Ok I really need advice. Right now I live in Atlanta, I have only been here since May. I love living in a big?

Almost impossible to help as NYC is expensive, massive, and although incomes are greater than for the same job in Atlanta, Not that Much bigger. NYC very very small efficiency apartment - and did I say very very small - is $3,000 per month on average. Can you say teenie tiny. No car as you would end up with over $1,000 a month to park it. Then you compensate for riding the subway and living in a borough like Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, or the Bronx. Then you can't find out where bad neighborhoods are when apartment hunting as it is not politically correct for any site or realtor to tell you that. Most people starting out live 4 or 5 to a small one or two bedroom apartment for $1.200 to $1,500 plus utilities each. You are cramped and will never have privacy. NYC was voted friendliest major metro area in the world, and it is my favorite place on earth. I know it better than the town I live in now, But I can't live there as I am not rich and do not want to settle for a dump in a bad neighborhood. Please take the job in Atlanta, Live frugally and save, and check out companies in New York and Visit there starting with a three or four day weekend and begin to get to know it. My goal if starting out like you are now would be to get to NYC within 4 to 5 years after graduation. It really is the best place on this earth to live if you like cities. Go for it with a workable plan.

Haven't been to N.Y. but if you move somewhere I'm assuming it would be nice to have atleast one contact there to help w/ small questions like these. So, no contact no go, it'll be a drag.

Start saving your money, it costs 4 times as much for rent than it does in Minneapolis.

I live in Atlanta and I think it has a lot to offer. The question you need to ask yourself is What are you looking for in where you live? 1.) Commute, 2.) Cost of living 3.) Climate 4.) Things to do 5.) Quality of life 6.) Employment opportunities etc. Look up potential companies that you could work for and find out what the work environment is like and so forth. Be creative! contact a travel agency, you can get good information on where to go, and the places to be in NY. Request brochures and travel guides from the agents. You don't need to tell them you're not looking for a travel package. Start your research based on that. If its possible even go to NY for a few days and get a feel for the surroundings. You've been in town since May so its still rather early so give Atlanta some more time to grown on you.

I live in Atlanta, too (Kennesaw, really) and can't imagine a place more different than NY. 1) People make lifelong aquaintances over time here, NY people have to learn to easily make friends fast 2) cost of living is low in Atlanta in comparison to salaries, NY is very expensive 3) taxes are 1/2 what similar circumstances cost in NY. In NY you'll probably never be a homeowner unless you have a relative that leaves you one. If you want to raise kids and retire in peace you can't beat it here, but you'll never get that cosmopolitan atmosphere a city like NY gives. You have to really like striving to be happy in NY. It won't be easy living like Atlanta. In winter you'll be cold and shoveling snow, and in summer you won't have fireflies or our state bird, the mosquito.

Well the major pro is that you won't need a car and you won't need to drive through that HORRIBLE Atlanta traffic on your way to work. Also, there is MUCH less crime here, it is really safe at all hours to walk around and go out. There is much more to do here, Atlanta really only has a few happening areas and NY is just endless. There's a little bit of everything here, so whatever you desire, you can find it. There are tons of jobs in that area, but the con is that you don't have a set network up here, so try networking through your school and with your professors or other professionals in the field that can help you find a job up here. Another con is that people here work all of the time and the atmosphere is highly competitive. That is why they say, "If you can make it here, you'll make it anywhere", because it's REALLY difficult to make it here and you have to be really driven.