Assignment 7- Ava Nielsen

Quite frankly, the prospect of moving out of the house and going to college, while mildly exciting, makes my stomach turn. At the moment I'm really not sure of what to do, because on one hand I have my dad telling me to join the air force to get my college education payed for and secure a job easily, and on the other I have my mom telling me I should go to medical school. While I'm not sure what exactly to do, I know I want to pick a major that really interests me (so not something like law or business) and as for my ideal college, I want to go to a large school with a nice campus. My ideal university would be something similar to the University of Michigan, which has really good academic programs and a great location(but unfortunately, it's also super selective and expensive). Currently, I'm thinking I'll probably go to the University of Kentucky. It's close to home, so it wouldn't be a huge change, but I might choose to live in a dorm my freshman year to get used to college life. Another advantage is that I'd be able to use my keys money by staying in-state. Previously, I've been absolutely against going to a college in Kentucky. This may be due in part to my brother, who moved as far away as possible after graduating-Edinburgh, Scotland- and also because I felt, in a way, that it would and tie me down to Kentucky, which isn't exactly my residence of choice. Now I feel that going to a college in-state isn't a bad thing, and in a few years my parents are going to move back to Michigan to be closer to family, so I wouldn't really be tied down at all, and after graduating I could find a job wherever I wanted to live.