How much do you think cost of living affects your bargaining power? I have a stellar package from Columbia and I want to use that as leverage at Penn but NYC is way more expensive than Philly.
I received the website confirmation from columbia yesterday though I received an informal acceptance by phone earlier this month. My status also says submitted but then when i clicked my application my decision was in a message.
I got a call but they actually didn't give me much information lol. I was too excited to think to ask many questions but the woman I spoke with said official decisions should come in a couple of weeks.
I received a rejection from Berkeley as well. Strange that so far I've only been accepted to sociology programs. Thankfully I've been accepted to one of my top choice programs but I find this strange seeing as I have a BA in Black Studies.