California State University, Fresno: A Personal Analysis

It was late April of 2012, I was 17 years old still in high school, when I was deciding whether to attend California State University, Fresno or California State University, Los Angeles. I lived in downtown Los Angeles and had to look at the pros and cons on attending Cal State, Fresno. California State University, Fresno was only three and a half hours away from Los Angeles my home town but it was difficult to come back and forth that I had to leave and stay in Fresno. Some of the pros were that I was going to be able to meet new people, make new friends, and be more independent. Looking at the cons I was going to be a little far away from my family and I didn’t like that much. My family and I are really attached that I wouldn’t be able to handle it. They have been my guidance and support through my education that I will miss not having them with me. Before anything I had experienced once staying at my grandmother’s house in Bakersfield, California for a month and it was difficult not to be with my family. That at that time I promised I will never study away from home. …show more content…
I was going to be able to meet new people, make new friends, and make myself more independent. As I looked at pictures and information about California State University, Fresno it made me feel strong and look at things differently as in being independent, working, getting my own money, and studying which was the most important part. But I was going to be away from my family, which made me doubt a lot on attending California State University,