Move to Washington or California

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I am trying to decide if I should move to Washington or move to California from Kansas to get in-state residency and attend college. I am choosing between Humboldt State and Evergreen State. Ahhhhhh. I am going to go do the Pros for moving to Washington.

Pro: 

Washington Pros:

  • Evergreen state is a good fit academically.
  • I would meet like-minded people in Olympia.
  • Washington probably has cheaper housing than California.
  • I like the town of Olympia for it's art/music scene.
  • I won't need a car, except that it rains a lot.
  • Close enough to Seattle airport.
  • I can start school "instantly" after residency.
  • I could potentially have enough money to go to SE asia while "faking" my residency and helping Sara out.
  • Evergreen is a bargain for in-state residents.
  • It's next to the Pugent Sound, which would be awesome for kayaking.

California Pros:

  • I WANT to live in California.
  • I could move back to Berkeley for a year, a city which I love. Or Lake Tahoe Community College - either way, i would save a lot of money going to a CC first.
  • I'd have residency and easier acceptance to some of the best schools in the country. More room to change my mind later down the road...
  • I would have better job connections, since I actually want to live in California- finding a job post-college might be easier by my college.
Con: 

Washington Cons:

  • It rains all the time so walking will suck, and my mood could suck because of the rain.
  • Evergreen might be too radical, thus hard to get into a good masters program.
  • Evergreen might not prepare me for the challenge of getting my masters.
  • Evergreen might be a better school to get my masters/phd.
  • Being a resident of Washington isn't that beneficial to me in the long-run.
  • I don't really want to start my life in Washington.

California cons:

  • Humboldt State is really also a bit rainy, and chilly.
  • Santa Cruz could be too touristy for me and it's more expensive than Evergreen State.

Pro arguments

best college

Submitted by jules on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 08:12.

If you want a great education then move to the state that has the better education/college.

Con arguments

You seem like you are more excited about California

Submitted by katrinalp on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 18:30.

You seem more excited about Humboldt, but Evergreen has some more logical benefits.
Choosing a school is really hard and if you like both programs I would think about the location that you'll like the most, since you'll be living there for several years. Look at craigslist to see how expensive it really is to rent a room in both places, and see what kind of transportation you'll have access to. Those details will help.

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