Well, if anyone reads my xanga  ....I talked about moving back home for the Spring semester because the dorms are SO damn expensive. The dorm I lived in for this past Fall semester was $3,510 for the semester...and we were only there for about 3 1/2 months, so thats about $1,000 a month, ridiculous. And then the meal plan we had to have...I had the cheapest one they offered...$1,420 for the semester. Divided by 16 weeks that we're there..almost $90 a week that I'd be able to spend on food. I doubt I would EVER spend that much money on food for myself. hah. So it is verry pricey.

Anyways, so I am moving back home...therefore, I won't be working at the on-campus job anymore, because that job is definitely not worth driving 45 minutes up to Kent 3-4 days a week for. So next semester..or well, December when I leave the on-campus job, I'll need to look for a new one. And also, if anyone knew, I used to work at Best Buy before I moved up to Kent into the dorms. A few days ago, I went into the one I used to work at, and to be honest, I actually kind of missed it. hah. Well, moreso just the people I worked with. I went in there and a lot of people said things like "we miss youuu. come back". I was like well, I will need a job soon enough. hah. My manager told me that I can reapply if I want to, but he "can't promise any openings will be available". haha, so right now I am weighing the pro's and con's of returning back to good ole best buy. The pro's definitely outweigh the con's by a lot . hah.

Pros:

• I already know everyone who works there; I know how the people are to work with.
• I already know how to run the cash register, if that’s what I went back to doing. I wouldn't have to do any new training as opposed to starting a completely new job at a different store.
• I would be making more than minimum wage, like I was at Kent.
• I liked (most) of the people I worked with.
• I liked most of the job in general—getting to help customers out everyday.
• MONEY
• Discounts off electronics & such.
• Close to home and to school
• Opportunities for raises

      Cons:

• 7 AM morning meetings on Saturdays
• Having to sell protection plans…a.k.a. extended warranties. A lot of customers either did not care to even hear what we had to say about the product or just didn’t want it. And a lot of the time, I just didn’t care to urge them to buy it. Hah.
• Having to work with (as in the same department) people I would really rather not work with. But you’ll always have that no matter where you go, usually.

So the pro's outweigh the con's by a lot. Hah. The only thing I did not like at alll was having to sell those stupid extended warranties. Yes, they can sometimes be a good idea, and I would NEVER buy an expensive item without the warranty. I definitely bought it on my $700 T.V., $700 laptop, and $200 digital camera. hah. I'm definitely not spending that much money ever and not protecting the items. Now I think this just sounds like I'm contradicting myself...I hate having to sell the protection plans but I buy them myself. hah. Ah, I guess I'll just reapply. I would always always always rather have a job that is not the best ever than not having one at all. And like I said...I actually kind of miss it there...when you spend that much time at work with people, they sort of become like a second family to you. hah

So I guess things are not always as you expect them to be. Before I moved up here for college, I was extremely excited and the most anxious I had ever been for anything in my life. I had wanted to live on campus in dorms for so long and I was finally getting to do so. Whenever anyone asks how I like it up here, I always tell them that I love it here. And I always tell myself the same thing also. I guess that's not entirely false, because while I don't love it here, I like it here, a lot.

Before I moved up here, I imagined, dreamed, and expected lots of things. It has been a lot of fun, but I guess not as much fun as I had envisioned. Which I guess what will always happen when you have extremely high hopes and expectations like I did. Don't get me wrong, I do like it immensely here, especially since I've been able to get out of the house for a while. And, I've met a ton of really cool people, lots of different people, but still cool nonetheless.

The point of this post is not to rant about how much I do or don't like it here, but moreso I suppose to say that I'm most likely going to move back home for the spring semester. And pretty much just because it will be MUCH cheaper that way. I could just stay here for the spring especially since the housing contract is for the whole academic year, but I will save so much moo-lah if I move back home. If I stay here for the spring semester, it'll cost me $9,300 in tuition, living in the dorms and meal plan..along with a few other things like books. But, if I move back home, I'll only be spending $2,400 on tuition, and nothing else .  Because where'd I be going, is where I went for my first year of school, a branch of the main campus of Kent. Also...I'm paying for everything with loans. Except books, because I buy my books online and used, so I get them for almost nothing. But those loans, will accrue some hefty interest while I'm in school. As in...the $11,000 I took out for this year (though I had to add another $2,000 because the 11k wasn't enough) will have $13,469 just in interest when I graduate in 2013...and that's if I graduate in 2013. Its ridiculous that just the interest alone is going to be more than the loan itself But hey, they gotta make their money somehow. hah. Now I just have to apply to get released from the housing contract and hope that they allow me to. As much as I would love to stay here for the spring, I'd also love to be in a little less debt when I graduate As in $9,000 + interest less :)

I'm not going to be the most excited ever to move back home, but I'm going to be pretty excited for be saving money. AND, to not have to walk around in this mini-city of a campus in the horribly cold and snowy Ohio winter. That was one thing I was not looking forward to at all, because some buildings take a good 15-20 minutes to get to from my dorm. The campus I'll be going to, only consists of five buildings and only takes minutes to walk between them I've lived in Ohio my whole life and still absolutely despise the winter season. hah. Now, when I go back home, I won't be walking to class anymore, therefore, not saving gas, but I'll be driving on the crappy snowy roads :-x.
BUT, I won't be getting woken up by my roommate For example...on Tuesdays & Thursdays (at least until next Thursday when I pick up a math class that starts at noon) I don't have class until 2:15 PM. Which means, I get to sleep in til at least noon  Wrongo. My roommate has class at 8:30 AM, meaning her alarm clocks start to go off at 6:30 in the morning And, of course I get woken up by them because I cannot for the life of me, sleep through anything whatsoever. And today was especially fun because three alarms go off at 6:30, jolting me from my precious, precious sleep, and then she doesn't even go to class. I also won't have to listen to her snoring anymore when I move back home

I've got to be honest too...I like it here A LOT, but I'm also slightly excited to go back to the campus I went my first year. Although it didn't really feel like a college campus or a college atmosphere, nor did I really get that college experience as I do here, I'm slightly excited if I go back there. I guess there's just something about it there...it was my first year of college, away from stupid highschool, a slight change from high school...I did enjoy my first year there and I'm sorta looking forward to going back.

And again, as I always do, I apologize for the unnecessary and extremely long entry.

Hope everyone has a good weekend. :)