the right thing to do

[shane hennessey]

as some of you know, i have been forced to come home after hurricane katrina hit becuase my school, Loyola Univ, is in New Orleans. since taht time I have been struggling with other schools and life at home. After I officially left Louisiana, I flew to florida for a few days. Throughout those few days I had to find a school to go to for the fall since my mom would not let me take the semester off. I got a call saying do you want to go to St Louis Univ or Loyola Univ in Chicago. I chose SLU on friday, flew home friday night, flew to SLU on saturday. I left SLU on sunday because it was not the right thing to do. After getting accepted at Boston College and Ohio State, my parents would not let me go back to school and since then I have been stuck at home. I have done a lot of thinking and yesterday, one of my best friends came home from Ithaca College. He loves it there and thinks I should consider transfering there. A part of me does not want to go back to New Orleans for what I think are obvious reasons along with transfering to a school where one of my best friends are but another part of me is afraid to loose friends that i had made. I have made one very good friend, who i went to florida with... I called Ohio State but they said it was unlikely that I would get in as a transfer cause of my few credit hours from summer classes at Loyola. I then called Ithaca and it was completely different. If i was to apply today and send out my stuff, I would have a response in 2 weeks. I also called Wheaton College in Mass and I am waitinng for a response but things look promising also. Same goes for Northeastern. Is it really worth it to go through the trouble of transfering for a January start or should I just go back to new orleans in january. after spending 6 weeks there this summer, i still dont know if I like it. I came from a highschool where the tuition was $28,000 a year for day students, 33 for boarders. The campus was beautiful and huge, i would expect no less from a private school in new england. But Loyola is quite small, no green grass and is in a city. Its right next to Tulane but Tulane is no award winner its self for campus beauty. My highschool friend is at Ithaca and loves it, almost more than our old HS. i just dont know what the right answer is...

suggestions. help. comments

[LeftWideOpen]

well coming from a BC student and Massachusetts native all my life, I would stick around here. There's a lot to do in and around the city, tons of college kids where you can meet at all sorts of places regardless of your social activities, and if you are having a tough time adjusting, your still near home. Going back to New Oreleans seems like it would leave you trapped in a place you dont feel comfortable with. So my advice, based solely on what you posted, would be to stay local. If your not really up for that, I'd say to go to Ithaca with the friend. Having someone close to you will certainly ease any transition.

[mondeoman]

I'm a little confused at this:
I left SLU on sunday because it was not the right thing to do.
So you went there and then decided to leave?

I'm thinking you should go to Ithica. It sounds like you would enjoy it there a lot more. If I had to do it all over, I'd probably be going to Penn State because it seems like I'd like it there more than I like it here.

[nobodysmonkey]

My advice is go where you most want to be. I didn't, and I regret it like crazy. I just did the easy thing. :shake:

[shane hennessey]

So you went there and then decided to leave?
yeah. I went to SLU with my laptop bag and inside it was 2 shirts, a pair of shorts, my headphones and my ipod. i signed up for classes and went to target to buy litteraly everything, i realized it wasnt the right thing to do and then left the next day. i kind of wish i went to chicago to see what it would be like but im not gonna lose sleep over it. i think i have to talk with my parents, talk to my highschool college counsler and see if transfering is a possibility and if its the right thing to do.

well coming from a BC student and Massachusetts native all my life, I would stick around here. There's a lot to do in and around the city, tons of college kids where you can meet at all sorts of places regardless of your social activities, and if you are having a tough time adjusting, your still near home. Going back to New Oreleans seems like it would leave you trapped in a place you dont feel comfortable with. So my advice, based solely on what you posted, would be to stay local. If your not really up for that, I'd say to go to Ithaca with the friend. Having someone close to you will certainly ease any transition. i dont necessarily feel trapped within the city, nor do i feel home sick and those 6 weeks helped me realize it. i just feel that because of the unique situation, i should just come close to home and/or find a school where a good friend of mine goes. if one of my best friends was in California, I'd go there. new orleans is an amazing city but the future is just so uncertain and id rather go somewhere that has a future rather than living with the chance that next year, that same fuckin storm could hit again.

[StartingLine182]

I live pretty close to Ithaca and have a friend that goes there. If you want a place that isnt in the middle of a city and its just nice then come to NY. From what Ive heard its a great school there. You would also have your friend there. If you need any help in NY or have any questions then PM me and I could probably answer them. I dont know if thats what you wanted but I hope I helped a little.

[roxy]

I know a lot of kids that go to Ithaca and find it the perfect school for them, and since your friend is there I am pretty sure you would love it even more. I am partial to Boston though, I love living in this city. I go to a small school with a closed campus so I get the campus life but right in the middle of an awesome city. Sometimes I don't even realize I am in the city then a billion sirens go off.