Ever since I was in grade school I have been hounded by my family (uncles and Aunts) to go to the University of Illinois. My family has a very strong background at the University of Illinois and in fact my great great grandpa was one of the first people to graduate there. The school even has a plague for him in the Agriculture library. Until I toured Purdue I was confident I was going to go there. I knew I wanted to go into an agriculture field so I applied to the three best schools for my major (Iowa State, U of I, and Purdue). Once I knew I was accepted into all three it became decision time. Although U of I suppose ably runs in my blood I chose Purdue. Why Purdue? Although it is more expensive since I am out of state I believe it will be worth it. The campus at Purdue is more convenient, it isn’t to close to home, and it is a fantastic school. The campus is closed unlike U of I’s which is more urbanized. Although it is about the same size of Illinois it has a considerably smaller feel which I like. The campus is set up to where the farthest walk you would have to do to get to class is 10 minutes tops. Unlike U of I where you might have to travel a mile or two to get somewhere you need to. The campus is beautiful at Purdue as well with a magnificent watch tower and fountains scattered on it. Purdue is far enough from home to where I can come home on weekends if I had to but it is not to close to where my parents might surprise me. According to Purdue, they have a 98 % of kids finding jobs right after college in my degree with a starting salary between 42-50 thousand dollars a year. Although I can not wait to experience college I still need to plan for my future after college and I feel Purdue is a great academic school that can give me a promising future.
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