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Hi, I need a little advice. I'm in a position where I can either stay in California and go to a UC or go to a school in NYC. Both schools are great academically and I liked the people at both places, so it comes down to location. I've lived in California my whole life and have ALWAYS wanted to live in NYC for awhile.. I love that place! But I've just been there for a couple short visits so I dont really KNOW what it would be like to live there... I've gotten mixed responses about it from people I know who have moved there and my close friends are totally 50/50 divided on where they think I should go.. so they're no help!
So the question is... do I stay in a place where I feel comfortable and safe or do I risk a whole lot and move to NYC? I am just afraid if I stay in CA for medschool I will end up staying forever, and I might have regrets.. I have no particular attachment to this state itself. But i also hesitate to leave my friends and family behind. Just wondering how the other Cali kids who have made this kind of transition feel about it... I hear the culture on the east coast, especially NYC, is so different and might be a difficult adjustment... to be honest, it scares me a little to leave behind my non med related support system and good friends, really good friends, can be hard to come by and I am not the most extroverted person... I know you can always keep in touch, but email is no substitute for hanging out...
So the question is... do I stay in a place where I feel comfortable and safe or do I risk a whole lot and move to NYC? I am just afraid if I stay in CA for medschool I will end up staying forever, and I might have regrets.. I have no particular attachment to this state itself. But i also hesitate to leave my friends and family behind. Just wondering how the other Cali kids who have made this kind of transition feel about it... I hear the culture on the east coast, especially NYC, is so different and might be a difficult adjustment... to be honest, it scares me a little to leave behind my non med related support system and good friends, really good friends, can be hard to come by and I am not the most extroverted person... I know you can always keep in touch, but email is no substitute for hanging out...