20 yr old female student, wanting to move to hawaii. advice?

[MrCoffee808]

#10 on a list of the 10 best cities for public transit, sure it's not #1 but making the list at all is pretty significant. I acknowledge the bus stops are mostly uncovered. On the other hand, the buses are frequent and generally on schedule. A significant portion of the buses are air conditioned. Coverage is good and fares are low.

[Vacanegro]

Lots of people doing (did) this. Go there on vacation - bring a nice change of clothes (suit would help differentiate you) and go by every big hotel to apply for jobs.

[davephan]

The math major is a good major, unlike majors like Women's Studies or Art History, which usually have zero payback, only debt. Why do you want to transfer to a college in Hawaii? Is it just so you can party and have fun with nice weather while you're in college? Instead of transferring to a college in Hawaii, it would make more sense to transfer to a college that has higher credibility with companies that would want to hire a math major? All colleges are not the same. If you graduate from the wrong college, some companies will simply discard your resume and employment application. Also, the college you attended makes much less difference 5 to 10 years after you've graduated. Your employment track record makes more of a difference at that point in time.

If have a STEM major, it would be much better if you could be located in an area where you could get a part time job working for a company in your field of study or a related field, not a waitress job. A part time job in a related field could be entered on your resume as your first job. A waitress job would be a negative when you are compared to other candidates who had part time jobs related to their college majors.

The goal in college should be to choose a career path that has a high return on investment. Another goal is to be at or near the top of your class, not just floating through college, partying and goofing off. You've chosen a good major and have good grades, so you've made good choices so far. Start thinking of ways that will make you look like a better choice for your future employer than some other candidates you are competing against. When choosing which companies to try to work for, choose the companies that aren't dead ended jobs and companies that will look good on your resume to future companies where you want to work. Try to work for companies for at least four years. Switching jobs every year or less at companies will likely get you resume and job application discarded.

This is all long term planning. Major in a high rate of return field, so your can get a high income job. It might take 10 to 15 years to get to six figures. Then live well below your means, saving a lot, then you can more likely retire early. If you have a high income career and save a lot for two to three decades, you will likely have over one million dollars in net worth when you retire. Others who have not followed these guidelines will likely never retire or retire in poverty.

You said your dad makes over $100K. That isn't rich, unless your talking about maybe over $500K. Does your mom also make over $100K? Even if you dad is making over $100K, it doesn't mean he can afford to subsidize someone to go to college in Hawaii so they can have fun in the sun, rather than someone who is seriously interested in advancing themselves in life.