Who contacted the profs that they wanted to work with?

[erudite crudite]

it's kind of a double-edged sword....having choices...im afraid i'll pick the wrong one =/

I know exactly how you feel. I keep telling myself that no matter where I end up it will be more about what I do while I'm there than where it is I'm doing it. Plus there's always room to collaborate with some of the faculty you've established contact with at other schools. That's one of the main reasons my advisors encouraged me to contact everyone I was applying to work with, getting your name out there early in the game.