Since I asked it’s only right that I answer my own question. I chose my school based on 3 things.
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proximity to home - 4 hour drive was far enough to feel on my own, close enough to come home for holidays.
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reputation - everyone told me it was a good school
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campus - the clincher, I loved the campus
Would I choose it again? If I knew then what I know now, probably not. None of my three reasons are very good ones. If I had to do it all over again I would have looked at more schools in a wider geographic area and sat in on some ID classes to see if the type of program felt right.