I applied to a fair number of colleges; nine, I think.  I was fortunate enough to get into all of them which was gratifying, but left me with some tough decisions.

First, I weeded-out the colleges I knew I didn’t really want to attend; I had considered them “safety” schools from the get-go.  Then there was the school that my boyfriend was going to, but my parents put the kibosh on that one.  A couple of my other choices offered me small academic scholarships, which put them in the forefront.

Ultimately I got into my original first-choice school. But, since I had submitted my application for that school, another college rose to the top of my list.  I had to decide if I would go to my original choice or to the other school. I opted for the other. Read the rest of this entry »

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