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I'm really, really, happy! I found that I was awarded scholarship to 2nd choice school, which really was my first choice but because it's private, I didn't think I would be getting one there. What a great surprise!
I'm going to the gym now to do some more sets of push-ups, sit-ups and other stress relievers. Go Golden Eagle Battalion!
Congratulations Zach! See! All that fretting and conjecture was unnecessary.
I do want to point out something to consider. You have a decision to make. If you can afford your first choice school without the scholarship then it's easy, go to first choice. But if you can't? There is always the possibility you might decide the program is not for you or you do something stupid and are dis-enrolled. Do that through your freshman year and all is well. Do that from day 1 of sophomore year or later and you will have to repay the scholarship money you received or enlist, at the discretion of the Army. It's almost always repay these days due to budget cuts. Let's pretend that happens. Can you afford to stay at #1 school anyway, where you're already established and have developed friendships? Can you afford to repay the scholarship? If not what will you do?
Of course the way to avoid all this is to succeed in the program and not do anything stupid... and I expect you can do that. Just wanted to point out some things you need to consider so you can enter with your eyes wide open. I've heard of too many kids who have been disenrolled or voluntarily dropped who thought it could/would never happen. It's not all a bed of roses!
Congratulations again. Well deserved. (And I apologize for using you again in a message really meant for the entire community).