Bad Glacier

So I guess I’ve had you all (well, some of you, at least) in suspense about my decision for the last couple days. I apologize. I didn’t really mean to leave you in the dark, but, well, I hadn’t really made the decision.

That’s mostly a lie, of course.

I loved all my school visits, and I feel that I would be happy wherever I went. So I guess I’m stuck choosing a school based on other factors, the ones everyone told me were less important than simply choosing the school you like the best. Comparing these other factors, it looks like Harvard is the best place for me.

Michigan has the summer start program, but I really want to get out of the Midwest for a few years. Columbia is in a nice area of New York, but I still felt slightly on edge when I was there. I haven’t been convinced that NYC wouldn’t be too much for me to handle. Boston, on the other hand, was really nice. For some reason, I felt much more comfortable there.

Harvard also seems to be at an advantage for those of us that don’t know what we want to do. Their loan repayment program is amazing and their graduates seem to have a distinct advantage in academic hiring. These advantages seem to make up for Columbia’s slightly better financial aid package. (Michigan’s award was by far the worst of the three.)

So if you want, pretend I’m going to Harvard. Just know that it’s not official yet.

Oh, and technically, I’m still waiting on Stanford. If, in the next few days, they let me in, give me my financial aid, and offer me money to go visit, I’d like to consider them as well. There’s no way I’m sending in two seat deposits, though, so this really isn’t much of a possibility.

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