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Hey guys, I haven't been around here in quite some time (well I lurk - but I don't post much).
Anyway, I did a year of business administration last year at university, but absolutely hated it. I dropped out because I'm not a numbers person, I wanted to focus on marketing and HR but that didn't go too well.
This year (for September), I was accepted for graphic design at Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario. I was super excited, but recently actually
Anyway, I researched it and found another great college in Toronto, Seneca College, which is much more well-known and respected than Canadore is. But with this one, I'd have to live on residence, at Canadore I can live at home for free.
What would you choose, if you were debating going for a program?
Canadore College
Pros:
- Live at home (save $625/mo).
Cons:
- Not very impressed by portfolio.
- Miss the "college experience" (parties/friends/girls) since I'd live at home.
- Spend $475/mo on car insurance/payments/gas to get around.
Seneca College
Pros:
- No need for car, save $475/mo.
- Independence from parents, "college experience".
- Better college.
Cons:
- Spend $625/mo on residence.
Tuition is paid for by my parents no matter where I go, I just need to cover residence.
What would you pick?
Independence, paying for your own place, going to a more well-known college vs. living at home, paying for a car, going to a smaller college with a terrible portfolio from past students.
Just want people to kind of talk about it with, since you can all see stuff from a different perspective.
Anyway, I did a year of business administration last year at university, but absolutely hated it. I dropped out because I'm not a numbers person, I wanted to focus on marketing and HR but that didn't go too well.
This year (for September), I was accepted for graphic design at Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario. I was super excited, but recently actually
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and was pretty turned off by it. These are the best website designs in the program, and I'm going to learn this?Anyway, I researched it and found another great college in Toronto, Seneca College, which is much more well-known and respected than Canadore is. But with this one, I'd have to live on residence, at Canadore I can live at home for free.
What would you choose, if you were debating going for a program?
Canadore College
Pros:
- Live at home (save $625/mo).
Cons:
- Not very impressed by portfolio.
- Miss the "college experience" (parties/friends/girls) since I'd live at home.
- Spend $475/mo on car insurance/payments/gas to get around.
Seneca College
Pros:
- No need for car, save $475/mo.
- Independence from parents, "college experience".
- Better college.
Cons:
- Spend $625/mo on residence.
Tuition is paid for by my parents no matter where I go, I just need to cover residence.
What would you pick?
Independence, paying for your own place, going to a more well-known college vs. living at home, paying for a car, going to a smaller college with a terrible portfolio from past students.
Just want people to kind of talk about it with, since you can all see stuff from a different perspective.