i'm going out to stanford at the end of march for their accepted students weekend. as i've never spent any time in palo alto, i want to get a feel for the school and the town before i can say yes to them. and that's where i was until very recently: assuming i like stanford when i go out there, i was ready to say yes to going to school there.
and then: on friday i got a LARGE scholarship offer from columbia. stanford will not be offering me any scholarship money (i checked), and columbia has offered to pay 75% of my tuition. first world problems!!! incredibly flattering that they like me this much (the scholarship is both merit and need based). but it complicates things. mom and dad were visiting this weekend and we spent a lot of time talking out the two options - they are so good at that, and i appreciate it so much. columbia has really moved up in my estimation now that it is going to be much cheaper for what will be an almost identical degree. well: not exactly an identical degree...but a degree that will play an almost identical role in getting a new job, moving up in my career, etc.
i am more torn now than ever.
I feel your pain. Anyway, have fun in CA. Your people out there are looking forward to the visit.
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