Two Roads Diverged...on sleepless nights, JHU, and Duke~all opinions welcome!

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<p>thekeanesixteen~In some ways, your financial freedom makes your decision all that much harder because you can choose either school for reasons other than money. That is a good position in which to be, so take advantage of it! My son feels the same way about the privilege and the prestige of the scholarship. To him, the fact that JHU has put that faith and investment in him is a HUGE motivating factor. I look forward to your report! ~berurah</p>

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<p>Berurah:</p>

<p>Sorry if I missed this, but did you ever receive a financial aid package from Duke?</p>

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<p>twinmom~not yet! ~b.</p>

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<p>Wow, Berurah, is that common for financial aid packages to trail admission offers by a few weeks? It seems to be hard to weigh all the choices fairly when you don’t have everything in hand.</p>

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<p>twinmom~</p>

<p>The fact that the financial aid package was late was totally my fault. I neglected to send the tax forms in at the proper time. I feel so foolish now, but I neglected to do it because I was just positive that he wouldn’t get in anyway. So, it is NOT Duke’s fault at all…just my own omission! ~berurah</p>

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<p>Oh, I wasn’t looking to put blame on Duke or on anyone - just wondering how one could make a logical decision without all the info. Not a big deal at all. :)</p>

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<p>twinmom~</p>

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<p>Oh, I know <em>you</em> weren’t placing any blame. I just wanted to make sure no one thought <em>I</em> was! <em>lol</em> The Yale thingy has gotten kinda sensitive, so I just wanted to make a public declaration. :)</p>

<p>~b.</p>

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<p>Berurah, every time I see the title of this thread another Robert Frost line comes to mind: And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep.</p>

<p>The good news is that your son will be out of those lovely, dark deep woods in about 3 weeks!</p>

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<p>momrath~</p>

<p>Neither he nor I can wait until those three weeks fly by! This decision-making process has been much more difficult than I ever expected it to be, but I am grateful that my son has such wonderful possibilities from which to choose! ~berurah</p>