Hm... (Give me college advice!!)

[ltgmars]

I've been lurking for the last few days, but I'm back and active and stuff now that I sort of have things figured out. Kind of. College help/advice/input is greatly appreciated.


For now, I'm sending in my acceptance notification to Notre Dame, but I'm staying on the waitlist for Haverford. If I get into Haverford, I'm going to Haverford. If not (which is more likely), I'm going to work my butt off at Notre Dame for a year and then transfer to whatever east coast school will take me for the next three years. Regardless of where I spend the next four years, I'm going to attend graduate school (preferably on the east coast) afterwards.

Major complications:

I plan on double-majoring in Chemistry and Japanese (or at least majoring in Chem and concentrating in Japanese, since Japanese isn't always a field students can major in).

I want to study abroad. In Japan. But very few science courses are offered in Asian study abroad programs.

WE HAVE NO MONEY. Staying at Notre Dame for four years would be cost-effective, but I itch desperately to study on the east coast during undergraduate school. (It's an environment thing. I really want to get out of Indiana, and I love the east coast. And there's a good number of super-frickin'-sweet schools on the east coast.)

So for anyone who knows, please help me out:

How difficult is it to double-major? Does transferring make it more difficult to do so? Is it possible to study abroad if you double-major (or if you major in something (e.g. science) that isn't really supported wherever you're going)?

Is studying abroad really worth the trouble?

Is transferring really worth the trouble?

(Anything else!)

These plans are, of course, highly volatile. The whole transferring thing really depends on my freshman year experience (and, well, if I get into Haverford, then the whole transferring thing is completely irrelevant). If the marginal cost of the trouble of transferring exceeds the marginal benefit of being on the east coast during undergraduate school, then economics demands that I stay at Notre Dame; besides, as they say, "You always have grad school!"

But... undergraduate east coast. Ooh.


Anyway.

Ohisashiburi~. It's been a long couple of months without you guys. ;_;

And for those of you interested (i.e. the fangirls), I've got a few backlogged picspam posts coming your way within the next couple of days...
Hint: Unfinished business, a particular j-drama episode, and something Akadot Retail sent my way (officially the last thing I'm allowed to buy online this year... ~_~).

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So yeah.

*snuggles everyone*

P.S. BBC Colin Firth Mr. Darcy makes my heart go ドキドキ. I'm so glad Claire finally gave me my DVDs back. XDD

Comments

[evilyn9.livejournal.com]

Congrats on getting into Notre Dame! Aren't you relieved that the waiting is over (for the most part)?

I myself am having a hard time deciding on where to go. So many options! Basically, I'm waiting for my financial aid packages right now from some schools.

[evilyn9.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I do not know much about double-majoring, studying abroad, and transferring, so I can't give advice there. I would say go with whichever you feel will make you happy but is practical at the same time (though the two don't always go together unfortunately :/).

Good luck in college!

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks. ^^ Congrats on all your college acceptances, too, though I guess it makes it that much harder to pick, huh? ^^;;

And thanks for the advice. Practicality isn't really high on my list of priorities, but it is a minor concern, I think. XD I just need to keep in it mind more of the time... >_>

Good luck to you, too! Do let me know where you decide to go, ne?