I want to move to california when i turn 18/19, help?
im 16 and i live in north carolina. I'm homeschooled. but now I'm done with school. and I'm planning out the next few years of my life. I'm totally in love with california. i have never been there,but i would like to. so at around 18 or 19 id like to move there. i plan to go to college to be a radiation therapist and have a car thats paid for. so where is the best teenage/young people are of cali? where i can have a small apartment for around 500-700 a month? also any other tips you would recommend for someone in my situation? things i could plan to do now to prepare.
I want to move to California?
just do it
Should I move to California?
I'm about to enter my second year of college here in Philadelphia... but my cousin is moving to L.A. this September. She's urged me to come with her, maybe transfer to UCLA or some other college. My question to you is should I? I've always wanted to leave my house, if you lived here as long as I have you'd understand why. I love my family, but they're overly strict and controlling. I'm almost 20 years old, but despite having displayed responsible and mature behavior, they refuse to accept I'm not five years old anymore and treat me as such. I'm not allowed to do anything without asking first, I have a bedtime, and I'm punished/grounded if I cuss. Basically, I have no life, nor sense of self because I've been so sheltered and controlled my entire life. I'm suffocating here living with my parents and I don't want to live in Philly my whole life. On the other hand if I moved to California with my cousin, whose to say things would go well? Other than the fact that I'd have more freedom, my economic independence would be shaky to say the least. Also, I've been told that I'd have to go to community college first in order for me to transfer to a larger university like UCLA... so much relies on chance... Not to mention the fact that I still don't know what I want to major in or do with my life. Am I just being stupid in thinking that a haphazard move to California will be a good change for me? Allow me some breathing room to figure out who I am and what I want? Or should I stay in Philly, where I don't have to worry about monetary issues, yet live a dead life? I'm just a broke college student who doesn't know what to do with their life and doesn't have emotional/moral support from anyone.
I want to move to california..?
Most people who ask this question are unprepared, unrealistic, with no money, no experience, no skills, and no plan. If you are outside the United States, you will need a visa (even if you're Canadian). The nice folks in the immigration forum can help you with that. However, getting a work visa is extrememly difficult unless you are highly skilled and sought after (such as a doctor, scientist, or A-List celebrity). You need to have a sponsor. You need a plan: First item on the agenda is rent. A decent 1BR apartment in LA currently goes for $1200, give or take. Nicer areas and areas closer to the beach are much higher. Don't expect to move to Santa Monica and get an apartment on the beach for that much. Or Toluca Lake, or Beverly Hills. Next, you will need a car. Los Angeles is VERY spread out, and train service is extremely limited. If you don't have a car, you will have to take a bus, which takes 3 times longer to get anywhere than a car. All told, it generally takes about $3,000 per month to live here. If you don't have a job that pays that much or skills that can get you that kind of job, stay where you are. If you are unskilled and work for minimum wage (or for tips like bartending or waiting tables), you'll only make about $1200 per month. And speaking of jobs, they are rather hard to come by now. College grads seeking employment are having a very tough time of it right now, since the job market is flooded with experienced people who were laid off. Unemployment is over 12% right now. Not exactly the kind of job market you want to move into. Finally, you will need money. Landlords want first month's rent and a security deposit up front. You'll need money for food, transportation, utilities, etc. The consensus in this forum is that you need about $10,000 to start out. For most people, especially those just graduating HS, the math just doesn’t work. So there's your plan. And please don't tell us that you have dreams of being an actor or singer. That sets off another alarm. We already have a million (literally) wannabe actors in this town. Don’t even get me started. If you are looking for safer areas, go look at www.lalife.com and read the maps. For neighborhood info, see http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/n... or check out http://www.neighborhoodscout.com.
I want to live in California?
right now im 18. and I would to live in Cali. When i want to do something, i do it. Is it expensive in Cali? I currently live in NY (Long isand) and I know how expensive it is to ive in NYC. Is cali just as or more expensive? Now i like the city and the layback/beach at the same time. Are there any places in cali like that? Santa Monica? LA? Anaheim? SF? THANKS FOR HELP GUYS
Why do so many people want to live in California?
No. It sucks here unless you’re a flaming liberal. The state leans so far to the left, I swear it’s going to fall over into the Pacific. They had sanctuary cities before, now the whole state is a sanctuary.It’s practically impossible to buy guns here, at least compared to some other states.You can walk down the street smoking a joint. You see guys with guys and gals with gals. You can go to a festival in the Castro and see guys with their junque out.Are you planning on buying a house here? You’d better be prepared for sticker shock. Flimsy, bare bones homes outside of South Bumfuck might be had for below $300k. A half decent home in a half decent neighborhood will set you back about $650k. Yes, k, as in 300 thousand and 650 thousand. In San Francisco, poverty level for a family of four is $100k, yes, 100 thousand.OK, so you’ll not be buying. One bedroom apartments can go for well over fifteen hundred per month, two over two thousand… just figure at least $1,000 per bedroom. And up. And up.If you don’t believe me, just peruse the rental boards on craigslist:SF bay area jobs, apartments, personals, for sale, services, community, and eventsThe Santa Rosa area was just hit by a huge 50 year firestorm that took out thousands of homes and businesses, and created about 20,000 new homeless people, new homeless people who will receive generous insurance checks to rent while they rebuild. The vacancy rate was ridiculously low to begin with, it must be damn near 2% if not lower by now. Landlords are gouging, new tent cities are going up, campers and RVs are parked overnight everywhere, usually in groups.Gasoline just got hit with another tax, this one $0.12/gallon?! It’s now over $3.00/gallon right now.It’s hot like hell in some places. I remember one summer it went well over 100 for about 17 days in a row in Fresno. Other places will see 50 degree temperature drops in just a couple of hours.And an earthquake is coming. A big one, a real big one, is coming, but unlike hurricanes, and to a lesser extent tornadoes and tsunami waves, you have no clue as to when it’s coming. Taking a dump, about to come, or having just fallen asleep for the first time after four sleepless nights in a row, earthquakes do not care.I’ll be back later to tell you about the bad things about California.
Moving to California after high school?
I'm a 18 year old girl, who's graduating very soon from high school. However, things at home have been going down hill and I want to start on my own. I was planning on moving to SoCal with my family, so I didn't apply for any schools. I figured I'd look more once I moved. Now, because things have changed at home I need some advice. I have the funds to make the trip down there, I just don't know where to stay. I would be okay rooming with people, however I wouldn't know where to meet people that were interested, and I couldn't pay them at first not having a job. I'd like to go to school for cosmetology, buy because that's a trade school I can't get a dorm. Any suggestions would help greatly! Thanks.