keninabu!

Michigan? or NUS?

I got accepted into University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, for Industrial Engineering (M.Sc.).

They're ranked in the top 3 of the US, and that's quite a thrill.

But at the same time, the expense is prohibitive. And there are more downsides than upsides: it's in a place which is freaking freezing (I'm really a warm weather person), I'm going to be away from my parents, my gf, and in addition to that, I wouldn't be able to take other enrichment classes that I want, nor will I be able to travel around Southeast Asia (namely Vietnam) should I want to...

Mostly, I won't be able to be with my gf, which is a major bummer.

I've dropped off my NUS application with my father, and hopefully I'll get accepted by them...

In all honesty, part of the reason is I want to be with my gf in Sing.

We've been apart for far too long, and I'm quite sick of the US, to be honest... I much prefer the bustle and excitement of Asia to the complacent West. The hunger for change, and improvement, and the prevalence of technology. That is what is missing from the US.

The gringos have exchanged the American dream for Crate and Barrel's vision of it.

posted by keninabu @ 12:52 AM