Posted

Nov 5th 2009

Mood

Stress for me has been blessedly merciful lately.....it's still there, but not quite as badly as it was a good month, month and a half ago. Also, mostly for other reasons, more than the same ones.

COLLEGE. It's on the horizon. (A semester and a few weeks away? A year from actually attending? What?) It's close. And it's going to snipe me dead soon.

I'm debating all my options, and the only thing i'm sure of is that i am definitely staying in-state. So far though, my biggest options are:

-Attend a 2 year community college, then transfer into a 4 year college as a junior, of course making sure that all the credits transfer. 2-year colleges i'm choosing from: Front Range Community College, Red Rocks Community College, then transfer to a school listed below. (because i'm poor and community colleges are cheap and good if you want your gen. ed. courses out of the way. Plus, saves me 2 years of tuition at a 4 year college....that's a difference of like, $30,000. Invaluable, frankly.)

-Attend a 4 year college right out of the gate, options being: Colorado State University (CSU), Regis University, or University of Northern Colorado (UNC). (not too good an option considering i'm penniless and i'm putting myself through, probably with massive resulting debt, but i do want the classic college experience...)

-Attend the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA).....(because i'm poor, and getting my entire college paid for is very, very appealing. Just not sure how well i'd hold up in the basic training regimen, plus they're not too huge on art courses, i hear...good if you wanna learn to work or fly a plane or something, but let's be honest, could i really do that?. >>

Out of the 4 year colleges, cheapest to most expensive goes: UNC, CSU, Regis....i'm just glad i trashed the idea of going to University of Denver (DU) early on....the tuition for that place made me choke when i first heard what it was....($44,000/yr...A YEAR. Do the math, that' a good $176,000 for a full 4 year education. Good luck having money for food, clothing, and housing....FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.)



ANYWAY. The most appealing options so far for me are the USAFA idea and the community college idea. Peer pressure wants me to do the 4 year idea though. xD

Opinions? Got any college stuff you worry about, too? Want to scare me with how much massive soul-eating debt i'll rack up? Comment plz. C: