I'm sure that this question has been approached before, but I want to cast some thoughts out there. So far, I've received three offers of admission from three great schools. One of them (Brown), was my top choice from the outset--naturally, when I received their decision yesterday, I was so verklempt that I was ready to accept the offer straightaway! It's such a big decision, though, that I'm trying to be methodical about it even though on some level, it feels like it's a foregone conclusion.
On the one hand, I want to put plenty of thought and attention into this very important decision, and I'm concerned that it's a tougher choice than I realize. On the other hand--I don't want to waste the time/resources of PsOI or other departmental people at UW or Pitt when I'm 90% certain that I'll accept the offer from Brown. Pitt wants to nominate me for a FLAS grant, and I'm not sure if I should go through the motions of the application when they could have nominated someone else. The correspondence from everyone has been really, really kind, and I'm worried about declining any offers too soon.
Any thoughts? ngl--this is the most privileged/truly exhilarating problem I've had in a while, and I recognize how fortunate I am to be in this situation at all!