I took a gap year after i graduated high school so i could work full time and have some time to myself before going back to school and it has been so great for me. but I’m in the smae place i was last year in picking where i go. I’m between 2 schools, Missouri State and University of Arkansas. they’re close to the same price, and very good schools. i really like MSU and the campus and all and that’s been my top pick for 2 years, but UofA is much closer to home, being 30ish minutes from my house versus MSU being 2 hours. a lot of my friends from high school are there too so i know people there. but i don’t really like the town, driving around it and all. my main deciding factor is what scholarships i get, which is where I’m stuck. UofA lets you know early what you get, the main one being announced end of this month, and more becoming available in the next couple weeks. but MSU doesn’t announce their main scholarships until May or June because they don’t have any early deadlines. I lean more towards MSU, but i don’t want to choose that path and end up finding out I’m not going to get the scholarships i need and have to take out a lot of loans. I have some time to decide, but it would be a lot easier with housing and everything to try and figure it out now.