who thought getting into college would **** stuff up

[sertman]

Re: who thought getting into college would **** stuff up

Considering me, I'd go to Maryland simply because I'm undecided as to what I want to do. However, if you decide you want to go to Penn State and get into the program the guarantees a job as soon as you get your degree, especially one that sounds like it pays well enough to "enjoy a comfortable life", dedicate yourself to it and stick through, even if you don't like it.

Well 98% of the students who graduate the program get a job right out of college. You're required to get an internship while you are in the program, and the AVERAGE (read: half of the people get paid MORE than this) salary out of college for students who graduate the program is $56,000. And theres nowhere to go but up from there.

Maryland has a computer security program, however it would be a toss up between whether I do that or whether I try to major in criminal justice, which has always been an interest of mine. I've always wanted to go into law enforcement or computers, and that's why the SRA program at PSU really appeals to me: it's a combination of the two and gives me a chance to hopefully get a job at the FBI. However, Maryland has the #1 Criminal Justice program in the country, and that's definitely a viable option for me.

The main problem that I have is that I want to be happy with what I do. If I go through the SRA program and find that I don't like it, then I'd be stuck doing something that I don't like for the rest of my life. That's not really the way that I want to live, you know?

Theres also the financial situation: my parents said they'd pay for whatever college I go to but I have two younger brothers and I told them that I wasn't going to make them pay for ALL of PSU because that's not fair to them or my brothers. Meanwhile, they can easily pay for Maryland and my father's offer to write me a check for $10,000 guarantees me spending money for a while, which is something that is definitely needed in college.

I'm visiting Maryland on March 30th (maybe once before then to depending if I visit it with my friend or not) then travelling up to PSU on April 3rd-4th to visit Penn State. Then I have a really hard decision to make... and I'm already stressing over it now.

[sujishishou]

Re: who thought getting into college would **** stuff up

Just don't be like my good for nothing roommate. All he does is sleep all day and has crappy ringtones and does not hear his high volume alarm.

[jamuko]

Re: who thought getting into college would **** stuff up

I have a friend who goes to Maryland if you want to ask her anything about what it's like.

[stlunatic0124]

Re: who thought getting into college would **** stuff up

Sert -- PM me and I'll give you my number, gimme a call when you come to visit we can chill.

One of the main reasons I went to UMD was because it is really close to Baltimore and DC. This means there are HUGE opportunities for internships near the school. PSU is in the middle of nowhere, so don't count on getting any kind of summer internships at PSU.

Also, if you get really sick or something bad happens, you're not going to want to drive 3 1/2 hours home.