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i was born and raised in the south, so hot weather has always been prevailent in my life. i've never seen snow or been outside when the weather was any lower than 35 degrees fahrenheit. despite my floridian upbringing, however, i have always felt that i belonged in the north. the culture, the lifestyle, everything just fascinates me. i'm sure the year-round cold weather will take some getting used to, but i can adjust.
for the longest time, i thought tulane was my first choice beyond all other schools. but now i'm looking at things from a different perspective. from what i see, SU's arch program is much stronger than tulane's as far as creativity and design go. not to mention, tulane's arch building was so bland and white inside, which somewhat worried me because i was thinking that architecture is an explosion of art and materials. i guess on my visit, i just kinda settled for it even though i got that "something doesn't feel right" feeling.
SU also has a fantastic fine and performing art program, which is also important to me because i'm a violinist of 10+ years. they also give talent-based scholarships, and tulane does not. i am also a minority, which gives me a chance for another scholarship that tulane doesn't offer.
it's actually too late for me to apply to SU this school year, so i guess i'll have to start in tulane's arch program for now. my deposit for tulane is due on dec. 1st, so there's not much i can change at this point. i guess i can just wait a year and see how tulane goes. then i can decide if i still wanna transfer to syracuse.
any other thoughts and comments? i need lots of input!
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