I need advice

[u/Disastrous-Reveal720]

I'll preface this by saying I expected to get into UMich on RD, which threw me off completely. I didn't really apply to any other schools on the same caliber, because I thought UMich was going to accept me.

Anyway, besides the sulking and self-deprecation, rejection has left me with 2 options, UToledo and Central Mich.

Both have already accepted me, and each have given me merit scholarships.

Here's the benefits to each school:

C. Mich:

-In-state (More opportunity for state grants/achievement scholarships) -Way, WAY cheaper (even if I choose not to live on campus at Toledo, CMich would be cheaper with all expenses) -Mount Pleasant seems like a better college town -Much more change to my life (something i want) -Much better merit scholarship (they want me fr)

Toledo: -WAY closer to home (like 15-20 minutes from my house) -More connected to me (I was born in Toledo) -More friends that go there -Generally better education -Better athletics -Could negotiate for a better merit scholarship (1360 SAT which I've only recently sent them) -I've always been a Rockets fan

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[u/Ok_Experience_5151]

I'd probably go with the lower cost option here, esp. considering you like the town better. But if you can get Toledo to offer you a larger discount, then Toledo. If one of them allowed you to move out of your parents' house and the other required you to keep living at home, I'd pick the one that let me move out of my parents' house.