Did you ever decide what school to go to? Thoughts on your choice?
I'm currently entertaining scholarship offers from Columbia, Cuny and Northwestern. I switch my mind on a daily basis which one to go to, but I am leaning on CUNY because it's slightly cheaper and I liked the program better. Northwestern is currently reevaluating my award so they may come back with additional money, the only issue is that I haven't been able to visit them. My pros and cons list on very similar to yours and I even am in the same concentration but I'm sure I want to specialize in Investigative/Social Justice since I also have limited experience.