<p>it’s tricky. We’re not exceptionally well-off but I know if I get into my number one choice of school, we’ll do whatever it takes. Even if it means I’ll have to pay off the debt years after graduating. </p>
<p>I am torn between the two schools. I would be downright giddy at either of the schools but each one has so much to offer. They’re two very different schools and appeal to two very different sides of me. </p>
<p>I think I’d be more at ease at Brown, but I feel like ten years from now, I will really appreciate the Columbia core curriculum and my experience living in NYC, and of course, the opportunities that come with it. </p>
<p>After researching the rest of the summer, I should have a verdict on my ED decision. I just hope I haven’t screwed myself over already. I know people think I am overreacting, or some think that i’m bat **** crazy for even hoping for those schools after messing up my junior year (the most important year), but it is what it is and I just want to do whatever it takes, and worry however much I need to, at this point to get in somewhere I love.</p>