<p>I ended up not staying on the wait-list. I was partially influenced, ironically, by the fact that my parents had negative experiences at Harvard.</p>
<p>I visited all of my top choices (namely Amherst, Pomona, Berkeley, and Duke, where I was admitted off the wait-list). I eventually ruled out Amherst and Pomona because, while they are lovely, I felt that a liberal arts college wasn’t for me. I though’t I’d fit in better at Berkeley than at Duke, and I wouldn’t mind saving 100 thousand dollars, so I’m headed to Cal in the fall.</p>