I would like to thank everyone for their kind responses and helpful advice. Although quite overdue, I had overturned my decision the day after this post was made. I accepted the offer, and I am VERY excited that I am a posse finalist. I reconsidered heavily (my doubts stemmed from the fact that I had grown up a city boy, and that I never imagined myself elsewhere. Realistically, I don’t think my parents can afford to send me elsewhere either.