<p>Out of all seven colleges I applied to, seven accepted me. They are:</p>
<p>Northeastern (first choice), $5000 scholarship
Lewis & Clark $8000 scholarship
Linfield
University of Pacific $6500 scholarship
UC Santa Cruz
Sonoma State
Holy Names University $12000</p>
<p>I'm a CA student (around SF). So my problem is really trying to decid which college to go to. I haven't received any information regarding other financial aid except Holy Names. From their financial aid award letter, it seems like my college education is paid for (combining with scholarships, work, grants & loans). Also I'm a finalist for Holy Names' full tuition scholarship, which is really really great, so it might change my award in a positive way (maybe no loans).</p>
<p>Financial is big concern, so its ideal that I pick Holy Names. It's close to home, but I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. But I'm still waiting to hear from other college's financial aid letter and see what I get. But I see that Holy Names will most likely give me WAY BETTER financial aid than Santa Cruz or Sonoma State, which are both public schools in California. I've also heard about recent fee increase at UCs and CSUs, so it might be a problem to cover the yearly expenses. Holy Names is definitely a financial safety, so should I just decline my admission from Sonoma and Santa Cruz (which are both my other financial safeties) at this point so I have less thing to think about?</p>
<p>Second, as I previously said earlier, Holy Names is 30mins-45 mins from my house by public transportation. Does going to college this close an advantage or disadvantage? Mostly everyone at my school (typical urban underperforming high school) tells me that I should leave the city and go to the Oregon colleges or Boston instead. It seems like a nice experience, but what are advantages/disadvantages of living nearby or out of state?</p>