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Choosing a school, can my boyfriend be a small factor?
My boyfriend and I are both trying to figure out where we'll be going to school next year, after high school. He's considering Cornell, Northwestern, Columbia, and a few other non-Ivy League schools in the northeast and midwest. I plan to study general psychology, and then move on to a master's program in educational psychology, with the career goal of becoming a guidance counselor. I am pretty sure I want to do my master's at Indiana University. However, where to go for my first four years of school is still a mystery to me. I was thinking about applying to a few schools that I like in all of the different areas that my boyfriend's choices are in, so that we could be within, at the most, 3-4 hours apart. I have found two schools in NY, a school in PA, and three schools in IL, all of which would possibly be within a few hours of a school he may go to. Do you think it's wrong to make a decision based on the distance from him? Because where I go for my bachelor's doesn't matter to me... the only thing that matters to me is that I go to IU for my master's. That's the important part, so it shouldn't make a difference where I go first, right? Agh. I'm thinking this might be dumb. But I've been best friends with him since seventh grade, and we've been dating since the middle of ninth. He has also expressed interest in choosing a school close to me, however, I don't have as much of a preference for certain schools as he does. So what do you think?
Public Comments
- Well as long as in the end you go to a school that YOU want to go to as well. And sure he can be a factor, just make sure he's not the only factor, it's your life. He can still be in your life no matter where you go.
- tha best thing you can do forr your self is that dont pick skools were uc an still be togahter pick a skool were ur gona be study cuz look i stayed here nad iv been with my bf for 2 years nad 3 months and were not togahter anymore its hard . your not gonan habee time to see each other lik befor you knoww wutt i mean .. i stayed heere too bee wit him and we still broke upp .. soo iff its meant to be even 6 hours apart then itt will happenn .. thatss wutt i leanred . well i hope your relationship last good luck ..
- if you like really like the guy then go to a school near him or if you think school is more important go to where you want to go . if you pick your school maybe he might change his mind if he really cares about you well good luck sweety.hope it all works out
- Once you hit college you won't even know who this guy is anymore. Break it off now, because it won't work
- i think that you need to choose a school based on how they rate in your major in college. i realize you may want to be near him, but i think it may be a good time to explore who you are. maybe a state away from him? if you move there for him and hate it, it will be bad. good luck.
- Don’t pick a school that you don’t really, 100% want to go to. Unless you can get, in writing (don't hold your breathe), that you and this guy will be together from Orientation to Graduation, go to the school you want, without him being a factor. A guy (or girl) can come and go, but you pick a college for a 4 year run.
- thats ahard ? to anwser I don't know ! sorry can't help you
