<p>Quick update for anyone interested: I have been offered a full ride+ to GT. It would let me get BS’s in Physics and Nuclear Engineering and an MS in Nuclear engineering in 4 years for free, plus research and travel stipends, and other miscellaneous benefits (it might take a fifth year to get the MS, which would only probably be free). Caltech has promised to get me a reevaluation of financial aid by Friday, and MIT financial aid shouldn’t be far behind. I don’t expect anything from either financial aid package. I am going to Caltech’s PFW in two weeks and MIT’s two weeks after that. I’ll give you my impressions to elicit your wisdom (and try and share my own) when I get back.</p>