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Why Drew Students Should Leave NJ After Graduation

"You've just graduated, what are you doing next?"

Angela Pol
Jan 16, 2017
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"You've just graduated college, the world is your oyster. What are you going to do next?"

MOVE OUT OF NEW JERSEY. Now, don't get me wrong, New Jersey is a beautiful state (even though the parkway usually smells like rotten eggs); I just think that it is time to expand my horizons. Live somewhere new. Love another environment. Meet some new weird people. That's what life is all about, isn't it?

Here are my top 4 reasons why I am leaving NJ after graduation and why you should, too.

1. HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY?

A change of scenery is what everyone needs after being stuck in the same place since your birth. The summer after my sophomore year in college was the first time I left the East Coast and headed to Colorado for my boyfriend's sister's wedding. I fell in love as soon as we were on E-470 and I saw the mountains. I knew this is where I actually belonged and where I wanted to live in the future.

2. The atmosphere is completely different outside of the Tri-State Area.

People in NY, NJ, and CT are incredibly rude. Outside of it, people who you have never met before say hello to you and go out of their way to hold the door open for you. They even let you cross the street!! Manners exist in other places, but not in NJ.

3. The cost of living.

At home, gas is $2.55 a gallon because of the new tax and milk is $3.99 a gallon. In other places, food and gas among other important things are a lot cheaper.

4. New friends, New experiences.

Enough said!

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