> This fall, after being homeschooled my *whole* *entire* *life*, I am going to get swallowed up by that great blob known as the State University System.

Hey, at least you're being swallowed by the best damn state university system in the country! GO CSU! Even if we are broke and fees are going to be steadily raised to a hojillion dollars per semester...

> Neither does driving two hours round-trip every day. I *hate* driving.

Uh. Why are you doing this then? Is the closest CSU school to you really an hour away? I drive about 25 minutes to get my school, and I don't mind driving -- if I hated it, I certainly wouldn't want to do more. And you definitely don't want to be driving in *every* day. If you're going to commute, set up a saner schedule: I only ever take classes two days a week. Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday are the common pairs. You may have to be on campus longer each day than you would going 4 or 5 days a week, but it's *much* nicer than trying to do it the other way (especially if you're working too).

> Also, I can't decide what I want to major in, although I know this is a fairly common predicament.

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> Mom keeps asking me what I want to do with my life. I don't know.

I don't want to discourage you from CSU Fresno (I've been up there and it seems like a pretty ruling campus) but if it's so far away and you don't know what exactly you want to major in, have you considered attending a community college? I know that there's some stigma attached to going to a CC and it's not quite as cool as attending a university, but as a guy who spent 4 1/2 years at one figuring out what to major in, I'm glad I did it there at $11/unit (it's a bit more expensive now, I think) instead of the $980/semester the CSUs now charge. You get the added bonus of possibly having one closer to you.

Of course, it sounds like there are a lot of cool programs at CSUF, but it's definitely something to consider if you find you really can't stand the drive.


> Four years and 120 units aren't enough ;-)

You're damn right they're not. I'm going on five years and God-knows-how-many units (I'm a bit slow, eh) and toying with the idea of going to grad school when I get my bachelor's. Academia totally rules. I figure that if I hang out there long enough, I'll wake up as part of the faculty someday, and then they'll pay *me* for showing up everyday.

Stephen