Anyone got in to a top-20 program and now doubting going to a phd program altogether? Reasons doubting it being the realization of spending remaining twenties on a stipend in a small college town, then possibly spending a career in multiple small college town (most likely not chosen but forced by the job market). But I feel I'll regret not going simply because I worry about the job market. Is it smart to reapply and focus on schools in large (non-college) cities and then plan to find jobs in similar cities? Part of my problem is doubting whether my personal life will be happy in small cities, i.e. wife and family job opportunities.