Biggest decision of life, feelings afterward?

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<p>I kind of hastily chose USC and I think that I didn’t truly consider all of my options for college during the Admissions Process or even knew what I truly wanted in a school. I had set in my mind that I didn’t want to stay in the South (even though I absolutely love it here) and that things like Greek life and athletics didn’t matter to me. I didn’t really look into all possible avenues for my intended major, in fact, I didn’t look at any Theatre programs at any schools. I only went to schools and looked to see how their Foreign Language/French program was. Thus, I am now a Theatre major at a school where I know nothing about their Theatre program. (I changed my major after I was accepted.)</p>

<p>Now that I’m attending USC, I wonder if I should have looked at other schools like Alabama or Auburn or College of Charleston. And I also wonder if I should have applied to other schools. (I only applied to USC and when I got in in December, I just decided I was done with the process.)</p>

<p>But I don’t really have any regrets with my decision and I think I’ll be happy at USC, so I guess that’s all that matters.</p>

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<p>Got into Umich, other schools that I got into were not even close on the “where I want to go” scale</p>

<p>No stress, pretty easy choice. Also not going to be the biggest decision of my life</p>

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<p>Once again, i said biggest decision in my young life…meaning the biggest decision up to this point in my life. i DID NOT say it was the single biggest decision of one’s life period.</p>

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<p>Even though UVA was my top choice, turning down UNC was still difficult.</p>

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<p>This decision was tough for me. I was torn between Ga Tech and UFlorida. The reason I decided on Florida was because it is more of an all around school than Ga Tech. I am planning on becoming an Environmental Engineer. But if i decide I want to change my mind at Ga Tech I am basically stuck with engineering. Where at UF my options are greater.</p>

<p>So I decided on the less prestigous school. But I am now 100% sure I made the right decision.</p>

<p>What made the decision tough was that UMiami offered me a full ride. But even then UF kept coming up as my #1.</p>

<p>I hope all of us made the right choice?</p>

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<p>Yeah, it was a difficult decision. I was accepted to some great contemporary/jazz music programs at Berklee, UMiami, NYU, USC, and The New School. I was just hoping to get into at least one, so I had no idea where to start when I didn’t get a single rejection letter. After doing bucketloads of research and remembering my audition visits, I’m confident that USC was the right choice for me, but I’ll always wonder what it would’ve been like if I chose Berklee or something.</p>

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<p>It wasn’t that hard for me. I knew I wanted a Big Ten upper midwest state school, and Minnesota was a whole lot cheaper than Wisconsin or Michigan.</p>

<p>My only regret is not looking at Canadian universities. Going to school outside the USA never even crossed my mind when I was applying, but some of them might have been a good fit. Probably would’ve cost more, though, so I don’t worry about it much.</p>

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<p>I read somewhere that more choices aren’t necessarily the best thing, because humans have some sort of subconscious fear about making the wrong choice. Even if we make the best possible choice, we’ll always think “what if”</p>

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<p>That’s cause humans suffer from “grass is greener” syndrome. You always assume someone else has more information or makes better decisions than you.</p>

<p>Anyways, high schoolers always think picking a college is a humongous life decision. It’s really not. The top 3 life decisions would probably be a) where you decide to work. b) Who you marry. and c) Having kids.</p>

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<p>Being a funeral service major I had 3 choices in the state, and I chose the one I believe to be the best education. It’s a really small University (Vincennes) in a farming town but I don’t live there so I don’t mind, I actually love my school!</p>

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<p>“The top 3 life decisions would probably be a) where you decide to work. b) Who you marry. and c) Having kids.”</p>

<p>Ehh. I don’t know. It depends on whether or not one would even want to get married, have kids, or work in a traditional job setting. I think it’s up to the individual to decide what the most important life decisions are. I personally think the most important decisions are the little ones we have to make over and over again.</p>

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<p>I definitely agree with the OP that this is a pretty big decision in our young lives; I mean, think about it: We’re going to pick a school where we will have to commit to four to five years, maintain a good gpa, prep for grad school, take out loans, etc.</p>

<p>Anyway, I applied to seven schools; I got into four of them, wait-listed at one, and rejected at two other places. My initial dream school was NYU, but when I got wait-listed, I realized that this school was not the best choice because it was so darn expensive (coming from a family that earns less than 20K per year), so I ruled out NYU, which was extremely hard on me but I had to. My next choice was Boston University, but once the aid package came in, it was a “no-go.” I got terrible aid from them. My other choices left were: Western Washington University, Penn State University, and University of Missouri-Columbia. I also wanted to pursue a career in journalism at that time so I was looking into UM-Columbia, but I decided against it because I didn’t feel like the school really had other good programs. So, now it was between Penn State and Western…</p>

<p>I originally thought I was going to just stay in-state and attend Western to save money, but once I got my aid from Penn State, the cost would be virtually the same (I would leave school in four years with about 23-27K in debt. So, my parents booked me a flight to State College, PA, so I can check this place out. Right as I stepped onto the campus, I fell in LOVE with the school: the people, the school pride, the colors, the campus aesthetics, the area, the programs, etc. When I looked into the programs that they have, I knew it was the school for me. I’m most likely going to major in something within the Liberal Arts and Communications field, and Penn State has amazing programs for both of those! Not to mention 160+ majors with truly cool, abstract degrees! Sorry to go off about my school, but I am just really happy with my decision.</p>

<p>And it’s crazy, too, because I never saw myself going to a “football-party school” like PSU. I’ve always imagined myself in the heart of the city like at NYU or BU, but once I actually visited a rural college campus, it felt like home to me. I’m really glad with my decision and while I do feel some kind of guilt with picking PSU over Western because of the expenses, I know that I will be happy here and I will do well academically. I don’t regret making the decision to come to Penn State at all, and I hope most of you will not regret your decision(s).</p>

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<p>I got accepted to NYU and had to let go for the same reason…it was rough</p>