<p>Calmom kinda said it for me, but I don’t want to wonder what Colorado would have been like. Like I’ve said before, I think that making the trip out there is worth it, even if all I learn is that I would be miserable there. Or that I could be happy, but I would be happier at Chicago. </p>
<p>There’s a possibility that I like the idea of a school like Colorado much more than I like the actual school, which is a strong possibility, since all I know comes from their admissions rep, their publications, and then what I’ve found through Google. I’m not going to know whether my impression is completely off-base or not, however, unless I visit. </p>
<p>I get that Colorado may be a strange choice. It is definitely different. The schools on my complete list are sometimes similar, like Columbia and Chicago, and sometimes radically different. I think they all have elements that unite them, as well as aspects that are unique to each college. Since I don’t really know where my life is going to take me, I didn’t really have a focus when looking at schools. If I liked what I saw, I applied. I think that’s one of the reasons my schools are so varied.</p>