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I feel the exact same way. I was between two schools that I absolutely loved and it is truly bittersweet to pick one. You really have to decide what you want for yourself first! Then I lined the schools up next to each other and looked at cost, how much a graduate assistant could earn, general program quality, quality of facilties. Unfortunately (or fortunately I guess, since I knew I couldn't pick a BAD school), my two schools lined up pretty equally. So I looked a little harder and asked myself: 1. Which faculty are doing research? What research are they doing in my area? How recent is the research? Are their papers interesting to you? 2. Where do alumni go after school? The same type of settings you want to end up in? Are some more schools versus medical settings? 3. What places are close to campus? Does the school have a really close connection with any facility nearby, such as hospitals or such? 4. Does the department have a relationship with any other graduate departments? Are those departments interesting to you? Will they address the same focus areas that you are interested in? And finally, don't necessarily pick somewhere that feels super comfortable --you should feel comfortable and open, but remember that you are going to grad school to be challenged and go beyond your comfort zone. Go somewhere that is goin to challenge you and give you something to work for! I hope that helps! Good luck with your decision!! I hope that helped a little bit!

Another bump for 2012. I was accepted to a grad program at The College of Saint Rose and am wondering about the scene on weekends. What are the best bars to go to just chill? How about if I need to dance off the stress from the week? I am only reading comments about safety in Albany --what about the places that young adults can go to meet other young adults?