<p>Upfront, this school costs much more ($20,000+ for tuition, room, and board alone) than my other choices (At UMontana I could possibly complete my degree in 3 years and not have my parents spend a penny of their own money), which is why I discarded it as an option-well, that and the legendry work load/grade deflation at said school. I really don’t want to be dealing with so much academic pressure on top of the pressure of adjusting to living on my own. However, there are things I like about the school (the urban area and the residential colleges as well as the prestige factor). I have the opprotunity to visit the school April 1 to interview for Creative Achievement scholarship (which I have NO chance of winning), but I’m not sure I want to even bother. Should I focus on my more available options or take this other one into consideration?</p>
<p>Anyone?..</p>
<p>You should certainly visit - you can’t evaluate your options properly unless you really investigate them. You haven’t really focused on one of your other schools … possible visiting Case will bring your thoughts into clarity.</p>
<p>I don’t know your chances for the Creative Acheivement Scholarship if you compete- but, you know, if you don’t compete you’ve got about a zero percent chance. You could come to Cleveland, let people treat you nicely since you are a <em>VALUED APPLICANT</em>, check out the campus, and do your interview. If you would, for how ever long the interview takes, believe in yourself as much as we CC parents believe in you - then, wolfpiper, you’ve probably got a pretty good shot.</p>