Help picking a school?

[oregonian19]

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Hello, I was wondering if I could get some insight from prospective students and hopefully current students and pharmacists.

I'm having some difficulty deciding my course of action for the following circumstances

The schools I applied to are:
-Oregon State University
-University of Maryland
-Colorado State University
-University of Washington
-University of Texas

I have currently been accepted to Oregon State (home state) and have put down the $100 deposit. I have been accepted to the University of Maryland; they want an $800 (non refundable) deposit by Oct. 30th. I have an interview with Colorado in early November. I am still waiting on Washington and Texas; I should be hearing from Washington within the next week and Texas claims they won't offer an interview until at least December.

When empirically looking at rank, cost, safety, NAPLEX, residency match rate, etc. (various weightings with cost, residency, and rank being the biggest weights, 30%, 25%, and 15%, respectively), the best to worst order is Texas, Oregon, Maryland, Washington, Colorado.

Given this info, I just want help deciding whether or not I should be turning down Maryland or if there is some alternative solution I should consider. I have been doing a lot of soul searching and talking with my family, but could use a fresh perspective.

Please feel free to ask any questions, I understand this may be confusing because of all the moving parts.

Thank you so much!

 

[lalaland33]

Seems like Oregon is your #2 and you've already been accepted! Imo, if you've already been accepted to your #2, the rest of the schools on your list should be crossed off. Imagine being accepted to UT but you already spent $800 on your #3. And seat deposits here in Texas are typically $400.