Second Look Sanity Check

[Vulpes11111]

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I am really lucky to be in the position to have been invited to both WashU's and Johns Hopkins' second look weekends. Unfortunately, they are the same weekend. I do not live in either city, and both schools are paying for travel. The way the travel policies read, if I wanted to go to both I would need to pay for the flight between the cities. I had originally planned on attending both, but I am struggling to come up with reasons to attend WashU. I have already gotten a full tuition scholarship to JHU, I think I prefer the city over St. Louis, and it seems like the public health program (something I am very interested in) is much stronger.

Is it worth paying to attend some of the WashU weekend (and missing part of the weekend for the school I am 90% sure I will be attending) just in case I happen to really click with St. Louis or WashU? Is there some major benefit of WashU over JHU that I am not considering or does it make sense to just pull out of that weekend and enjoy the entirety of the Johns Hopkins weekend for free?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Did you list an X vs Y comparison post?

If you are 90% sure about where you will attend, what is the 10%? Would a visit make a difference?

 

[Vulpes11111]

I have not made an X vs Y post yet as I am wanting to wait for financial aid to come through. I think if WashU offered me full cost of attendance I would attend, but I have combed through forums and it seems highly unlikely based on my financial situation and the fact that I have not yet heard from them about a scholarship. I guess I am imagining a scenario in which I either regret having missed half the weekend at Hopkins (my number one) and paid $200 to do it, or financial aid comes through and I regret having not gone to WashU because I now have to decide whether to move to a city and school I have never visited.

 

[Rachapkis]

You may not wish to go to WashU's second look because you're fairly certain that they won't give you a scholarship, which sounds like a.dealbreaker for you. I am okay with that decision. However, I would not let $200 be the deciding factor.

 

[Moko]

I am really lucky to be in the position to have been invited to both WashU's and Johns Hopkins' second look weekends. Unfortunately, they are the same weekend. I do not live in either city, and both schools are paying for travel. The way the travel policies read, if I wanted to go to both I would need to pay for the flight between the cities. I had originally planned on attending both, but I am struggling to come up with reasons to attend WashU. I have already gotten a full tuition scholarship to JHU, I think I prefer the city over St. Louis, and it seems like the public health program (something I am very interested in) is much stronger.

Is it worth paying to attend some of the WashU weekend (and missing part of the weekend for the school I am 90% sure I will be attending) just in case I happen to really click with St. Louis or WashU? Is there some major benefit of WashU over JHU that I am not considering or does it make sense to just pull out of that weekend and enjoy the entirety of the Johns Hopkins weekend for free?

If you are truly undecided, spend the $200 so you'll never need to wonder "what if...?". Just my thoughts.