Indecision 2011, Update

I am extremely happy that I am done with auditions. Going from school to school each weekend, playing pieces and taking tests was one of the most stressful, tiring and time consuming things I have ever done. Unfortunately the ending of that process leads to the beginning of a new process, that has the potential to be even more stressful. Making the decision.

I've done all a future college students is supposed to do prior to picking their school, and I feel just as far away from a decision as before, if not confused even further. I have loved different things about each school so far, there are very few cons to them. I even did a chart with different categories and ranked each school... All of the scores were too close to make a call. I hate pros and cons lists with these sorts of things. Something that seems like a con can actually be a pro if looked at differently, I would just over-analyze those lists.
I know I can't make a final decision just yet, I am missing one very important component...Scholarships. It has to play a part in my decision, but I just want to make it already! I guess I'll be checking the mail a lot in the next few weeks.

As I've written this and spewed out my feelings on the whole situation, I thought about something. When writing papers I find it best to write it, leave it alone for a day or two and come back and you will notice so many things to edit and improve after taking a break from it. What if I try that with my decision? I've done my chart, what if I try taking a week off of college thinking, and come back to my chart and re look over things. A week would give my feelings about colleges a chance to sink in, as well as some scholarship letters to arrive. Plus, I am done with auditions and it is my birthday this week. Why not relax and have a great time? I think I have earned it.