<p>Mom and Dad58, I just want to congratulate you on your well-balanced approach to this decision–and on your wonderful D, of course.</p>
<p>On the regional bias issue, as a Northeasterner, it is my observation that we are the only acceptable target on CC. No one is lambasted for saying that we are nasty snobs and our weather sucks. But don’t DARE to suggest that everything isn’t rosy elsewhere! Just as it is perfectly acceptable to deride any Ivy-league school and intimate that anyone who wants to go to one is simply a prestige whore, but heaven help you if you suggest that a state flagship or midwestern LAC isn’t perfect. Of course, I am also aware that our southerners feel put upon, as does everyone else. :)</p>