Need opinion of whether taking a 200 level course as a new freshman is a good idea. It’s International study abt inequality and infrastructure. Based on the course description, the things they gonna discuss really aligns with my interest and questions that I have. Will the workload be really different than the 100 level courses?
I'm writing this just so that i can get it out of my head.
My dad graduated from a liberal arts college where he got full scholarships and since i was little he always talk good things about it, basically how great liberal arts education is in general. So it has always been my dream to go to one of those colleges.
This year I was accepted to few of them and there are 2 that offered me merit scholarships. One is 15k another is 33k. After touring all schools I truly like the college that offer me 15k scholarship. Even though my dad always assured me that he kept a college fund for me and that he can afford to pay for any college I want, I did consider the financial aspect of it when I made the decision. This is cuz since last year my dad has not been doing very well in stock market (that's where his primary income is from) and kept losing money..
Fast forward now, he just confessed that actually he almost used up his children's college funds (I have one sibling) and that he can only afford maybe 1-2 years of the liberal arts college and told me to transfer to a public university for the rest of it, though he isn’t even sure that he has the money for it. He used the college funds money hoping to get more money in the stock market, despite my mom repeatedly warning him to not touch the money that's set aside for their children's education.
Based on the college's website, there's nothing I can do to lower the fee because I didn't ask for financial aid when I applied.
Now, amidst feeling exited about attending the college this month, I can't help but feel more dreadful. Thoughts about I should've chosen the college with more scholarship, I should've gone to a local uni in my country, and about blaming him for being addicted in the stock market, for ignoring my mom's warning, filled my mind.
I'm just so freaking scared of everything. So scared when attend the college, I would fall in love with the people and the place, knowing I wouldn't be able to stay until the end.
I don't what to do aside from praying lol
Hi all I’m an incoming freshman and rlly excited to join the community.
I’m just having a concern rn about my living situation during the breaks. I’m a US citizen who has lived outside the States all my life. I don’t have any relatives nor do I have a place to live in the US. But given that flight tickets to the US are very very expensive, my parents want me to stay in the country, preferably on campus, during winter and summer breaks. But this reasoning is not allowed as mentioned in the website. So I’m a bit loss here.
Another thing is the registration for winter break housing this year opens in October, and even though technically I fall under a pre-approved reason, there is no guarantee that they will approve in the end.
October is too close to Christmas break and flight prices will definitely go up.
Has anyone gone through the process? And could you advise what’s the best choice I can make?