College
Hallelujah! I was finally accepted into Stanislaus State.
I’d been checking the website pretty religiously since I already filled out an application last year and had a profile. When I saw the accept/decline button I think I might have cheered out loud…yeah I think I did. A week later I got my letter. Even though I already knew I was in getting that letter was pretty awesome and couldn’t stop smiling.
Now that I’m in though everything that I had been prepared to plan for last year but had to put off slammed into my head. Money and living are the two most important. I have to find a way to pay for this wonderful adventure. I didn’t fill out a Fafsa this year since last year when I did I received nothing. So I have to find some sort of loan. I also have to find some scholarships. The only problem is there aren’t many websites that look trustworthy so I’m a little unsure of how to go about it.
Also I’m kinda going alone. My friend Amanda was able to go down there last year and has fit in well with a sorority and probably will not stay in the dorms next year. They don’t have a sorority house (the city won’t let them build Greek houses) but her and three friends were going to rent one. That’s not to say we aren’t friends or anything, but I’m starting new and have to get used to being away from home while she’s done it already.
I’m leaning towards not wanting to stay in the dorms. I’d thought about this before Amanda told me she probably wasn’t living there, but listening to what she told me reinforced the idea. They aren’t bad and for dorms they are really nice apartment like dorms; four bedrooms, a shared kitchen, a small living room space, and a bathroom on with side of the hallway (one side with sinks and shower and the other with sinks and toilet). I wonder as well if I might regret missing that part of college. But the idea of sharing any amount of space with three girls I don’t know doesn’t appeal to me. There’s other things that make me not want to live there as well, but it’s college student stuff and is some ways I don’t feel like a normal college student. As for living off campus I love the idea. I’m not going to be far from home (only like an hour) but I want to have a home away from home. A place that I can make my own and not worry too much about the people around me. It may not make sense, but it sounds logical in my head.
The only problem is the money. I could rent a studio apartment and have it equal the amount of the dorms, but the two summer months make it cost more. The only way I would save money would be to get a 2 bedroom and have a roommate, which doesn’t put me off entirely. I’d just have to find out how to find a reliable person who I could live comfortably with and I don’t think that would be easy. I haven’t really discussed it with my parents either. My mom made the comment “I can’t really see you living in the dorms” and Erin agreed. But there hasn’t been any formal discussion about anything relating to school. I have to sign up for the dorms by May I believe. Which means I need to get as much information before then about money and prices before I try to persuade my parents.
For right now I’m just happy to get into the school.
I’d been checking the website pretty religiously since I already filled out an application last year and had a profile. When I saw the accept/decline button I think I might have cheered out loud…yeah I think I did. A week later I got my letter. Even though I already knew I was in getting that letter was pretty awesome and couldn’t stop smiling.
Now that I’m in though everything that I had been prepared to plan for last year but had to put off slammed into my head. Money and living are the two most important. I have to find a way to pay for this wonderful adventure. I didn’t fill out a Fafsa this year since last year when I did I received nothing. So I have to find some sort of loan. I also have to find some scholarships. The only problem is there aren’t many websites that look trustworthy so I’m a little unsure of how to go about it.
Also I’m kinda going alone. My friend Amanda was able to go down there last year and has fit in well with a sorority and probably will not stay in the dorms next year. They don’t have a sorority house (the city won’t let them build Greek houses) but her and three friends were going to rent one. That’s not to say we aren’t friends or anything, but I’m starting new and have to get used to being away from home while she’s done it already.
I’m leaning towards not wanting to stay in the dorms. I’d thought about this before Amanda told me she probably wasn’t living there, but listening to what she told me reinforced the idea. They aren’t bad and for dorms they are really nice apartment like dorms; four bedrooms, a shared kitchen, a small living room space, and a bathroom on with side of the hallway (one side with sinks and shower and the other with sinks and toilet). I wonder as well if I might regret missing that part of college. But the idea of sharing any amount of space with three girls I don’t know doesn’t appeal to me. There’s other things that make me not want to live there as well, but it’s college student stuff and is some ways I don’t feel like a normal college student. As for living off campus I love the idea. I’m not going to be far from home (only like an hour) but I want to have a home away from home. A place that I can make my own and not worry too much about the people around me. It may not make sense, but it sounds logical in my head.
The only problem is the money. I could rent a studio apartment and have it equal the amount of the dorms, but the two summer months make it cost more. The only way I would save money would be to get a 2 bedroom and have a roommate, which doesn’t put me off entirely. I’d just have to find out how to find a reliable person who I could live comfortably with and I don’t think that would be easy. I haven’t really discussed it with my parents either. My mom made the comment “I can’t really see you living in the dorms” and Erin agreed. But there hasn’t been any formal discussion about anything relating to school. I have to sign up for the dorms by May I believe. Which means I need to get as much information before then about money and prices before I try to persuade my parents.
For right now I’m just happy to get into the school.