I cannot believe how many colleges don't allow freshmen to have cars

"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213) 01/26/2016 at 18:40 • Filed to: None

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Trying to find a college is becoming harder than I thought. Most all of these schools make you live on campus as a freshman. But they won’t let you have a car... Call me crazy but that’s a big deal to me...

TheHondaBro > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:42

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I hardly used my car during my freshman year.

For Sweden > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:45

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What are these trash colleges

Bytemite > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:46

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Is that a Ferrari badge on a...Volvo? Dafk?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:46

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There isn’t a college in NJ, to my knowledge, that lets freshman keep their cars on campus

Ike > Bytemite 01/26/2016 at 18:48

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Prancing moose! Educate yourself!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/26/2016 at 18:48

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Monmouth just recently allowed it. But spots are few and first come first serve. So...

They are one of the only ones that let me

Nibbles > Bytemite 01/26/2016 at 18:49

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It’s a Prancing Moose

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Bytemite 01/26/2016 at 18:49

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Prancing moose!

TractorPillow > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:49

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Pbthhhh just freshman year?

My college wouldn’t let us have cars until spring break of our junior year.

Tekamul > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:49

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It’s promoting campus life, or something.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:50

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eek...that blows

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > TheHondaBro 01/26/2016 at 18:50

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Considering I’m leaving my state and trying to go to NJ from Florida my car will be important

TheHondaBro > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:51

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I left California for Oregon.

jjhats > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:52

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You don’t need a car if you live on campus

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > TractorPillow 01/26/2016 at 18:52

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That’s insane!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > jjhats 01/26/2016 at 18:52

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Is the school like prison??

I don’t want to be stuck there forever!

Future next gen S2000 owner > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:55

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Don’t go to them hi falootin fancy pancy schools.

jjhats > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 18:57

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Then take a bus or train....having a car will just encourage you to go home every weekend and miss out on the fun weekend shenanigans. Also you can friend upperclassmen who can chauffeur you atround . I may have been spoiled by going to school on the Washington DC metro line and could go anywhere without a car but still you’ll find you eoint drive the car much and parking ids annoying and expensive. Having a car should be very very low on your list of shit that matters when considering schools

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/26/2016 at 18:57

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At this point if I don’t get into Monmouth im kindof screwed.

Hell, even if I do get in I’m screwed

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:00

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why and why

Übel > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:03

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Bring a bicycle and/or learn to love dat public transport.

Bytemite > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:04

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Oh my god. Shits n giggles.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:05

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What about bicycles and motorcycles?

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:05

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UNCW and APP state allow cars. Just sayin.

The Ghost of Oppo > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:07

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Having a car in college is a double edged sword. Yeah sure it's nice to have, but people will constantly pester you for rides or to borrow it, and then drunk driving becomes a possibility

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/26/2016 at 19:08

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My biggest issue is that I still don’t know what I want.

If only my dad wasn’t so against community college for two years

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Bytemite 01/26/2016 at 19:09

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I love the looks from other cars when I’m stopped at a light

yamahog > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:09

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I left NY for Michigan, left my car home freshman year, lived.

Spaceball-Two > TheHondaBro 01/26/2016 at 19:09

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And then you ended here. AWAY WITH YOU!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > The Ghost of Oppo 01/26/2016 at 19:11

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Ha-ha haha loaning my car out!?!

No but I know what you mean. Considering how much I’m already giving up I’d really like to have one thing that is mine though.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:12

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I haven’t met a single person who knows what they want, it’s just a human thing. You’ll figure it out in due time :D

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > jjhats 01/26/2016 at 19:13

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Considering I’m leaving my home in Florida to go up north, home won’t be an issue.

I just feel like I’m giving up so much already, I really would like to keep my car.

I already know what I’m looking for in a school, and for me having my car does actually matter.

Sam > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:16

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My buddy goes to a college that doesn’t allow freshman to have cars, but he never actually needs one. He can take the bus or train wherever he needs (which is usually only to buy groceries). Honestly, I wouldn’t make a decision based solely on something so small. Just trudge through freshman year and then bring your car in.

marshknute > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:17

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My school had an all-freshman dorm with 6 parking spaces, but the school didn’t allow freshman to have cars.

For my sophomore year, I applied for one of those parking spaces and was denied because I was no longer a resident in that dorm.

Talk about a Catch 22.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > marshknute 01/26/2016 at 19:19

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The games some of these schools play is just really frustrating.

someassemblyrequired > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:22

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It’s called NJ Transit/PATH/Uber plus $200 plane ticket. Trust me - car in freshman year is distraction you don’t need.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:23

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Embry Riddle University in Daytona Beach Florida allows cars for the captive Freshmen

GeorgeyBoy > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:25

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This was also a big deal to me. My advice is forget it. It may seem important now, but don’t let a car limit your future success.

someassemblyrequired > TractorPillow 01/26/2016 at 19:26

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Ha I can guess with a fair degree of certainty where you went to school...

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:26

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Monmouth? My parents are both Alumnus and my uncle is the Intramurals director. AMA

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:29

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Depending on where you go to school, parking within the town is always a possibility. I know at Stevens where I went, parking is extremely limited so only seniors could really get a spot for $300+ per semester. Since I lived in Hoboken, I just paid for city parking at a rate of $1 per day. I didn't really drive a whole lot but I did enjoy mountain biking quite a bit so having access to that on the weekends was worth it to me. Still, I certainly didn't bother freshman year though since NJ transit could get me home relatively easily and otherwise I stayed for the college experience. I wasn't really into cars then though so I think I might have a whole different perspective if I had my Miata then. Sometimes one of the best stress relievers at school was to just grab my car and drive for hours without reason. So I certainly feel you on that need! Certainly look into parking outside of the school, it really shouldn't be that difficult to accomplish.

The Ghost of Oppo > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:30

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2 wheels good. And easier to store/park

Captain of the Enterprise > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:30

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Who's paying for it? Because if it's you, you should pick what you want and you could save some serious money commuting to a community college. Just my two cents I don't mean to pry into your finances or family life.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:33

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Where I went, freshman had to live in dorms as well. This one smart guy claimed financial hardship and lived off-campus all four years. He had a huge apartment all to himself for much less than the school charged for dorms, and he street parked his car. It was such a small campus, distance wasn’t an issue. He had it all figured out.

FromCanadaWithLove > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:34

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A-whaaaaaa? That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever heard. Come to Canada, we don’t do that.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Captain of the Enterprise 01/26/2016 at 19:37

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No I totally agree with you!

I’m all for 2 years at community and 2 years at a bigger school.

I’m paying for most all of it and don’t want to go crazy into debt.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 01/26/2016 at 19:37

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Oh that’s funny. Small world.

JeepJeremy > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:38

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Ohio State didn’t allow freshman to have cars on campus when I attended. I brought my car to school anyway. My solution was to just park it off campus. The difference between “campus” and “off campus” near my dorm was one street.

lone_liberal > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:40

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I knew some military bases that wouldn’t allow lower enlisted people to have cars on base. It’s just a matter of space.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/26/2016 at 19:40

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Im glad you get my point.

Everyone has different priorities for school. One of my things is to have a car.

I don’t want party schools. I don’t care how good public transportation is. I like my car. I want to keep my car.

My home is in Florida. I’m looking at schools in NJ area. Going home isn’t an option for the weekends.

Hell I wouldn’t live on campus if I didn’t. Have to.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Sam 01/26/2016 at 19:42

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It isn’t solely that but it does matter to me.

I know its silly but my car is important to me. It’s one of the few things that Ive worked for since I was 14 to have.

shop-teacher > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 19:53

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If you’re paying for it, then do what you want. Don’t go to a university with no direction. That’s a massive waste of time and money. At a community college, you can try anything and find what you want. At a University, everything is major-locked. You can’t take XXXX classes, unless you’re an XXXX major.

Sam > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:01

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Yeah, but I wouldn’t base a major decision like the choice of college on something which is temporary. That’s like not buying a nice house because the wallpaper is the wrong color. You only have to put up with it for a bit.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:07

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Huh... not when I was in college. We drove to college. How can they stop you, park it in town.

ranwhenparked > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:08

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Either find a lot or garage in walking distance and pay to park there, or cross those schools off your list. I did the latter, worked out fine. Went someplace cheap, got a decent degree, left with no debt.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > shop-teacher 01/26/2016 at 20:13

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I’m going to keep fighting for it.

I don’t even want to live in a dorm. I really want community college to figure out what I want, keep working, and knock out the pointless generic freshmen classes

tromoly > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:17

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Park a car off campus, problem solved.

But seriously, it’s that big of a deal?

TractorPillow > someassemblyrequired 01/26/2016 at 20:24

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Sounds confident, which means you probably do know haha

B/Xmrrmvr > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:25

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My Advice:

Befriend an upperclassman who’s eligible to register a vehicle in the parking lot you desire.

Ask them to register your car in their name.

The majority of schools I know of have a “no cars for freshmen” rule but from my experience, the freshmen I knew who had cars used this method to circumvent the rule. I even registered for one of my friends once.

Also, I don’t think you should factor freshman parking into your decisions. That first year will go by pretty quick and then it won’t matter.

Scary__goongala! > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:27

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I go to WVU and they don’t allow freshman to have cars. Didn’t stop me from parking my 300TD on a random street for a while. But the only time I drove was to go to the gym or just because I felt like driving. I think many schools don’t want to go through the hassle of providing extra parking for freshman. Honestly I think the majority of freshman can make due just fine without one. Unless you go home a lot or something. Having my car here made that easy.

drunkenup4 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/26/2016 at 20:30

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Rutgers does and a full year of parking for residents is only $210

johnny_row_your_own > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:33

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Figure out what school you’re going to. Use the ultra-webs to find someone that lives off campus but close to campus is said town and offer them your parents hard earned money for their garage spot on a monthly basis... This is not a new policy by any stretch of the imagination. My school allowed Freshman to have cars but campus parking was brutally expensive. Worked for me.

Captain of the Enterprise > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:53

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I think it's a good idea room and board tend to be about $10,000 a year anyway that's why I chose a commuter college. A scholarship could help offset the cost but that's a lot of money.

Under_Score > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 20:56

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Have you looked at the University of Alabama in Huntsville? They have a lot of programs, super nice dorms, and let you have a car on campus as a freshman.

The best part is their scholarship deals, even for out of state people. Above a 4.0 GPA, 33? ACT, and something good SAT, and the school will pay four years of tuition AND the room (which are really nice).

Under_Score > jjhats 01/26/2016 at 20:58

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Having a car is pretty nice, especially when other people don’t have them. My sister’s Rogue has basically become a taxi for her friends, since none of them have cars.

Liam Farrell > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 21:02

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Can’t you just keep it off campus? Also if it isn’t classified as a car it doesn't count; like my 71 Land Rover it's really a tractor.

Your boy, BJR > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 21:14

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I live like 10 minutes from Monmouth U and 35 from Rutgers. If you want, you can store your car at my house for $100 for the year, includes free delivery for when you need it.

jjhats > Under_Score 01/26/2016 at 21:15

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All the more reason not to have one....picking a college based on having a car is beyond stupid

stuttgartobsessed > shop-teacher 01/26/2016 at 21:16

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UNLESS you go to a good, small, liberal arts college that lets you decide your major at the end of your sophomore year...

B_dol > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 21:22

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Left Minnesota for Maryland and Maryland for California. 6 years sans car, never really had an issue. Woe is you

shop-teacher > stuttgartobsessed 01/26/2016 at 21:29

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I didn't know that, thank you. I only went to big universities, everybody I knew who didn't know what they wanted was just wasting massive amounts of money.

TheHondaBro > Spaceball-Two 01/26/2016 at 21:31

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shop-teacher > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 21:33

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That’s the way to do it. My wife actually spent three years at a CC taking all kinds of stuff, until she found what she wanted, then went and got her degree.

I went straight to a university, but I knew what I wanted. Those I knew who didn’t were just lost and wasting away.

It’s one thing if it’s your parents’ money and they’re insisting. Don’t go into debt to satisfy somebody else.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 21:43

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My first choice school not only allows them, but they have a) free parking for all students, and b) a school-sponsored car club.

P5guy now GTIguy > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 21:43

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My university doesn’t allow freshmen to have cars either, however the street in front of my dorm belongs to the city so I just street parked my car freshman year.

JR1 > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 21:47

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That was a big deal to me too. That's part of the reason I ended up at BGSU

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > shop-teacher 01/26/2016 at 21:48

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I want to go for business. But I don’t see the point in going crazy into debt. I also don’t see the point if I’m going to be miserable the whole time.

Spaceball-Two > TheHondaBro 01/26/2016 at 21:51

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Just playin buddy.

shop-teacher > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 22:01

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Ok, so you do have some direction then, that’s good. Just don’t be the guy who is getting a biology degree because, “that’s what I was in when I had to declare a major.”

stuttgartobsessed > shop-teacher 01/26/2016 at 22:06

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I feel like I still don’t know what I want to do though. But I have an amazing general knowledge of many things that I think get lost if you go into college just studying one field.

shop-teacher > stuttgartobsessed 01/26/2016 at 22:34

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You still study other things, it’s called a major not an only :)

Personally, when I was in Architecture school, I liked Architecture classes a hell of a lot more than Eastern European Literature or Computer Science classes.

Round headlight enthusiast > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/26/2016 at 23:54

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University at Buffalo M8, come join me

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/27/2016 at 08:18

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How do they require you to live on campus? Couldn’t you just find housing elsewhere and register technically as a commuter? You could always find someone with a house in the neighborhood and pay them to park in front of their house. Hell, maybe someone might even have extra garage space and you could work something out like change the oil on their cars in exchange for storage space lol. What schools in Jersey are you looking at? I am a local to the area.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/27/2016 at 09:23

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It’s all part of the college experience apparently. Unless you live with family, freshmen must live on campus. It’s really shitty and not something I have any interest in.

I wish I could just rent a room from a nearby home. I can keep my car then!

Monmouth is the big one I want to go to

They at least let freshmen have cars.

I just don’t know if I want to go to a 4 year private school

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/27/2016 at 09:58

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I imagine that is definitely a school-specific policy. Many schools definitely allow commuters. Some even have more commuters than on-campus students. It sounds kind of silly to me to make having a car on campus a high priority. Keeping your car in general definitely makes sense though. Private schools can give some great funding. Even though tuition was higher than a state school, I actually ended up paying less due to the amount of aid given. What degree program are you looking for?

Flat6ForLife, Drives a Flat4 > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/27/2016 at 17:49

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As a freshman in college now who isn’t allowed to have his car on campus, it sucks balls. I get free use of the bus whenever I want with my student ID, so getting around isn’t too hard. But I miss driving whenever I can. I miss heel-toeing. It sucks at first, but it gets better. Not sure where yo are, but I’m at UAlbany, if that helps. Good luck with the search!