Who plans on joining the Free State Project in New Hampshire this year?

[UMULAS]

Depending how things go, maybe in two years I might, MIGHT, go and live in NH.

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Carroll Co.

Why you no give love to Grafton Co., or Coos County? ._.;

 

[NickOdell]

What are the best colleges in New Hampshire (ones that have significant financial aid)? I've started applying to colleges, and would love to move to NH! I'm definitely applying to Dartmouth. I haven't been able to find any other good private colleges for a Math/Statistics major.

I think my brothers and I will all move to NH when we all finish up college in the next 5-10 years if we don't end up going to school there.

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

What are the best colleges in New Hampshire (ones that have significant financial aid)? I've started applying to colleges, and would love to move to NH! I'm definitely applying to Dartmouth. I haven't been able to find any other good private colleges for a Math/Statistics major.

I think my brothers and I will all move to NH when we all finish up college in the next 5-10 years if we don't end up going to school there.

Check out UNH, Plymouth, SNHU, Keene State, Granite State, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_New_Hampshire

Honestly, most employers do not care what college you went to unless it's something like Harvard or Yale, so my recommendation is go to the school that has the best program for your studies at the cheapest price. In other words, for your electives and regular classes save your money and go cheap (it should be noted, cheap doesn't necessarily mean bad. Most of the Professors I've had at SPC are from larger State universities and prefer the smaller more intimate setting. They've been mostly really great.).

 

[Keith and stuff]

What are the best colleges in New Hampshire (ones that have significant financial aid)? I've started applying to colleges, and would love to move to NH! I'm definitely applying to Dartmouth. I haven't been able to find any other good private colleges for a Math/Statistics major.

I think my brothers and I will all move to NH when we all finish up college in the next 5-10 years if we don't end up going to school there.

The only near best in the world college in NH is Dartmouth. If your parents make under a certain amount, like $50k or something a year, Dartmouth is free. If that doesn't work for you, apply to the other colleges or perhaps a college in MA. MA is the main college area in the US and several of the top colleges in the world (like Harvard and MIT) are in MA. I doubt Harvard charges tuition for people with parents making under $50k a year, either. I've known people to live in NH and attend Harvard so it is certainly possible. You might want to also consider UMASS Lowell. It isn't as respected as the main UMASS campus in Amherst but Amherst is around an hour south of NH. Lowell is on the NH/MA border. Otherwise, you could live in MA and still be able to do that majority of NH type activism (online stuff, phone stuff, attend Liberty Forum, attend Porcfest, campaign stuff on weekends, FSP outreach at Boston events...)

If you plan on getting a job in southern NH, any college in southern NH or MA should be fine. Heck, there are even great programs at some of the community colleges in MA where after 2-3 years you work for a company in the Boston area making good money. Sometimes they are set-up so that you intern for a company or 2 during the summer breaks from community college. The greater Boston area is the #2 high tech jobs area in the country. If you are at all interested in something tech related, it makes a lot of sense to go to college in the greater Boston area.

If you are in a government high school or community college, there is likely somewhere there paid to help you get into colleges. You can ask them for help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_New_Hampshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Massachusetts

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

The only near best in the world college in NH is Dartmouth. If your parents make under a certain amount, like $50k or something a year, Dartmouth is free. If that doesn't work for you, apply to the other colleges or perhaps a college in MA. MA is the main college area in the US and several of the top colleges in the world (like Harvard and MIT) are in MA. I doubt Harvard charges tuition for people with parents making under $50k a year, either. I've known people to live in NH and attend Harvard so it is certainly possible. You might want to also consider UMASS Lowell. It isn't as respected as the main UMASS campus in Amherst but Amherst is around an hour south of NH. Lowell is on the NH/MA border. Otherwise, you could live in MA and still be able to do that majority of NH type activism (online stuff, phone stuff, attend Liberty Forum, attend Porcfest, campaign stuff on weekends, FSP outreach at Boston events...)

If you plan on getting a job in southern NH, any college in southern NH or MA should be fine. Heck, there are even great programs at some of the community colleges in MA where after 2-3 years you work for a company in the Boston area making good money. Sometimes they are set-up so that you intern for a company or 2 during the summer breaks from community college. The greater Boston area is the #2 high tech jobs area in the country. If you are at all interested in something tech related, it makes a lot of sense to go to college in the greater Boston area.

If you are in a government high school or community college, there is likely somewhere there paid to help you get into colleges. You can ask them for help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_New_Hampshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Massachusetts

The whole point to moving to NH is the lack of income tax. Working in MA defeats that entire purpose.

 

[NickOdell]

Check out UNH, Plymouth, SNHU, Keene State, Granite State, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_New_Hampshire

Honestly, most employers do not care what college you went to unless it's something like Harvard or Yale, so my recommendation is go to the school that has the best program for your studies at the cheapest price. In other words, for your electives and regular classes save your money and go cheap (it should be noted, cheap doesn't necessarily mean bad. Most of the Professors I've had at SPC are from larger State universities and prefer the smaller more intimate setting. They've been mostly really great.).

Yeah, specifically, I'm looking for a good Actuarial Science program. Dartmouth doesn't have one, but a math major from there will get me pretty far. I've got a ton of community college credit (should have almost 50 credits by the end of my senior year), so I am definitely trying to go the most inexpensive route.

The only near best in the world college in NH is Dartmouth. If your parents make under a certain amount, like $50k or something a year, Dartmouth is free. If that doesn't work for you, apply to the other colleges or perhaps a college in MA. MA is the main college area in the US and several of the top colleges in the world (like Harvard and MIT) are in MA. I doubt Harvard charges tuition for people with parents making under $50k a year, either. I've known people to live in NH and attend Harvard so it is certainly possible. You might want to also consider UMASS Lowell. It isn't as respected as the main UMASS campus in Amherst but Amherst is around an hour south of NH. Lowell is on the NH/MA border. Otherwise, you could live in MA and still be able to do that majority of NH type activism (online stuff, phone stuff, attend Liberty Forum, attend Porcfest, campaign stuff on weekends, FSP outreach at Boston events...)

If you plan on getting a job in southern NH, any college in southern NH or MA should be fine. Heck, there are even great programs at some of the community colleges in MA where after 2-3 years you work for a company in the Boston area making good money. Sometimes they are set-up so that you intern for a company or 2 during the summer breaks from community college. The greater Boston area is the #2 high tech jobs area in the country. If you are at all interested in something tech related, it makes a lot of sense to go to college in the greater Boston area.

If you are in a government high school or community college, there is likely somewhere there paid to help you get into colleges. You can ask them for help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_New_Hampshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Massachusetts

My parents make ~$60k. I did a net price calculator at Dartmouth and they will cover 85-90% of it. I don't have a great chance of getting in, though. I'm in the 50%-Tile for test scores in Math and Reading, for Dartmouth applicants, but for writing I'm in the bottom 25%. Could get in, but not a huge chance.

I'll definitely look into those other colleges. I'm also finding quite a few colleges in Washington that have great Actuarial Science programs where I can get 1.5x Resident Tuition through the Western Undergraduate Exchange program, which makes it cheaper, but WA isn't the most liberty friendly state. There is always the option to move later, but I'd rather just attend college in NH and get internships there.

Its difficult, though, because Actuarial Science is such a specialty field and not many colleges offer programs for it. I could get by with a basic mathematics degree, but the exams you have to pass to become certified are killer, so I'd like to go somewhere with a program that addresses them.

 

[NickOdell]

The whole point to moving to NH is the lack of income tax. Working in MA defeats that entire purpose.

Yeah, I'm not sure I could move to MA.

Romney's home state? No thanks.

Too much of this:

 

[Anti Federalist]

Why you no give love to Grafton Co., or Coos County? ._.;

Because Carroll, is the only county that is not an Indian or English nobleman's name:

Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 - 1832), the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

That, and my bug out camp is in Coos county.

Don't want too many people there.

 

[Keith and stuff]

The whole point to moving to NH is the lack of income tax. Working in MA defeats that entire purpose.

I didn't mean to mention working in MA. However, it wouldn't defeat the whole purpose, but I'll get to that in a second. I was talking about working in the greater Boston area. It includes parts of 3 states, including NH. Nashua and the towns which border Nashua in NH are a huge tech area as they are part of the greater Boston area.

However, since you brought up working in MA Someone could live in NH and telecommute with a company based in MA. It would mean not paying any MA income taxes. You could also work at home sometimes (no income tax) and in MA a couple days a week (MA income tax applies). The way the greater Boston area generally works is that the closer to Boston you work, the more your pay. So for example, if you were IT man 24523 in Nashua you might make $60k a year. 4 towns south of Nashua on Route 3 doing the same job you might make $63k. In Cambridge or Boston, doing the same job, you might make $66k. Personally, I'd rather have a NH job and not deal with the income tax or traffic, even if it meant my pay was less. Some people would rather make as much as possible and don't mind the traffic because they listen to a lot of podcasts. Everyone is different

PS, there are buses that leave from several towns in NH and head to MA. An Amtrak train goes from north of Portland, ME to Boston (with 3 stops in NH) several times a day. Believe it or not, with the pay so much better in Boston than ME, there are people that commute from ME to Boston for work. I think the trains and buses have wifi so people often work while on the go.

 

[NickOdell]

What do you all think about student loans?

Going out of state, its really hard to avoid them because tuition is ridiculously expensive. Scholarships are hard to come by, and aren't going to cover the full cost.

I would make enough as an Actuary, hopefully, to pay them back, but loans in this economy are a risk. I don't think I could go to UNH without some loans, whereas Dartmouth has so much financial aid I could probably go loan free.

Sorry if I'm derailing the thread a bit

 

[Keith and stuff]

What do you all think about student loans?

Going out of state, its really hard to avoid them because tuition is ridiculously expensive. Scholarships are hard to come by, and aren't going to cover the full cost.

I would make enough as an Actuary, hopefully, to pay them back, but loans in this economy are a risk. I don't think I could go to UNH without some loans, whereas Dartmouth has so much financial aid I could probably go loan free.

Sorry if I'm derailing the thread a bit

There is always the option of community colleges. Especially the community colleges in northeastern MA. They are geared towards high paying jobs. Since there is a shortage in tech workers in the greater Boston area, companies frequently take students after community college. I agree that you are likely going to get far more assistance at a private school than at a NH government university, especially if you are an out of state student. The NH government university system isn't designed to provide a free education. There are very little government subsidies involved compared to every other state.

NH has the 3rd highest percentage of adults with a 4 year degree. MA and CO are 1st and 2nd. It is common for people to get a subsidized degree at a college outside of NH and then move to NH.

However, the interest rates are student loans are pretty decent right now and there is a chance you will never need to repay the money...

 

[NickOdell]

Thanks for all your input. I'm sure I'll need more feedback in the future. Its good to have liberty people to bounce ideas off of.

 

[KMX]

So who's going to make a move in the Spring?

;0)

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Because Carroll, is the only county that is not an Indian or English nobleman's name:

Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 - 1832), the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

That, and my bug out camp is in Coos county.

Don't want too many people there.

Who cares what they were named after.. lol

Bug out...aren't you like 65 gramps? You need some young'ins to man the security perimeter. :>

(I tease of course)

 

[ross11988]

So who's going to make a move in the Spring?

;0)

Plan on doing it middle of February. Still looking on what area, really liking Manchester.

 

[NoOneButPaul]

Things are so crazy where I live... I dont have a ton of money to just pick up and leave but everyday I think about New Hampshire at least once...

 

[KMX]

Things are so crazy where I live... I dont have a ton of money to just pick up and leave but everyday I think about New Hampshire at least once...

1000s of people got on a ship and went 5 months across sea to find a better living. We have a map and roads ;0)

Get to New Hampshire !

 

[KMX]

Plan on doing it middle of February. Still looking on what area, really liking Manchester.

Nice. I am thinking North of the Sea cost. Like Barrington or Durham

 

[Keith and stuff]

Nice. I am thinking North of the Sea cost. Like Barrington or Durham

Durham is very expensive. I cannot recommend against Durham enough, unless you are attending UNH. The northern part of the Seacoast is a nice area. There are small mountains in the area and larger mountains in the Lakes Region, which is just north of the area. Of course, the ocean is also near-by.

Things are so crazy where I live... I dont have a ton of money to just pick up and leave but everyday I think about New Hampshire at least once...

I don't know where you live but pay is higher in southeastern NH and the near-by areas than in most of the country. The unemployment rate is also lower.