i need your advice!
 

okey. i need ya'lls opinions and advice. if you just want to read the basic problem, skip to the last paragraph ;op

i'm currently going to college, full time as a day student. i'm double majoring in psychology and social work. ultimately, i want to be a counselor.
i'm pretty well established at my college right now. i've been there two years, i have like two and a half left. i'm the vice president of a group, chair in another, and a student leader. honestly, i don't care to be these things, as i'm a little older than everyone and my views and focus are not in the same ball park. but none the less, it sounds great on a resume.
sooo, i could stay there and continue on the track that i'm on. OR, i can go to an ivy league university and major in psychology (they don't offer social work). i'd be enrolling in the continuing ed program, so i'd be with people who aren't focused on partying all the time and have to pay bills like i do. so, the atmosphere would be better, and so would the education. and the courses, i'm so excited about the classes they offer!
you're probably thinking, i should go to the second choice. right? if you are, i agree. with that reasoning, i totally should. but the problem is the cons.
i'd have to take the train in during rush hour, which scares the **** out of me. i'm petrified of the train, and even more so during rush hour. and the way home it would be relatively late, which i'm also scared crapless of. (i honestly don't know which scares me more) i'd also be walking alone, at night, in a popular area.

so, do i keep doing the safe, comfortable thing like i'm used to, or get a better education but sacrifice my feeling of safety and be scared crapless for 3 hours every class night? (which would probably be 3 nights a week)
ppllease give me your opinions! i'm so stuck i need help!

I don't think you should scare yourself like that for an education. Is there no other way you can get there? & maybe you could try to face your fears? Sorry not much help I guess xx

hm...i can see why you wouldn't opt for the second one because of the cons but it sounds like the pros out-weigh them. all i can say is it sounds like the second one is the best choice. i had this problem a couple of years ago when I changed colleges and the way i got used to the travelling is i asked a friend to come with me before the term started a few times a week at the times i would be travelling on my own and got me used to the train/walking alone thing. soon enough i felt quite confident to do it myself. i dunno if that'd help.
sorry if i've been no help
love and hugs
kt xxxx

Do you think you need to have been to an Ivy League University to be able to succeed at your career? I mean, ultimately if you can continue going as you are (ie. staying at college) and still end up where you want to be, that does sound easier, because you won't do good work if you spend half the day being really, really stressed out. Is it that you feel that you're not being mentally stretched enough at college? Could you attend some of the classes offered by the Ivy League place at a closer location, like at evening school or something?

Sorry if I haven't totally understood - I'm a bit knackered so my brain's not working, but I hope this helps a little bit!! At the end of the day though, go where you think you'll be most happy.

Em x