<p>Have my college search narrowed down to two schools, and I really just can't make the final decision. I had my heart set on going to UConn for a while, but after visiting Miami yesterday, my decision got a whole lot harder...</p>
<p>Miami - Love the weather...most people would probably say not to let that be a major factor, but if I'm gonna be spending 4 years of my life somewhere, 80 degree weather year-round is not gonna hurt. It's also more of an urban setting, as opposed to UConn's very rural setting. That's more of what I'm used to and comfortable with, so that's a plus. There's clubs and bars and malls and everything nearby, whereas UConn is in the middle of nowhere. They're pretty close academically, but Miami is slightly higher ranked and has a better business program (though I don't like to put too much emphasis on rankings). I'm from Long Island, and the school is full of Long Islanders, so I should feel right at home. The campus is absolutely beautiful, with the lakes and palm trees. Miami has a great football team and I'm a big college football team...they're competitive in basketball most years too. The whole campus is wireless here, which is good since I'm gonna have a laptop...UConn isn't completely wireless, and I know the business building isn't, where I would probably be doing a good portion of my work. </p>
<p>UConn - It's a lot closer to home (I live in NY). It's cheaper (by a few thousand after scholarships and financial aid are added). It seems more friendly to students that are undecided, with a program especially designed to help undecided students pick a major by the end of their sophmore year...this is important to me because I'm undecided (leaning towards something in business but I really don't know). Miami kinda seemed like they force you into a major and you start doing things with that major right away, which is great if you know what you wanna do...but I don't. UConn is a larger school with like 7,000 more students and a bigger campus, and I want to go to a large school. Miami isn't small by any means but it's more of a medium sized university. UConn has a great basketball team but their football team sucks and I'm more of a football fan. I feel more comfortable at UConn, but that's probably because I've been there twice so I'm more familiar with it (only been to Miami once). </p>
<p>That's all I can think of right now...I'm having such a hard time with this decision, any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.</p>