[advice] choosing uni pls help
So I've gotten offers of admission to two really good schools in my country, UBC and Toronto! I couldn't be happier. UBC is in my hometown and Toronto is across the country. UBC offered me admission to engineering and UoT offered admission to compsci.
Both fields interest me but I think compsci has a larger potential in the coming years, and Toronto has more job opportunities than Vancouver. But my girlfriend is staying in Vancouver and will possibly be attending that university as well. UoT is better in nearly every aspect like ranking and education, excluding cost. If I go to Toronto we would try long distance and I'd fly back every break or so. I'd likely stay there after I graduate and try find work there, and she wouldn't follow me. We'd have to break up.
However if we both attend UBC then we'd obviously see each other a lot more and possibly might move in with each other. The problem is with Vancouver is that it's heavily based in the service and retail industry and it's hard to find a job here. But I love my city, there's everything I could possibly want (bar the high costs of living) and it's so beautiful here.
I guess I just want to see if anyone has been in the same situation or knows people that have gone through similar.
Posted Mar 23, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC · edited
Even if you stay in your hometown, no one can assure you that your relationship will last, and you two will move in together, etc.
You said that your hometown is based in the service and retail industry. That would be my main concern, if I was choosing a university and a future career.