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I would like to complete my major in Foreign languages. Currently, i have a proficient grasp of English, Spanish and French, and am working hard to become proficient in Arabic. I have an Associate's Degree in Arts so all i need for now is to complete my Bachelor's. I am currently 20 years old with a 3.3 GPA and live in Illinois( So i get in-state tuition) however Chicago is looking like an increasingly difficult place to live with the bad economy and crime, plus I hate the weather and the cold reserved Midwestern culture. My parents are moving to Orange, California next summer and while i would love to live there, the out of state tuition rates scare me as well as the overall cost of living. Should i suck it up and finish my bachelor's in IL, should i move with my parents to California and wait til I become a state resident, or should i try my luck in a completely different state altogether? If so what university would best suit me? All responses are appreciated
That is your personal decision. I say do whatever it takes to complete your degree as fast as you can. Does it sound better to say I have a Bachelors and Associates from X university? Or does it sound better to say "I have an Associates and I only need a few more classes to get my Bachelors?" That to me reads "I'll start something but I may not finish it." Just saying. Good Luck.
I would like to complete my major in Foreign languages. Currently, i have a proficient grasp of English, Spanish and French, and am working hard to become proficient in Arabic. I have an Associate's Degree in Arts so all i need for now is to complete my Bachelor's... with a 3.3 GPA... and wait til I become a state resident, or should i try my luck in a completely different state altogether? If so what university would best suit me? All responses are appreciated
I wouldn't discount California just yet; CA has a lot of great universities. Within a 90 minute drive from Orange, you have UCLA, UC-Irvine, UC-San Diego, USC, Cal-tech, Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, San Diego State, Scripps College, and CSU-Long Beach just to name a few. All great schools and you should be able to get into one of them.
If residency is a BIG issue for CA, take a few classes at CC to boost your GPA while waiting to gain residency. There are Transfer Agreement Guarantees (known as TAG) from CC to some of the UCs - which is what I'd recommend.
If you're going out of state (not to CA), you're going to be pay out-of-state tuition, so why not CA?
Regardless of where you transfer to, expect to lose a few of your credits.
I wouldn't discount California just yet; CA has a lot of great universities. Within a 90 minute drive from Orange, you have UCLA, UC-Irvine, UC-San Diego, USC, Cal-tech, Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, Cooper Union, San Diego State, Scripps College, and CSU-Long Beach just to name a few. All great schools and you should be able to get into one of them.
If residency is a BIG issue for CA, take a few classes at CC to boost your GPA while waiting to gain residency. There are Transfer Agreement Guarantees (known as TAG) from CC to some of the UCs - which is what I'd recommend.
If you're going out of state (not to CA), you're going to be pay out-of-state tuition, so why not CA?
Regardless of where you transfer to, expect to lose a few of your credits.
Cooper Union is NOT in Cali. Its in the East Village of New York.
Pomona-Claremont-SCripps are big bucks.
My take.. move to Cali. Take a year working or going to cc to become a resident. Then apply to a CSU campus, in-state is not horribly expensive. UCs will cost you more. However, thats a year wasted that you could have spent at UI-Champaign or SIU, etc.. and only 1 more to finish the degree.
If you want to leave IL but not move to CA, figure out what states you want to live in and do research on in-state and out of state tuition. TX has fairly well priced state schools (for residents).
Cooper Union is NOT in Cali. Its in the East Village of New York.
You're right about Cooper Union; I changed it above. I was reading about it the other day and it stuck in my mind. I meant to say Harvey Mudd, which is part of the Claremont Colleges.
The UC's in-state-tuition isn't that bad, but CSU's are a the way to go if cost is an issue.
I agree with minibring's suggestion. Also while you're working you can self-study and take some CLEP exams to get you some credits in classes that are not part of your major so you can finish more quickly.
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