The rationale to study out of state
Should I go to an out of state college for neuroscience?
| COSTS | BENEFITS |
| Cannot get state grants and scholarships (Long term) | Independence (Long term) |
| High tuition fee (Long term) | Diversity of relationships and resources (Short term) |
| Hard to settle in and homesickness (Short term) | Greater chance of career opportunities (Long term) |
Scarcity is a condition at which there are not enough resources to satisfy all the needs of an individual. The choice will entail the decisions made by the individual to maximize the scares resources and the corresponding action. The opportunity cost will be the high valued alternative assumed when a choice is made. Considering scarcity and preference will be a hard decision to make on whether to study out of state for neuroscience. Deciding on the opportunities to give up for comfortable studying and the career path invokes a dilemma.
During decision making, cost and benefits are equally important to me because I must take into consideration that what I get should be greater than what I give. Based on the chart above, benefits will have a more significant impact on the decision I make because bigger rewards will be assured on studying out of the state compared to studying in Florida.
The final decision is studying out of state due to some several reasons. First, learning far from home will allow my confidence to grow, and the community in the college will be supportive. Although it can be costly, and lonely at first, experiences from another state will encourage meeting other people of different social classes, race, and ethnicity who might be of great assistance in future. Moving out of state will be same as jumping out of a comfort zone, and this will lead to independence. Enrolling for an out of state college comes with a larger population and therefore verse student activities and academic programs that are offered.