<p>j07</p>
<p>I think my son is having some of the feelings you are. But I agree with previous posters. In applying RD, you didn't promise to attend. Though schools showed interest in you, they didn't promise to accept you in advance, so you needed to apply to several and keep your mind open until you had your results. It's hard to do the mental and emotional gymnastics required to now say yes to one and no to so many fabulous schools. You'll figure it out though and other happy relieved students will take those spots. Congratulations and best wishes!</p>
<p>hey J07! congrats! :D I don't know if u remember me, but I used to spent a lot of time on the Princeton forum!.. anyways!.. I imagine it's a hard decision, but I'm sure wherever u go u'll do great!! again congrats, u deserve it!! :D</p>
<p>You may very well have had a great college experience at Stanford, etc. But you will still have an excellent experience at the school you do end up choosing, and that is the important part. There is no One Perfect School. In your case there are definitely many excellent schools, and you are going to have to leave a lot of them behind. But you don't really have any other option, ironic as that sounds ;) You can only pick one school, and you just have to deal with that.</p>
<p>You might consider visiting Stanford -- of the colleges you mention, it is probably the most different, while still being in the same "league" academically. Princeton and Yale are similar in many ways and have a far different "Gestalt" than California schools, and you will see a bigger contrast with regard to how you will spend the next 4 years than if you just visit the New England schools that accepted you. You can't go wrong with any of these choices.</p>