Open House Dilemma

Nighthawkrao77
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:08:54 +0000

I don’t know if anyone else has had this problem, but two of the schools that have accepted me (the only 2 out of my 11 I have heard back from) thus far have scheduled open house visits on the same weekend.

They are both about equal in my mind, one I’m a little more familiar with: UT-Austin, and the other less so: Boston U.

If I learn of other acceptances, this choice would be easier, as I’d be able to use process of elimination based on location(e.g. acceptance into MIT would trump BU as both are in Boston, and I’d visit UTA). However, I haven’t heard from anywhere else and I MUST RSVP to BU by Jan 23rd.

It’s not necessarily a bad problem to have. However, I can’t make my decision fairly if I don’t see both schools. I’m sure I can visit at another time, but I won’t see everything that is meant to be seen for a visiting prospective student.

Any advice would be appreciated.