<p>I was accepted by every school to which I applied, and it was tough making a final decision. All the schools were good ones, some offered me generous amounts of aid, and I knew I would be happy to attend almost any one of them. In the end, however, I opted to accept an offer from a prestigous university, one that I had long wanted to attend.</p>
<p>But now I'm having second thoughts. Is this natural? I'm not sure if I made the right decision. I'm reading the entries for this school on CC, and a lot of the present students sound snippy, defensive and overly judgmental. I'm not particularly sensitive, nor do I engage in much "second guessing," but I am having serious cold feet.</p>
<p>Any comments? Any one going through anything similar?</p>
<p>you must be joking if you think that the entire student body of your school can be described by the CC people's attitude.. find your future classmates on facebook and I'm sure you will see that not all of them are the same...or better yet.. wait till august :)</p>
<p>i think everyone in a sense second guesses decisinos as big as this one...</p>
<p>like i got into my dream school and submitted my sir and im super happy im going there but at the same time there are moment im like wow maybe i shoulda gone somewhere else farther from home</p>
<p>It's called buyer's remorse. Here is a definition from wiki</p>
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Buyer's remorse is an emotional condition whereby a person feels remorse or regret after a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of higher value items such as property, cars, computers, jewelry, etc. The common condition is brought on by an internal sense of doubt that the correct decision has been made.
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<p>and it's normal
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Fundamentally, it is a natural human reaction, rising out of a sense of caution. It cannot therefore be considered "bad" although it may also stem from a sense of not wishing to be "wrong". In an extreme situation, an individual who struggles with or cannot accept the possibility that they may have made a mistake, may be suffering from a more serious and severe condition that is truly little to do with "buyer's remorse".
<p>I agree with everyone here. You just made a huge decision; of course you're going to have some doubts. Buyer's remorse is completely natural. However, if you feel that you really and truly made a mistake, you should talk to your guidance counselor.</p>
<p>^^ Plus, people on CC for whichever school you're going to attend probably don't paint a complete picture of the student body. idk, I'm sure that you'll find people you like. </p>
<p>Sometimes I feel a little worried about fitting in when I go on facebook (I'm not much of a partier, stuff like that), but I also have the luxury of being able to jump into a large student body, which (I hope) means that I'll be more likely to find commonality.</p>