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I'm a 23 year old Sophomore who received a full-tuition scholarship to BC this past August. This does not include living expenses such as rent and food. This is a $50,000 tuition school, and I would never be able to afford to go to a school like this.
I grew up in Boston, but moved at the age of 17 to Miami, Fl.
The elegance of the school itself amazes me and the student body is clearly affluent, especially compared to me. The quality of the classes are great, but the workload is hefty and it has proven extremely difficult for me to even hold down a part-time job and keep my GPA up to requirements.
The problem is, I'm pretty miserable. I have been a happy person but I'm not happy anymore. I can't wait until I graduate and can move somewhere else. Boston does not suit me anymore, I'm a free-spirited beach bum, and an entrepreneurial wannabe trapped in corporate internships in a corporate city.
I grew up in a suburb of Boston, but the only ties I have left up here are aunts who take advantage of me having a car and driving them everywhere and 2 girlfriends who are kind of living in lala land, one of whom I'm thinking of cutting off completely. Old friends whom I don't keep in touch with anymore are on drugs such as oxycontin. My boyfriend is great, but love isn't enough to keep me happy here.
I miss Miami so much, I miss my mother and I'm causing financial strain on her because she is paying my rent right now and my living expenses. I couldn't even afford warm clothes until I got my credit card and I still barely have enough clothes. All of my things are shorts and summer dresses, winter clothes are so expensive. Even the college bars are really expensive here, same price for a drink here as it was at the bar I worked in @ South Beach (super touristy area in Miami).
I'm considering leaving BC and moving back in with my mom in Miami, going to a state university and paying for it.
I just don't know if I should leave this opportunity behind. I feel like it might be pretty stupid to walk away from a Boston College scholarship.
I would have never even considered leaving, until I interviewed a woman for one of my classes who went to Boston University during the '50s on a full-scholarship, but dropped out to become an artist and a poet.
I got a full ride to the Rochester Institute of Technology, which is a very prestigious and expensive school in Rochester, NY and turned it down. College just isn't my thing.
One of my cousins was given a football scholarship, in Oklahoma, but he decided to quit college after his freshman year; He made a lot of friends, but found the classes too difficult. He now works at Walmart and isn't happy there, either.
My relatives who didn't go to college would've loved to have had a full-scholarship; I think they'd say, "Take it!" You could always move after graduation.
Have you tried shopping for winter clothes at thrift stores? People have written positive reviews on Yelp about the ones in the Boston area (apparently, the affluent people who live in the area donate clothes from higher-end stores).
I got a full ride to the Rochester Institute of Technology, which is a very prestigious and expensive school in Rochester, NY and turned it down. College just isn't my thing.
Nice, what did you end up doing instead? Are you happy with your decision?
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One of my cousins was given a football scholarship, in Oklahoma, but he decided to quit college after his freshman year; He made a lot of friends, but found the classes too difficult. He now works at Walmart and isn't happy there, either.
My relatives who didn't go to college would've loved to have had a full-scholarship; I think they'd say, "Take it!" You could always move after graduation.
Have you tried shopping for winter clothes at thrift stores? People have written positive reviews on Yelp about the ones in the Boston area (apparently, the affluent people who live in the area donate clothes from higher-end stores).
Good luck, whichever you choose.
Thanks for the input, but used clothes give me the skeevys...altho maybe its just something I need to get over
If you are getting a full ride at BC there is a good chance you can get a full ride at any college in Florida, a full ride including housing even. Why not apply to schools there?
I'm a 23 year old Sophomore who received a full-tuition scholarship to BC this past August. This does not include living expenses such as rent and food. This is a $50,000 tuition school, and I would never be able to afford to go to a school like this.
I grew up in Boston, but moved at the age of 17 to Miami, Fl.
The elegance of the school itself amazes me and the student body is clearly affluent, especially compared to me. The quality of the classes are great, but the workload is hefty and it has proven extremely difficult for me to even hold down a part-time job and keep my GPA up to requirements.
The problem is, I'm pretty miserable. I have been a happy person but I'm not happy anymore. I can't wait until I graduate and can move somewhere else. Boston does not suit me anymore, I'm a free-spirited beach bum, and an entrepreneurial wannabe trapped in corporate internships in a corporate city.
I grew up in a suburb of Boston, but the only ties I have left up here are aunts who take advantage of me having a car and driving them everywhere and 2 girlfriends who are kind of living in lala land, one of whom I'm thinking of cutting off completely. Old friends whom I don't keep in touch with anymore are on drugs such as oxycontin. My boyfriend is great, but love isn't enough to keep me happy here.
I miss Miami so much, I miss my mother and I'm causing financial strain on her because she is paying my rent right now and my living expenses. I couldn't even afford warm clothes until I got my credit card and I still barely have enough clothes. All of my things are shorts and summer dresses, winter clothes are so expensive. Even the college bars are really expensive here, same price for a drink here as it was at the bar I worked in @ South Beach (super touristy area in Miami).
I'm considering leaving BC and moving back in with my mom in Miami, going to a state university and paying for it.
I just don't know if I should leave this opportunity behind. I feel like it might be pretty stupid to walk away from a Boston College scholarship.
I would have never even considered leaving, until I interviewed a woman for one of my classes who went to Boston University during the '50s on a full-scholarship, but dropped out to become an artist and a poet.
Help, I need advice!
BC is rich, but it's not so incredible academically that it would be a crime to leave it. I think if you can transfer back home, live with mom and save a bunch of money for both of you and finish your degree there, then there is nothing wrong with that. If you're almost done, then you should stick it out - most schools won't let you transfer more than 60 credits or so, so transferring after more than two years usually means increased time and cost.
A friends son turned down a full ride to university of Michigan (one of hte best schools in the USA) in order to attend Notre Dame with no scholarship @ $50K a year. Needless to sya his mother is not the happiest camper in the park.
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You could always move after graduation.
