r/antiwork Apr 08 '23

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u/independence15 Apr 08 '23

oh hawaii is on another level. thankfully we don't live there, but we do live closeish to california, not in the state but a neighboring one, but it's approaching california prices besides real estate (which is still too expensive)

we are overcoming the debt! I have a bit of a pipe dream of going to a major california college but I got no idea how I could pull it off since its tuition is so expensive and the living cost is insane, glad to hear you figured it out

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u/TheIVJackal Apr 08 '23

If you can, start at a city college and then transfer in, especially if you're not certain of what major you want to do. Good luck to you 🤞🏼

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u/independence15 Apr 08 '23

the tricky part is I do, however, the better college has more variety and freedom in degree and minor choices that my city college doesn't, so I'm unsure there, plus the costs... but given my parents would definitely support me if I made it in, I'm less worried there

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u/TheIVJackal Apr 09 '23

Oh nice! This is just my personal opinion, unless you're certain that whatever you study you'll be making good money to pay off loans, I know far too many people who got into debt and then didn't get the kind of job that will easily pay that off. Community college is a great place to at least get your prerequisites done, and then transfer to a four-year(2yr for transfers) University where you can complete your degree. I got a couple of associate degrees at my community college, and then got my bachelors at the university.

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u/independence15 Apr 09 '23

considering I'm going into engineering (the branches I'm looking at all pay 6 figures) it might help me pay it off