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I am an adult student and I've recently completed an Associate's degree in Liberal Studies. I'm trying to decide which college to attend in order to finish up a Bachelor's degree in psychology. My long range plan is to attain my Master's degree in psychology (so as to become a licensed psychotherapist) and I am torn over where to go for the next two years. I am a person of limited financial means but I have a really solid grade point average and the chance to attend either Smith College, McGill University, or Johnson State College (an inexpensive and mediocre Vermont State School). I currently have a really excellent job as an inn keeper that provides free housing from semester to semester as I attend school. This really helps me to cut expenses and focus on my studies. My question is this- how beneficial would it be to my overall journey toward becoming a licensed psychotherapist to attend an elite University at this point when I still have two years of Master's level course work to complete after my Bachelor's degree is earned? (All told I still have four more years of post-secondary education.) I would have to move and give up my social support network and a solid job to attend either McGill or Smith and this worries me. I am trying to decide whether I should go to the bargain priced state college ten miles away and keep my debt load low and pursue my Master's at Smith or McGill, or whether I should just move away and go for it. I am not sure what the trade offs are between receiving a Bachelor's degree from an elite school vs. a mediocre one here in state (for example, should I be pinching pennies to save for my Master's by attending a local school?). To aid me in this decision, I'd really like the perspective of someone who is already on the psychotherapy career path.
Thanks-
Julia Tabor
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