Advice Need--Choosing Colleges

Applying to College
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<p>I have been selected to receive a full scholarship to my safety school, but the problem is I most likely won't attend. There's probably a ten percent chance that I will attend assuming I don't get into any of the colleges I recently applied (e.g Harvard, Yale, Brown, CMU, Dartmouth, Nortwestern, Cornell, and Penn). I also just got accepted to Pitt and would much rather attend there, but there is still a chance I'll attend the safety. The problem is the safety school is only giving out five full scholarships. If I take one and don't attend another person will miss out on getting a full scholarship, but if I decide to go there and I didn't go for the scholarship I would end up paying $30,000 when I could have gone free. I don't know what to do.</p>

<p>Thank you if you actually read this entire thing. I could really use the help.</p>

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<p>Unless the terms of the scholarship require an immediate commitment, you should wait until April when you know your options, and make a decision then.</p>

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<p>Wow, tough decision. Can I ask which school this is? When’s the deadline for accepting/declining the scholarship?</p>

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<p>The school is Thiel College and I would have to attend an event on Jan. 29 where they would present me with the scholarship.</p>

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<p>I’d so go for it. You need to do what is in best interest for you.</p>

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<p>I also forgot NYU.</p>

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<p>Are you in contention for merit at Pitt? I heard they were generous.</p>

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<p>Are your parents comfortable with paying what the others will cost?</p>