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As we walked down the corridor I thought about what Hannah said about her experience at Princeton. I’m sure there are different teachers everywhere—you can find good ones and bad ones at every school. I felt sorry for her about what her professor said, but it all worked out in the end. She’s obviously happy where she is now. The same way I know I’ll be happy at Columbia, studying under Professor Hawkins. You just have to find the right mentor.
Although I will confess, I had a moment there.
Okay, so let’s just get it out of my system. Sometimes I like to do “what ifs.” What if I decided not to apply for early decision at Columbia. The thing about early decision is that if you get in, you have to commit to going there, and it becomes like a contract you can’t get out of. By applying th
