<p>My daughter went through this two years ago and it came down to May 1st before she made her final decision. I didn’t want to influence her (and be blamed later), so I asked her if there was some way she could quantify things. (Many people had told her she would just “know” it was the right school when she visited. That didn’t happen for her.)</p>
<p>She made a list of EVERYTHING she could possibly think of that was important to her. I wish I had kept this list ( I just recently threw it out when I was spring cleaning), but I remember some of the things: cost, distance from home, weather, academic reputation, both majors offered (she was deciding between 2 at the time), ranking of dining services, dorms, beauty of the campus, big time sports program, number of friends going there, semesters vs. quarters, and yes, even school colors. </p>
<p>She then ranked each of the items on the list, added up the points, and came up with the winner. She also did this another way. She might have weighted each category, but not ranked them, and then added up the points. It came out the same way both times. It was HER decision based on what she felt was important. </p>
<p>Did I mention she is an engineering major? Lol. Good luck with your decision. I know it can be hard.</p>