you're so pretty when you're faithful to me!
More college hunting today and I finally checked out every college on my list that seemed to offer the program I wanted and here was the break down:
Towson University. Last on my list of colleges to look at but shot pretty much to the number one spot as my favorite. It's in Maryland and about 10-20 minutes away from Baltimore but still a cozy town itself. It has the program I need and the views look absolutely marvelous. Most of the pictures looked like the weather right before a storm and all the architecture was very foreign to me. I suppose if I have to leave I might as well make it an adventure.
Lewis & Clark College. This one's in Portland. So I don't think I need to speak much on the location and why I would want to go there.
The Sage Colleges. There are two locations in New York. One is in Albany and the other is in Troy. Troy looked pretty kick ass but I am still pretty shaky about their reputation and I couldn't find the requirements for admission anywhere.
University of Puget Sound. They had the program I needed when I looked with my teacher but I couldn't find it again when looking on my own. It's in Washington and right outside of Seattle. Awesome. Though admission seems difficult to get in.
University of Sherbrooke. Um...it's in Canada! So that's obviously what peaked my interest because you know how I feel about Canadian things. They have two locations. One near Montreal and one in Sherbrooke, Quebec. However, it was hard to navigate the site because it isn't run like an American institution but uses more of a European model which is the main reason I wanted to go to grad school oversees (they have more of a scientific respect for psychology and are more forward thinking). But I don't know...Canada is far. And the university site didn't make much sense.
The rest are my bottom picks because they aren't as ideal of locations as the above but I need to apply to a significant amount of colleges. *sigh* Let's just hope I won't have to resort to these:
Arcadia University - Philadelphia
Boston College - obviously Boston
Lesley University - Cambridge, Massachusetts (which actually I don't remember looking that bad)
Marymount University - Arlington
So I was suppose to come up with 10 but I only found 9. I'm picky and fickle so it's hard to make up my mind but these I wouldn't be too disappointed if I got in. I mean, Portland or Towson would be awesome but I know that I shouldn't bank on top choices. So that's the official list and if I can pull this all together and impress them enough...I will be in one of those cities this time next year. Can I even begin to tell you how petrified I am? If I had my choice I wouldn't be moving at all. I just have a hard time with changes in routine. More importantly...people. I don't just make good friends out of nowhere. All I do is sit around and think about how I am never going to find people that are even similar to the friends I have now. I think that's what scares me the most. If I could just bottle up and take my friends with me wherever I ended up...this would be no issue at all. I'm the kind of person who I work at my fullest when I am immersed in the mini culture of a friend circle. Blah. If I keep talking I am just going to make myself crazier about it.
Now that the colleges are picked. Next on the agenda is to meet with Dr.Gillis and have him help me write out a Statement of Purpose/Intent.