My senior year of high school I looked into attending the University of Vancouver. It has an internationally known journalism program, which is what I thought I wanted to do. However, I heard it was very competitive process, which I wasn't really into; I didn't want to feel overly anxious about getting into a school only to find myself anxious for the next four or five years trying to stay on top of everyone else.

In addition, I would have had international student rates, which were actually more expensive than going to a state school. Plus there was that entire ordeal of actually trying to get the go-ahead to be in Canada in a few months. On top of that, I would have really far away from my family, which is important to me, so I decided not to go. However, that's just my experience. I've heard Canadian schools are great, so if you want to pull it off more power to you.