It was late April, but Molly Gibbs still wasn’t quite sure.
"I think I’ll be okay, either way, with whatever school I go with," Gibbs said. "And I think I’ll find the school that’s right for me. But it’s just, I’d like to find the best school for me. And it’s such a stressful decision."
Gibbs, 19, from Bethlehem, Pa., was trying to decide between Syracuse University in Upstate New York and George Washington University, nestled in Foggy Bottom in the District, where she was visiting that day. They are very different schools, offering two very different experiences. And Gibbs, who intends to study photojournalism, was torn.
"I have no clue," said Gibbs, when asked which way she was leaning. "I thought I was going to go to Syracuse, and now I could toss a coin. Which I might do."
For college-bound teenagers across the country, this might sound familiar. Students spend months — years, even — working to present the best version of themselves to colleges. And in the spring of their senior year of high school, things change. They know where they are accepted. They know the options available to them. Now, they just have to pick one by Monday, the deadline for sending a deposit to secure a seat in most selective schools.
Read more at The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/for-so-long-teens-have-agonized-over-colleges-now-they-must-make-their-choice/2017/04/28/5e00766c-2c18-11e7-be51-b3fc6ff7faee_story.html