Hello,
Thanks for all of this wonderful info. I'm actually relocating from South Carolina to California...I'm going to start on at least one application tonight, just to get the process started, but I have no idea what the locations of each of these schools mean or what that would mean for my career. What I do know is that policy-wise, when things happen in California or New York, it tends to reverberate throughout the country. I want to be a part of that change and I've already lived in New York for 13 years. I want to spend the next 10+ years of my life in California and traveling, working in/for the communities I serve.
Any insight into LOCATIONS would be helpful! Cost of living of moderate to mild would be good. I'm not looking to live in the priciest places. I want the most bang for my buck because now that I'm 32, my standards for living are much higher than when I was 22! I'm feeling like San Diego's weather is calling me and I felt that L.A. might be a distraction but I'm not going to rule it out.
Also, I want to learn to speak Spanish fluently. I should note that I'm an African American woman...diversity is important to me (as I know it is to many others.) I like the fact that there's a trans cultural mission at these schools. I want to live in a place that is diverse as well as study at one.
The only school I know that I want to apply to is San Diego State University. I liked their LMFT program but as I read that California is FLOODED with this credential, I'm looking to do Social Work instead. Plus, I want the flexibility that Social Work brings.
