Jbernc

I have been accepted and received offers from both of my top choices. I wasn't expecting an offer from both and now I don't know what to do! Both departments and potential advisors are equally great and even the monetary offers are fairly close. The only advantage is one is an R1 university. I have been leaning towards the smaller university but how do you say no to an R1 university? Any thoughts on whether I should choose the R1 because it is an R1 and leave it at that or does it really matter in the long run?