion, I just wish that I go to college somewhere where I feel comfortable and settled with the school and its community.
-Jada Wright

Is the career of a Veterinarian worth the struggle?

Is becoming a Veterinarian a worthy life choice to make? I have heard that becoming a Veterinarian contains a lot of work and extra schooling, yet it is a worth wild career path to take. In my time of thinking this is maybe a career I can see myself being a part of from all the research I have done. Only a few Colleges offer  great Veterinarian programs. Only to name a few that are on my top college bound list are Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of California Davis. Both are well known colleges throughout Louisiana and California.  I have recently applied to LSU in hope to become part of the Veterinarian program on the campus yet my concern is that if I do not get into LSU and instead have the chance to attend another college that may offer a minor or major related to what I want to do in my future, I know I will still be required to go to Veterinarian school after my 4 years of college. By going to Veterinarian school I am adding an extra 4 years of schooling relating to my job that I desire. My question is if this career path I have chosen is worth the struggle and efforts? Or should I look into a different career path in college?
-Alana Williams