cosmike10

Thanks for those words of encouragement!

This is really tough. Technically I have until tomorrow night, so I guess I'll sleep on it for now. I'm hoping I'll wake up tomorrow with an "aha!" exclamation point over my head.

I just find it funny that I was considering $70K+ in debt only a month ago, and now I'm disturbed by 40. I can definitely credit this board with feeding me a good dose of reality...something I will probably appreciate more 10 years from now.

It's a tough choice, for sure. I wish you the best in making your decision, really I do. I feel that the lack of a real developed international concentration at Ford is easily made up for through the availability of quality electives. I chose Ford due to the flexibility and quality of the program and the university as a whole.

Money, however, is nothing to scoff at. My understanding of Heinz, and unfortunately I didn't learn about the program until after all applications were due and I started hanging out at this forum, is that it's a well regarded program with strong career opportunities coming out of the degree. Having less debt certainly allows you more flexibility when finding and choosing a job. How's Heinz's career center? Ford's career center seems really strong. I came away from Preview Day very impressed with them.

Best of luck. Maybe I'll see you in Ann Arbor in September.

i got an email informing me of admission today. i applied to the pitt/dc program, but am "considered a better fit" for the pitt program. still excellent news, especially since i applied 18 days late. phew.

wow, i'm pretty floored, got an $18k dean's merit scholarship today.