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Originally posted by Ideal08
I did it. And studied abroad, too! I'm proud of myself, and I think my parents would be proud, too.
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Heck,
I'M proud of you! Where did you end up going abroad? I'm spending next semester in Rome...I can hardly wait!
Okay...some people definitely have the option of waiting. A lot of those same people, however, have parents with whom they don't see eye to eye regarding the scope of their academic career, and would rather pay for school themselves than deal with parents wondering why they majored in what they did, etc. Some parents will comment on exactly where their money's going, and that can cause a lot of stress for people. I have a lot of friends (not at my school) who have parents like that, and rather than hear their parents b----ing, they'll just pay for it themselves. Don't forget that there are also parents who don't support their children's lifestyle choices, and often give them the choice of not living that life or being on their own.
Oh, I get the point. It's just not as simple as it may seem.
On another note, I don't feel "unprepared" for life outside of my dorm. It's just that, in my case, not living in the dorm for my last year is something I just don't want to do. A man was killed not 5 blocks from where I live two weeks ago. The rent for a studio apartment can reach over $1,000. That may be "the real world", but I'm not about trying to dodge bullets or high rents when I'm writing a thesis. Is there anything wrong with that? Does that make me less mature than my peers? No.