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^ somehow I made two logins at some point but flashmob = vron

Thanks for the reply. The subtext is yes, I much prefer Boston and want to go. I can't keep my current job, but at Uniformed Services, you get paid through a government position, so very stable (not subject to grants, etc). Boston is a much higher ranked program, and would position me better for future academic positions, and USUHS is a DrPH as opposed to PhD (Boston). Also, because Boston is a larger school, there is much more opportunity to take classes in other disciplines, and I really like the professor I was assigned research. No you're right, there is a possibility he won't get that one, but DC is more stable because he has a good job here now anyway, which is why the stipend wouldn't matter as much (since I don't need to support us on it for any period of time). And so the cyclical discussion of pros and cons continues...April 15th approaches....

^ well duh, but isn't this form for stressing out and venting or should I take my therapy elsewhere?

I have had an ongoing anxiety attack since I found out I got into Boston University this past Friday, when I was all set and ready to stay in DC (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences), both for public health. To complicate matters, I just got engaged, and fiance is interviewing for a new job in DC, where we have lived for six years. Boston University - great school, great program, but fiance now has to look for a new job in Boston, while I support us on a small stipend USUHS - small school, but stay in government (i'm a fed), seems more financially practical Both have the same stipend, benefits, etc Of course we only have until April 15th to decide... Most people just say - go to boston and he'll figure it out - but relationships are much more complicated and important than that, I can't just make him pick up his life for me to make a small stipend in an expensive city. FFFffffffff