Choosing a college
gilesgoatboy: Tufts. The differences between colleges don't make as much difference as people think. Being debt-free is awesome. If you get into Yale, go, maybe. Other than that, Tufts. Most of college admissions and college-choosing is just utter bullshit. You've already given it too much thought. People who do anything interesting with their time are incredibly rare and your chances of becoming one of those people will not be adjusted in any direction by any amount by what college you choose. So give it LESS thought. It's not worth any energy. It is worth doing, however, but you'd have to be a complete fucking idiot to go anywhere other than Tufts given that it's free. Unless Yale gives you a fantastic deal, and even then, you'd still want to give Tufts some serious thought.Best way to get a reality check: make a list of 100 people you admire, find out how many of them went to an Ivy League school. Wikipedia makes it easy as hell. The schools are great but saving that money is much, much better.