I know how you feel, Tay. I had, up until now, pretty much committed to going to Columbia. The thought of NYC is a bit scary, though exciting at the same time... I even started looking at apartments and different neighborhoods, etc., when Emerson called to say they'd awarded me a $20,000 fellowship. So now, with the difference in tuition and the fellowship added in, I'd also save something like 30k overall. What was originally an easy decision has now become much more difficult!
Of course, I don't mean to sound ungrateful and we should be very thankful to be in such a position. Still, I wish an obvious choice would present itself.