Hi Guys,
I have a few questions about college.
I am currently in High school in Australia. I want to attend College in the US. I dont really want to go too far down south. I was hoping New York, Los Angeles etc..
- Any colleges you recommend?
- Do i have to be really smart [eg: Straight A student] to attend a college over there, Seeing as i will be an international student?
- Is the SAT test hard? [ If thats what it is called ]
- What are the average costs of staying in college for 4 years?
- This may sound juvenile but what are college parties like? Are they even close to anything that American Pie Movies show?
Im probably being a pain askin all these questions but i would really like some real referrences instead of just information from websites. Thanks =]
College Questions?
I go to school at Trinity University in San Antonio Texas, and I love it, so don't be too quick to completely write off the South. I'm from Southern California so if you want to go to school out here, look into the public schools. UCLA and Berkley are the Ivy leagues of the West. They are very competitive, and for those you would need a 4.0. Some students have over a 4.0 and still get turned down. On the brighter side, there's a whole range of schools in the UC and CSU (California State University) systems that could match your scores: UCSD, Davis, SDSU, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, all are very good schools, some with honors programs.
I don't know about grades in terms of being an international student, but I know that many schools want a high percentage so they can brag about. It should work in your favor.
The SATs aren't easy, they're not supposed to be, but they aren't killer. If you're a good test taker, they're easier, if you're not so good, they're a little harder.
The costs can range dramatically. In-state tuition (you are a resident of the state, which I don't think you'd be able to get very easily unless you have some special circumstances) can be as cheap as 2,500 a year in the state schools to 30,000 a year at private schools (before scholarships which are easier to get in privates). Also housing is normally about 5,000-8,000 a year.
I will admit, some college parties can get out of hand. For the most part though, they are kinda tame compared to what's seen in movies. Also, most students (who don't flunk out after a year) don't party every night. It's a weekend thing and not even every weekend. However, how much partying you do is completely up to you. I know people who were seniors and only went to 1 stereotypical college party. And I also know others who had something 2 or 3 times a week. Some schools are worse (whichever way you want to view worse as being) than others. Commuter schools normally are pretty dead on the weekends, while there are top ten lists of the biggest party schools. When you find a school that you like, ask for email address of some current students, and they can tell you where on the spectrum the school lies.
Reply:maybe NY university?
or if you go to Canada, um i recommend Western University, University of Toronto, York University, Mcmaster, Waterloo...
no you don't have to be a straight A student...yes SAT is hard...but that depends on your determinaton
about costs, you might want to check that yourself. it varies for all universities and programs. for some programs at my college, ranges from 20,000 to 40, 000 for 4 years....and that's only for domestic students.
college parties can be like American Pie if you want it to be
Friday, April 16, 2010
College Lies?
I feel so bad for college students these days and how ignorant most of them are. Most think that employers will KISS THEIR FEET and welcome them with opened arms into the business.
I graduated from two CUNY colleges in NYC and have been struggling with TWO college degrees. I try very hard to help students see THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH of life after college.
Students are nothing more than MONEY to a school but colleges DARE NOT say this truth for fear of loosing students.
I feel that most colleges lie to get students with no guarantee of future success.
Your view?
College Lies?
Yeah, of course going to college doesn't guarantee future success. I don't think many people believe employers will "kiss their feet." Going to college does, however, open up more opportunities--there are many jobs that require a college degree, and without them, those options would be shut off to you.
Plus, college is not all about getting a job after college--it's about gaining more knowledge, growing up, etc.
Reply:college are in the education business not the job placement business
That is why they offer Art, Theater and Cinema
Each year the US Universities graduate 5,000 film directors who will NEVER be
Most will never get a job much better than wedding video maker
its up to the student to pick a career that has potential
you didn't say what your degrees are in
Move away from NYC and go where there's a wal mart they'll give you a management job at $35K a year
Reply:When I graduated from college, my dad told me that commencement meant the beginning of my education, not the end. The old man was usually full of crap, but he was right about this. An education is supposed to do more than prepare a person for the work world. Personality is more important in the corporate world than intellect. Take a good look at yourself, and see what you bring to the table besides a degree. Most people I know work in fields outside their major.
Reply:It isn't the college's job to get you a job, just to give you enough education that you can learn to do the job you get. They just accept what students they can into the courses available. If there are loads of students in an already overcrowded field, tough. You just have to be the best.
The world may owe you a living but you have to work like hell to collect.
Reply:Future success is only guaranteed by the individual. I would be successful with or without college. I chose to go to college to open doors for me, not to put my success or lack thereof on their shoulders. I received the education I paid for, and I thank them for that. What I do with that information is up to me. I started my first company while still in school. I'm on my third and it's valued at over $300 million. Unrealistic world views motivate alot of young people to do better. They have the rest of their lives to learn the tough lessons, let them have 4 years of fun.
Reply:If you approach college as a career training program you will fail.
Higher education is just that - education. It's up to the individual to take their education and make something out of it.
If your attitude is that college is the way to a job, I suggest you go the trades route and do an apprenticeship in plumbing or carpentry.
false teeth
I graduated from two CUNY colleges in NYC and have been struggling with TWO college degrees. I try very hard to help students see THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH of life after college.
Students are nothing more than MONEY to a school but colleges DARE NOT say this truth for fear of loosing students.
I feel that most colleges lie to get students with no guarantee of future success.
Your view?
College Lies?
Yeah, of course going to college doesn't guarantee future success. I don't think many people believe employers will "kiss their feet." Going to college does, however, open up more opportunities--there are many jobs that require a college degree, and without them, those options would be shut off to you.
Plus, college is not all about getting a job after college--it's about gaining more knowledge, growing up, etc.
Reply:college are in the education business not the job placement business
That is why they offer Art, Theater and Cinema
Each year the US Universities graduate 5,000 film directors who will NEVER be
Most will never get a job much better than wedding video maker
its up to the student to pick a career that has potential
you didn't say what your degrees are in
Move away from NYC and go where there's a wal mart they'll give you a management job at $35K a year
Reply:When I graduated from college, my dad told me that commencement meant the beginning of my education, not the end. The old man was usually full of crap, but he was right about this. An education is supposed to do more than prepare a person for the work world. Personality is more important in the corporate world than intellect. Take a good look at yourself, and see what you bring to the table besides a degree. Most people I know work in fields outside their major.
Reply:It isn't the college's job to get you a job, just to give you enough education that you can learn to do the job you get. They just accept what students they can into the courses available. If there are loads of students in an already overcrowded field, tough. You just have to be the best.
The world may owe you a living but you have to work like hell to collect.
Reply:Future success is only guaranteed by the individual. I would be successful with or without college. I chose to go to college to open doors for me, not to put my success or lack thereof on their shoulders. I received the education I paid for, and I thank them for that. What I do with that information is up to me. I started my first company while still in school. I'm on my third and it's valued at over $300 million. Unrealistic world views motivate alot of young people to do better. They have the rest of their lives to learn the tough lessons, let them have 4 years of fun.
Reply:If you approach college as a career training program you will fail.
Higher education is just that - education. It's up to the individual to take their education and make something out of it.
If your attitude is that college is the way to a job, I suggest you go the trades route and do an apprenticeship in plumbing or carpentry.
false teeth
College!!!??!!.....HEEEEEELP!?... what should i study to earn as much money as possible in the future?!)?
Hey.I am an international student studying in a Canadian
boarding school.I am a medium skilled hockey player(midget
AA tier 2) and i want to go to college in California.I am not
sure in what i want to study (bussiness,
architecture,engineering) but i know that i want to keep on
playing hockey through college.I have been searching but i
havent found any colleges with a medium hockey program that
i could attend....I need some help on finding colleges in
California with medium skilled hockey programs and some
advise on what i should study in college.I believe i should say
that i am good at math physics and drawing.Pleaaaaase
someone help me decide and find a college!!!!!!!!!!!
College!!!??!!.....HEEEEEELP!?... what should i study to earn as much money as possible in the future?!)?
The best way to find out which colleges have hockey programs is to go to a sports site and look up the leagues and standings.
For the greatest probability to make piles of money, work towards an MBA program. Go to your school counselor and ask what the best undergrad degree would be at the school you are considering.
Reply:Go to salary.com and start looking up what different postions pay in your area. You are aware I hope that in order to truly excel in what you do, you must have an interest in it, or atleast a natural gift to do so. I would definitley learn another language as a minor. Good luck.
boarding school.I am a medium skilled hockey player(midget
AA tier 2) and i want to go to college in California.I am not
sure in what i want to study (bussiness,
architecture,engineering) but i know that i want to keep on
playing hockey through college.I have been searching but i
havent found any colleges with a medium hockey program that
i could attend....I need some help on finding colleges in
California with medium skilled hockey programs and some
advise on what i should study in college.I believe i should say
that i am good at math physics and drawing.Pleaaaaase
someone help me decide and find a college!!!!!!!!!!!
College!!!??!!.....HEEEEEELP!?... what should i study to earn as much money as possible in the future?!)?
The best way to find out which colleges have hockey programs is to go to a sports site and look up the leagues and standings.
For the greatest probability to make piles of money, work towards an MBA program. Go to your school counselor and ask what the best undergrad degree would be at the school you are considering.
Reply:Go to salary.com and start looking up what different postions pay in your area. You are aware I hope that in order to truly excel in what you do, you must have an interest in it, or atleast a natural gift to do so. I would definitley learn another language as a minor. Good luck.
College Advice?
Can I get into any of these colleges w/ a "C-C+" GPA average? I have not yet taken the SAT, but I will be taking it in two weeks. I will also be taking 2-3 SAT II Tests in June.
1. Merrimack College
2. Suffolk University
3. Boston University
4. Emmanuel College
5. Clark University
6. WPI
7. Northeastern University
8. Jacksonville University
9. University of Tampa
I also have a good amount of sports and I have an extensive amount of community service/volunteer work time. What are my chances at these colleges (specifically)? I am looking at colleges in Massachusetts as my primary choices so, if these colleges are not working out, what are some other schools that might accept me? Thank You in advance.
College Advice?
go to a community school first and increase ur gpa before u try to get into a universtity. good luck!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Getting into universities as freshman are very hard, and your GPA might be a hindrance. But with your other activities, I think you should be able to get in. College love extra-curricular activities.
Reply:I congratulate you for deciding to go to the next level, and wish you good luck.
Ask yourself where you want to be after you graduate college. I think that WPI is a great undergraduate institution and you may find it most comfortable to be there. In general, if you choose a university that also has a strong research program (i.e., PhD programs), then there is a little bit less emphasis on the teaching. Colleges that are primarily undergraduate institutions will put more energy into teaching and undergraduate projects.
If you want to get to Northeaster U. or BU, or any other U.s then you have to do very well on your SATs as you GPA may not be good enough.
Again, best of luck!
Reply:Cs are not the best...but you can still get in. the fact that you are well rounded in other activies does look good. shows you haven't been wasting your time. also strive hard to do good on the SATs...take a few times if needed.
your best chance would be to go to school local to you. most schools are harder on out of state students
Reply:u only got a shot at 1,2,4,8,9 prob
Reply:With a C, C+ average you may not have a lot of luck getting into these schools unless you have good SAT scores
a good way to get good standardized test scores is to take the ACTs. They are MUCH MUCH MUCH easier and I would recommend everyone applying to colleges to take them instead of or in addition to the SATs. A lot of schools do take both types of scores, but you will need to look up the specifics for the schools you are looking into.
Also, before taking the ACTs, I would recommend looking into them beforehand, they are different from the SATs and if you want to do well on them you should look into the differences.
Good luck! Hope it helps!
1. Merrimack College
2. Suffolk University
3. Boston University
4. Emmanuel College
5. Clark University
6. WPI
7. Northeastern University
8. Jacksonville University
9. University of Tampa
I also have a good amount of sports and I have an extensive amount of community service/volunteer work time. What are my chances at these colleges (specifically)? I am looking at colleges in Massachusetts as my primary choices so, if these colleges are not working out, what are some other schools that might accept me? Thank You in advance.
College Advice?
go to a community school first and increase ur gpa before u try to get into a universtity. good luck!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Getting into universities as freshman are very hard, and your GPA might be a hindrance. But with your other activities, I think you should be able to get in. College love extra-curricular activities.
Reply:I congratulate you for deciding to go to the next level, and wish you good luck.
Ask yourself where you want to be after you graduate college. I think that WPI is a great undergraduate institution and you may find it most comfortable to be there. In general, if you choose a university that also has a strong research program (i.e., PhD programs), then there is a little bit less emphasis on the teaching. Colleges that are primarily undergraduate institutions will put more energy into teaching and undergraduate projects.
If you want to get to Northeaster U. or BU, or any other U.s then you have to do very well on your SATs as you GPA may not be good enough.
Again, best of luck!
Reply:Cs are not the best...but you can still get in. the fact that you are well rounded in other activies does look good. shows you haven't been wasting your time. also strive hard to do good on the SATs...take a few times if needed.
your best chance would be to go to school local to you. most schools are harder on out of state students
Reply:u only got a shot at 1,2,4,8,9 prob
Reply:With a C, C+ average you may not have a lot of luck getting into these schools unless you have good SAT scores
a good way to get good standardized test scores is to take the ACTs. They are MUCH MUCH MUCH easier and I would recommend everyone applying to colleges to take them instead of or in addition to the SATs. A lot of schools do take both types of scores, but you will need to look up the specifics for the schools you are looking into.
Also, before taking the ACTs, I would recommend looking into them beforehand, they are different from the SATs and if you want to do well on them you should look into the differences.
Good luck! Hope it helps!
College is the best time of your life, haha?
Alright so I am a 19 year old guy in college. I would really like to know who the moron was that said college is the best time of your life. I can garuntee you its not and if it is I am in for a shitty life, if this is all I have to look forward to. I remember always hearing this growing up and seeing all the movies about how great college is and all this other crap. I was so excited to go to college, well I am now in college almost done with my first year, ya it sucks nothing great about it. I find it is almost as bad as highschool other then I dont have to wake up early ya. So what I want to know is why is college hyped up so much and where did all this crap come from?????
College is the best time of your life, haha?
you must be 1. at the wrong college, 2. you live with your parents and not on campus, 3. don't do anything that you were told you shouldn't, 4. don't have any friends, 5. you are just a boring person.
Reply:you obviously arent living it up as much as you could be at all... you basically can do whatever you want and you dont have any responsibilities accept school.. thats why college is great..
Reply:i love college
your just not hanging out with the right people
let loose
:]
Reply:U will come to know the importance of college after some years......
College is the best time of your life, haha?
you must be 1. at the wrong college, 2. you live with your parents and not on campus, 3. don't do anything that you were told you shouldn't, 4. don't have any friends, 5. you are just a boring person.
Reply:you obviously arent living it up as much as you could be at all... you basically can do whatever you want and you dont have any responsibilities accept school.. thats why college is great..
Reply:i love college
your just not hanging out with the right people
let loose
:]
Reply:U will come to know the importance of college after some years......
College or wedding?
My mom told me she would pay for all of my college stuff if I don't ask for a big deal wedding! It sounds fine to me but I think I might regret it later. What she suggested is when we are ready to go to the courthouse. College is very important to me but I don't want to make a choice that I will regret. You only get one chance to have a nice wedding! Also though im never going to get a offer like this for college again! Some friends say go to college. Other friends say work out a deal where some of the money will go to have a nice wedding!!! I think I should take her offer about college and put off the idea of getting married for awhile! I wasn't planning on getting married soon but the way I see it when im done with college I can get a nice job and pay for a wedding I would like to have. Of course for all you married woman is it worth the trouble? My sister suggested the courthouse but have a party or something afterwards so it can be celebrated! This is a lot to think about!
College or wedding?
College. College college college.
You aren't even ready to cross the wedding bridge yet. A big wedding won't help you in your future. It won't make it easier to get promoted, it won't help you with your earning potential and it won't teach you any life skills.
A college degree, however, will do all these things, and will likely be able to help you earn the money to pay for your OWN wedding when the time comes. (Besides, by the time you get married, your mom may change her mind and give you wedding money anyway.)
Reply:Have your mom pay for college, that way you'll be debt free. Once you graduate college, get an awesome job and save up. Then, have whatever type of party you want and pay for it yourself.
I don't think your mom is saying you can't have a big wedding, period. I just think she's saying you get one or the other funded from her.
Reply:College for sure!!! well thats what I would do. Go to college. get that out of the way and even if you have to save up for a bit u can always have the wedding of your dreams later on. and plus you will be working by then and can save up money for that wedding of your dreams... All the best.
Reply:Go to college. No matter how big or small, expensive or cheap when the officiant says "I pronounce you husband and wife" you're just as married! The most important thing is you married your love! You'll be able to have a beautiful wedding when the time comes.
best wishes.....................
Reply:College - most of the time college would cost you far more than a wedding. Plus if you get college taken care of, you'll be student-loan free so no debt after college, so you'll be able to save for your wedding when you are ready!
Reply:College - no one will EVER be able to take your education away from you. I say be able to take care of yourself first. The bliss of a fancy wedding fades with reality and time... but a college degree pays for itself over and over...
Best wishes!!!
Reply:i put on a wedding for 12 grand. college is more than that. So...go to college find the guy and take a out a student loan( bc they have low interest rate) and pay for your own bloody wedding.
Reply:College. This is a no brainer to me. If you get a good college education, you can pay for your perfect wedding! Trust me, if you can start out without any student loan debt, it is wonderful.
Reply:You can get married anytime and anywhere, and then get divorced. If you go to school and get a degree, no one can take that away from you ever. GO TO SCHOOL!!!!
Reply:Go to college!! Definitely go to college. Good luck. :)
Reply:college then you can pay for your own wedding
Reply:A degree lasts forever. A marriage on the other hand .... ?
Reply:Definitely College!!! You could meet a rich DR there who could pay for the whole wedding!!! Im soooo just kidding, but there are so may options for a wedding but college is so important and the more you put it off the harder it will be to finish. If your wedding is a long way off then just think of all the money you could come up with from know untill then or who knows maybe you and your fiance will just want to run off to a beautiful tropical island and elope.
The expensive wedding is soooo not important and you can still have a big fun wedding without spending a fortune!
Reply:I wouldnt choose a courthouse wedding due to money. My fiance and I paying for our wedding on our own and so far the entire wedding is going to cost us 5000.. Not bad at all. When it comes to a wedding you can cut cost but looking in nontraditional places. I would suggest school if you dont have a husband-to-be. When your done with college and get that job, you just may be able to afford that dream wedding on your own. I know I feel very proud of the fact that WE are paying for our wedding by working hard together. Hope this helps!!
Reply:Go to college!!! Get done with your post-secondary education, get into the working world, living independently and getting experience in life - and along the way, becoming the best woman you can be.
I got one degree, went out working for two years, then got another degree in a different field, went out working - and was 28 when I got married.
When Mr. Right finds you, you'll be ready to bring your best self to a marriage, and the two of you will find some way to pay for a wonderful wedding! You are very wrong in saying you only get one chance to have a nice wedding - your life is what you make it, and you will see that once you get a bit more maturity under your belt!
Good luck! Study hard!
Reply:A "nice wedding" is subjective. What exactly do either of you consider nice?
I mean do you think you have to have 250 guests to have a nice wedding?
Education is VERY important %26amp; I encourage you to take this generous offer.
When you do go to get married, you can have quite a nice wedding on a small budget, and it doesn't have to be at the courthouse either. There are venues that you can have both the wedding %26amp; reception in the same place saving bunches. All you need is a focal point for the ceremony. On sale you can get a $30 arch for $20 from Michael's Crafts. That %26amp; about 16 yds of tulle with some bows and voila`. All you need is a wedding officiant to come to you.
In fact, see if you can get your hands on the book, 'How to have a big wedding on a small budget'; I think it's author's name is Warner.
Good luck in school!
Reply:I wrote a big, cute answer, and it got dumped, I took too long to write it. The gist of it was to go to college, get at least a Master's degree, a corporate job, have a big nice house, a nice wedding you can afford [with a similarly employable husband that with money, you have a chance at keeping] that you can contribute to, and retire early to a Italian seaside villa.
Take the big wedding from Mom, don't go to college, flip hamburgers at Burger King, find a similarly employed spouse, then another and another, live in a one room dump, and work up until the day you die, no retirement, no insurance, no benefits.
And you never know, Mom might be so proud of the daughter with the advanced degree, that she might put more out for the wedding than she had planned.
Dear, the economy is so bad, there are food shortages and rationing now . And the predictions are that it is getting worse. You need to get that education now, the price of one goes up every year. Work hard now in school, get the best grades you can, and choose a profession to work towards, and with good grades, you might get some scholarship money.
My best friend chose a cheap wedding reception, sandwiches and cake and chips and coffee. She is still married, she waited for her husband to graduate form Cornell, and she went to junior college. She is a nanny now, works from an agency, makes good money, I think she worked for spending and grandkids money and to keep busy, and he is in aerospace, as an design engineer. 3 bedroom brick house with attatched garage, huge yard, all the electronics in it a person could want. It is in a big city, in one of the older neighborhooods, but in an area with a booming economy.
The friend who had the big fancy formal wedding reception is long divorced.
Good luck with your decision.
Reply:PAY FOR COLLEGE. Really. Take the money and run right to your favorite institute of higher learning. You can negotiate how much your wedding will cost, but you're pretty much stuck with college tuitions. Student loans are a huge pain when you're working entry level jobs right out of school. You can save up for your wedding: work summer jobs if you want or squirrel away just a bit each month. You can get married at the courthouse. You can elope to the bahamas. You have a lot of options as far as your wedding's concerned. Not so many options are available for financing your education. Good luck.
Reply:College is a much better investment of the funds. You are right in figuring out that by going to college you will likely be in a position to get a job %26amp; pay for your own wedding.
The other thing here is that making your education a priority will likely get your MARRIAGE off to a better start, which should really be the priority--the lifetime together, not the one day event! You %26amp; your future spouse will be better able to make it financially, and should worse come to worse and something happen where he either couldn't work or you two split up, you would be able to make a living on your own!
Another way to look at it is to think of what you will have to show for the investment years down the road.....college? potentially will return the initial investment many times over with good solid income %26amp; of course, a more educated, well-rounded mature YOU!
wedding? a dress you will never wear again %26amp; some pretty pictures %26amp; nice memories.....
duh-I think it's a no-brainer even for someone who's NOT college material!
One more thought .... "nice" doesn't have to = "expensive". I have been to many simple sweet ceremonies, particularly in small Baptist churches in the rural South, that were not elaborate outlandish affairs but were perfectly lovely. It's often the full meal %26amp; booze reception that is the huge expense--have a nice simple cake %26amp; punch reception, buy the dress off the rack instead of some designer gown %26amp; make the day special with individual touches that suit the two of you--it doesn't have to cost a fortune to be a memorable occasion!
Reply:Definitely college! I always told myself that I would be able to support myself, and would not have to rely on any guy. (just in case something happens). College is one of those "great investments" where your return is pretty good in the job sector.. $$ wise. Yeah - go to college, get a degree, get a good job and then make money to pay for a wedding! :) I wouldn't worry about the wedding stuff right now. Who knows, maybe when you do get married you'll just want something small and romantic? I went to college and am working towards my MBA. I don't have any $$ for a wedding, but my friend had a really fabulous wedding - costs about 10k and they put it on a credit card and a year later, it's paid off.
Good luck!
Reply:COLLEGE! and don't think twice about it.
Your wedding is one day in your life, an education will last you forever!
Like you said - you can get a good paying job with that college education and pay for your own wedding.
The only advice I would give you is to tell your mother that you are accepting her offer of paying for college and you do not expect her to pay for your wedding - - or even chip in - - but that if you want to save up and have a wedding you have the right to do that.
That way there are no expectations that you'll only do a courthouse wedding and she isn't surprised if down the road you have a fancy wedding anyway.
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College or wedding?
College. College college college.
You aren't even ready to cross the wedding bridge yet. A big wedding won't help you in your future. It won't make it easier to get promoted, it won't help you with your earning potential and it won't teach you any life skills.
A college degree, however, will do all these things, and will likely be able to help you earn the money to pay for your OWN wedding when the time comes. (Besides, by the time you get married, your mom may change her mind and give you wedding money anyway.)
Reply:Have your mom pay for college, that way you'll be debt free. Once you graduate college, get an awesome job and save up. Then, have whatever type of party you want and pay for it yourself.
I don't think your mom is saying you can't have a big wedding, period. I just think she's saying you get one or the other funded from her.
Reply:College for sure!!! well thats what I would do. Go to college. get that out of the way and even if you have to save up for a bit u can always have the wedding of your dreams later on. and plus you will be working by then and can save up money for that wedding of your dreams... All the best.
Reply:Go to college. No matter how big or small, expensive or cheap when the officiant says "I pronounce you husband and wife" you're just as married! The most important thing is you married your love! You'll be able to have a beautiful wedding when the time comes.
best wishes.....................
Reply:College - most of the time college would cost you far more than a wedding. Plus if you get college taken care of, you'll be student-loan free so no debt after college, so you'll be able to save for your wedding when you are ready!
Reply:College - no one will EVER be able to take your education away from you. I say be able to take care of yourself first. The bliss of a fancy wedding fades with reality and time... but a college degree pays for itself over and over...
Best wishes!!!
Reply:i put on a wedding for 12 grand. college is more than that. So...go to college find the guy and take a out a student loan( bc they have low interest rate) and pay for your own bloody wedding.
Reply:College. This is a no brainer to me. If you get a good college education, you can pay for your perfect wedding! Trust me, if you can start out without any student loan debt, it is wonderful.
Reply:You can get married anytime and anywhere, and then get divorced. If you go to school and get a degree, no one can take that away from you ever. GO TO SCHOOL!!!!
Reply:Go to college!! Definitely go to college. Good luck. :)
Reply:college then you can pay for your own wedding
Reply:A degree lasts forever. A marriage on the other hand .... ?
Reply:Definitely College!!! You could meet a rich DR there who could pay for the whole wedding!!! Im soooo just kidding, but there are so may options for a wedding but college is so important and the more you put it off the harder it will be to finish. If your wedding is a long way off then just think of all the money you could come up with from know untill then or who knows maybe you and your fiance will just want to run off to a beautiful tropical island and elope.
The expensive wedding is soooo not important and you can still have a big fun wedding without spending a fortune!
Reply:I wouldnt choose a courthouse wedding due to money. My fiance and I paying for our wedding on our own and so far the entire wedding is going to cost us 5000.. Not bad at all. When it comes to a wedding you can cut cost but looking in nontraditional places. I would suggest school if you dont have a husband-to-be. When your done with college and get that job, you just may be able to afford that dream wedding on your own. I know I feel very proud of the fact that WE are paying for our wedding by working hard together. Hope this helps!!
Reply:Go to college!!! Get done with your post-secondary education, get into the working world, living independently and getting experience in life - and along the way, becoming the best woman you can be.
I got one degree, went out working for two years, then got another degree in a different field, went out working - and was 28 when I got married.
When Mr. Right finds you, you'll be ready to bring your best self to a marriage, and the two of you will find some way to pay for a wonderful wedding! You are very wrong in saying you only get one chance to have a nice wedding - your life is what you make it, and you will see that once you get a bit more maturity under your belt!
Good luck! Study hard!
Reply:A "nice wedding" is subjective. What exactly do either of you consider nice?
I mean do you think you have to have 250 guests to have a nice wedding?
Education is VERY important %26amp; I encourage you to take this generous offer.
When you do go to get married, you can have quite a nice wedding on a small budget, and it doesn't have to be at the courthouse either. There are venues that you can have both the wedding %26amp; reception in the same place saving bunches. All you need is a focal point for the ceremony. On sale you can get a $30 arch for $20 from Michael's Crafts. That %26amp; about 16 yds of tulle with some bows and voila`. All you need is a wedding officiant to come to you.
In fact, see if you can get your hands on the book, 'How to have a big wedding on a small budget'; I think it's author's name is Warner.
Good luck in school!
Reply:I wrote a big, cute answer, and it got dumped, I took too long to write it. The gist of it was to go to college, get at least a Master's degree, a corporate job, have a big nice house, a nice wedding you can afford [with a similarly employable husband that with money, you have a chance at keeping] that you can contribute to, and retire early to a Italian seaside villa.
Take the big wedding from Mom, don't go to college, flip hamburgers at Burger King, find a similarly employed spouse, then another and another, live in a one room dump, and work up until the day you die, no retirement, no insurance, no benefits.
And you never know, Mom might be so proud of the daughter with the advanced degree, that she might put more out for the wedding than she had planned.
Dear, the economy is so bad, there are food shortages and rationing now . And the predictions are that it is getting worse. You need to get that education now, the price of one goes up every year. Work hard now in school, get the best grades you can, and choose a profession to work towards, and with good grades, you might get some scholarship money.
My best friend chose a cheap wedding reception, sandwiches and cake and chips and coffee. She is still married, she waited for her husband to graduate form Cornell, and she went to junior college. She is a nanny now, works from an agency, makes good money, I think she worked for spending and grandkids money and to keep busy, and he is in aerospace, as an design engineer. 3 bedroom brick house with attatched garage, huge yard, all the electronics in it a person could want. It is in a big city, in one of the older neighborhooods, but in an area with a booming economy.
The friend who had the big fancy formal wedding reception is long divorced.
Good luck with your decision.
Reply:PAY FOR COLLEGE. Really. Take the money and run right to your favorite institute of higher learning. You can negotiate how much your wedding will cost, but you're pretty much stuck with college tuitions. Student loans are a huge pain when you're working entry level jobs right out of school. You can save up for your wedding: work summer jobs if you want or squirrel away just a bit each month. You can get married at the courthouse. You can elope to the bahamas. You have a lot of options as far as your wedding's concerned. Not so many options are available for financing your education. Good luck.
Reply:College is a much better investment of the funds. You are right in figuring out that by going to college you will likely be in a position to get a job %26amp; pay for your own wedding.
The other thing here is that making your education a priority will likely get your MARRIAGE off to a better start, which should really be the priority--the lifetime together, not the one day event! You %26amp; your future spouse will be better able to make it financially, and should worse come to worse and something happen where he either couldn't work or you two split up, you would be able to make a living on your own!
Another way to look at it is to think of what you will have to show for the investment years down the road.....college? potentially will return the initial investment many times over with good solid income %26amp; of course, a more educated, well-rounded mature YOU!
wedding? a dress you will never wear again %26amp; some pretty pictures %26amp; nice memories.....
duh-I think it's a no-brainer even for someone who's NOT college material!
One more thought .... "nice" doesn't have to = "expensive". I have been to many simple sweet ceremonies, particularly in small Baptist churches in the rural South, that were not elaborate outlandish affairs but were perfectly lovely. It's often the full meal %26amp; booze reception that is the huge expense--have a nice simple cake %26amp; punch reception, buy the dress off the rack instead of some designer gown %26amp; make the day special with individual touches that suit the two of you--it doesn't have to cost a fortune to be a memorable occasion!
Reply:Definitely college! I always told myself that I would be able to support myself, and would not have to rely on any guy. (just in case something happens). College is one of those "great investments" where your return is pretty good in the job sector.. $$ wise. Yeah - go to college, get a degree, get a good job and then make money to pay for a wedding! :) I wouldn't worry about the wedding stuff right now. Who knows, maybe when you do get married you'll just want something small and romantic? I went to college and am working towards my MBA. I don't have any $$ for a wedding, but my friend had a really fabulous wedding - costs about 10k and they put it on a credit card and a year later, it's paid off.
Good luck!
Reply:COLLEGE! and don't think twice about it.
Your wedding is one day in your life, an education will last you forever!
Like you said - you can get a good paying job with that college education and pay for your own wedding.
The only advice I would give you is to tell your mother that you are accepting her offer of paying for college and you do not expect her to pay for your wedding - - or even chip in - - but that if you want to save up and have a wedding you have the right to do that.
That way there are no expectations that you'll only do a courthouse wedding and she isn't surprised if down the road you have a fancy wedding anyway.
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College search help?
ok... here goes:
there are three places i could be going to college next year
(i've been taking this year off due to personal/health reasons)
California (long beach area)
Colorado (Colorado Springs)
or
New York (Long Island)
i know what colleges to look at in california since i know people that live in that area, however, I don't know how to find a list of the colleges in colorado springs and in long island
I need to start sending in my applications, but I dont know what colleges to send them to.
does anyone know of a website with just a list of colleges for those cities?
or a way to find colleges by the city theyre in?
thanks for anything you can find :D
College search help?
California:
http://www.californiacolleges.edu/Select...
Colorado:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_col...
New York:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_col...
Hope this helps you out some!
Added: also you might try looking at the city you are looking for in Wikipedia and it'll typically list the colleges in the area.
Reply:Long Island Colleges and Universities:
Adelphi University
Briarcliffe College
Dowling College
Five Towns College
Hofstra University
L.I.U. C.W.POST
L.I.U. Southampton
Molloy College
Nassau County Community College
NY College for Wholistic Health Education
New York Institute Of Technology
Polytechnic University
SUNY Farmingdale
SUNY Old Westbury
SUNY Stony Brook
St. Joseph College
Suffolk County Community College
Touro Law College
US Merchant Marine Academy
Webb Institute Of Naval Architecture
Additionally:
Long Island Law Schools:
Hofstra Law School
Touro Law College
As for Colorado Springs, here's a link that lists the colleges there.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/R...
Sorry that I didn't list addresses but that would have been lengthy. You should be able to Google each one for an address.
Best of luck to you.
there are three places i could be going to college next year
(i've been taking this year off due to personal/health reasons)
California (long beach area)
Colorado (Colorado Springs)
or
New York (Long Island)
i know what colleges to look at in california since i know people that live in that area, however, I don't know how to find a list of the colleges in colorado springs and in long island
I need to start sending in my applications, but I dont know what colleges to send them to.
does anyone know of a website with just a list of colleges for those cities?
or a way to find colleges by the city theyre in?
thanks for anything you can find :D
College search help?
California:
http://www.californiacolleges.edu/Select...
Colorado:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_col...
New York:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_col...
Hope this helps you out some!
Added: also you might try looking at the city you are looking for in Wikipedia and it'll typically list the colleges in the area.
Reply:Long Island Colleges and Universities:
Adelphi University
Briarcliffe College
Dowling College
Five Towns College
Hofstra University
L.I.U. C.W.POST
L.I.U. Southampton
Molloy College
Nassau County Community College
NY College for Wholistic Health Education
New York Institute Of Technology
Polytechnic University
SUNY Farmingdale
SUNY Old Westbury
SUNY Stony Brook
St. Joseph College
Suffolk County Community College
Touro Law College
US Merchant Marine Academy
Webb Institute Of Naval Architecture
Additionally:
Long Island Law Schools:
Hofstra Law School
Touro Law College
As for Colorado Springs, here's a link that lists the colleges there.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/R...
Sorry that I didn't list addresses but that would have been lengthy. You should be able to Google each one for an address.
Best of luck to you.
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