Aweighing Down The Options

They say that you can't put a price on happiness.
I'd like to differ. What if you could pay for your dreams?
Would you do it? What if I also told you it would cost a small
fortune. Were talking $100,000-$200,000. Maybe even more.


I always face this constant struggle of what to do. Follow my
heart? Follow my head? Follow my wallet? :/
There are so many ups and downs when making a decision about
college, and although many are too young to even ponder where
you'll go, time is running out for me.

Here is the major issues. The pros versus the cons. Ladies and gentlemen, hold on tight.

Florida. A sunny, beautiful state...that is if you are a snake. I currently live in this hell hole
of a place. Colleges here, well they are nice. However they are more of party schools.
College football, slutty frat parties...the whole beef burrito. I mean, if I chose to go here
I suppose I would survive 4 years, however I'd still be stuck like a rock in the bottom of a stream. Would I ever get out?
However there are two positives for this over hyped state.  The first is that instate tuition is extremely affordable for college prices. We're talking $4,000 a year versus $40,000. Second, my family also lives in Florida. So I would be close to home at all times. And for the mother of a child who just went off to college, distance is always a factor. Oh, and I could prance around in my short shorts ten months of the year.

But is convenience worth a miserable outlook?

Massachusetts. A wonderfully chilly place on earth. If you are a Bruin that is.
But being a Bruin isn't bad at all! Besides, the hockey team is named The Boston Bruins! (Which I am a super fan of btw.) Boston holds a melting pot of opportunity. Besides I'm from right around there! I love the area, the four seasons, and how everything is right around me! I've always wanted to live right in a big city and this is home to me. Plus, the feeling of well educated people around you is a very good feeling. (Back in the south, people do not care about education very much.) However, like all things in life, Boston comes with a sticker price, and it's a high one. But the good news is, you would end up in a very good school, even an Ivy League school. And although you will miss your family more than anything in the world, you have your teen aunt around the bend, some other family across the border and even some of your friends right across the courtyard. (You know who you are!)

But is happiness worth the price tag?




Honestly, I just wanna make the world sing and forget about the price tag.

~Anchors Aweigh!~

Yours, Ashleigh