Alright, long story short, after a lengthy conversation with my father I managed to strike a deal with him.
He wants to sell some property of his and build a house with the parts from an old log cabin, which is settled on a portion of his land. Its a big project and he can’t do it alone, so in exchange for my help I will use his money as a front for college funds at a school of my choosing. Then, after I have my degree I will complete the project for him, turn-key.
So where do I go to school? Obviously I want the arts and humanities, philosophy and especially political science, possibly music too. I don’t want the east coast…I’m sick of it. But I need mountains, beaches, and I want to be close to Mexico but in the US.
Solution, southern California. Look out James#2…here I come.
Now, who knows of a university in that general area that I would like? I haven’t yet decided if I shall pursue a bachelors or an associates. That would depend on the prospects of the degree potential for career opportunities afterwards.
Tell me about it, and what school are you attending?
Northern states I keep in mind because of their tendencies to stay cool. I literally melt in humid weather if I have to work in it. I’d sooner sit inside a microwave.
For the record, today was one of the most beautiful days, weather-wise, I’ve ever experienced: 78 degrees of cloudless skies with humidity at a cool 30%; northwesterly winds at 10 mph. It was a thing of God.
As I said, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; arguably among the best schools the country, and certainly one of the top ten or twenty non-Ivy League schools (academic comparisons would include Duke, Stanford, UCLA, that sort of thing).
Otherwise, you’re talking metro-Detroit, a top-fifteen metopolitan area in its own right. And then there’s me, and my slew of genius friends.
Okay, but wouldn’t school in one country and residence in another be a bit difficult? Or is crossing the boarder simple enough to do it daily, and several times if necessary? What are the policies?
$39,936 - Freshman costs for 1 year, assuming you stay on campus.
I’ll be lucky to have spent 30 for my entire undergrad. Assuming I were to stay on campus…
It’s funny… with the supposed prestige that comes from the american institutes, an alarming number of Canadian students are being recruited to go to the states.
Border-crossing at Detroit takes a matter of minutes, yes. No guns or anything … but generally speaking, there’s nothing to it. In any event, there’s nothing in Canada. C’mon, don’t tell me you’re actually listening to Gobbo!
BC is fucking heaven… I was born there naturally :D/
One time I was surprised to hear David Letterman talk about ‘the Surrey Sluts’. Surrey is a massive suburb city next to Vancouver. This was where I used to live, and where I acquired the north american media fog that I’m just now breaking from.
You could live there, go to UBC, SFU…and smoke the northern lights, to newborn heights.
Actually I was going to recommend Australia, but it does get a little hot down here in the Summer, and we wouldn’t want you melting in the middle of your stump-speech. In any case the cost of attending university in any foreign country is always more for foreigners than for natives, and I presume this includes Canada. For instance I pay roughly $2500AU per year in tuition (not including accommodation), whereas an international student would pay upwards of $20000AU.
As for me, I am already back in Sydney, but it’s good to know that when Thirst retires as my personal stalker, there’ll be a replacement immediately on hand. Viva la Revolution!
Just to get this thread right off track, what university in Sydney do you go to? I am curious to the quality of universities in Sydney and Melbourne as I am finishing my Phd this year (hopefully) and am thinking about where to go academically from here (University of Queensland).
