<p>escape, I’m pretty sure you know where you want to go. A useful, if corny, exercise is to pretend you have just 5 seconds to decide. If the question is where you want to spend the next 3 (?) years, 5 seconds will be more than enough time. Unless there is a huge financial or logistical factor influencing your decision, your gut is all you need. In my opinion, all of this stuff about class availability, research opportunities and pre-existing professorial relationships don’t really amount to much in the grand scheme of things. If you are as truly thirsty for knowledge as you claim, it will not elude you @ either school. It is funny how we Swats (or parents thereof) can’t help but want you to choose Swat. It’s kind of a subconscious “choose me, choose me!” desire for validation, I think, and I’m guilty of it too. We just want to believe Swat is best. I’m not sure if it is, but it is definitely damn good. I think you can rest assured that the limits to the knowledge you will be able to absorb and the speed at which you will be able to absorb it, will only be limited by your personal bandwidth.</p>
<p>BTW Swat is definitely not single sex. I know my son in particular is definitely looking forward to all the new brilliant, vibrant, self possessed young women who will be descending on Swat this August and I’m sure he would love to make your acquaintence.</p>
<p>My first paragraph is really just a dumbed down version of what interesteddad has been telling you all along. He is just about alway spot on in my book. Like I said, I’m sure you know where you want to spend the next few years. Who knows how many any of us has, including you. I recommend against choosing the sardines today against the possibility of eating abalone down the road (if vegan, please substitute turnips and truffles). Good luck!</p>
<p>Isn’t this fun?</p>