Santa Rosa Junior College
While I was choosing my ideal university I had many things to consider in making that choice. This is a common aspect of many soon to be high school graduates and while choosing a school sounded extremely fascinating before I started the decision process, I soon learned that it was actually pretty tedious and I had consider many elements that I would rather have ignored. One of the primary considerations I had to make before I could even begin my final decision-making was in regards to how I was going to pay for my school. Now do you see why making the decision was much less romantic and much more tedious than I had originally though it would be?
Anyway, determining how I would pay for school was first on the list and then I had to determine which schools had the best college and department for the field I am looking for. Ultimately I want to be a genetic anthropologist, which means I have more years of school than what my initial bachelor degree is going to provide. And while there are plenty of universities that provide quality BA degrees in anthropology I decided I might want to put greater focus on my graduate program. On one hand this made my decision a little easier though it also made me wonder how much of my life was going to be spent in school versus on my actual career. Not to mention, I want to have a family and everything some day, and I don’t have to go to school for that.
It was actually my guidance counselor that suggested I stay here in town for a couple of years and go to the Santa Rosa Junior College. He mentioned that it had some quality programs and classes and a pretty extensive anthropology program. In addition to the quality of the education I would receiver there, I could also get my basic requirements out of the way, could stay at home and save on room and board for two years. In addition, the class fees are minuscule compared to university costs. When I mentioned this to my parents they joked that we would have to spend a couple of nights in one of the Santa Rosa hotels and pretend we were in town to tour the campus. Well, making that decision feels great and it will save me a year or two of decision-making stress. Plus, I’m counting on my instructors there to give me some solid advice and direction on where to go next.
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