Sheffield or Bristol?????

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Sheffield or Bristol?????

At the moment, I have a choice between Sheffield and Bristol. Sheffield’s population is about 500K and Bristol’s is about 400K. Compared to my 8+ Mil in the city, it looks like I will be drastically diving into small town living. How in the world will I get around these damn places? It will certainly be a town where EVERYONE knows your name or knows you are so an outsider. Sheffield is offering me money and saying I could possibly have 50% of tuition paid. On the other hand, Bristol hasn’t offered me anything and it was my number choice. IF I get into UCL, then it will be a hard choice. UCL is the best out of all the schools and it is a bit tougher to get into—I still haven’t heard from them despite the fact they said I will be contacted at the end of March. Another plus to UCL is that it is located in London. I am not to sure where or if it is in central London but anywhere near a city that has at least 1Mil is good for me—although even a mil would be considered small town living. Sheffield and Bristol are in the same spots, rank-wise. Nothing too drastically separates them. Apparently, a lot of Brit schools are good. They don’t rank very well in the States but they are considered good in the UK. What to do, what to do?

Received another text from the teach EARLY in the am. It was really unexpected but so cute. He must’ve been drunk or something. Nevertheless, it shows that for that one drunken moment he thought of me. And, as the saying goes, it is the thought that counts. I really hope things go well between us.