Final Answer

For the last month I have been going back and forth with myself about where to attend school. I've talked a ton of people to death about why I wanted to go to Wharton, Kellogg, and Booth.  I attended admitted students weekends and admit get togethers.  I weighed every pro and con I could think of.  I leaned toward Wharton only to lean toward Kellogg or Booth the very next day.  Finally, last night I did the one thing I haven't done since getting admitted.  I prayed.  I will be the first to admit that I've been quite lax about practicing my faith recently.  But when push came to shove, I went back to the one constant that has yet to fail me. I prayed for clarity. I prayed that I would have peace about whatever decision I made.

I think that's what's been bothering me all of this time.  Whenever I would start to make a decision I just could not get a feeling of peace about it.  I  could not get that feeling of, "this is the right decision and I'm settled with it," to stick inside me.  More than anything I feared regretting my choice.  Even though everyone told me that I could not choose wrong, something in me told me that I might not choose best.  So I gathered all of my concerns about each of the schools and spent this week seeking the answers to all of my questions.  By yesterday night I knew that I had everything I needed to know in order to make a decision.  Instead of mulling over all of the new information, I just let it ride and prayed for a sign.  An unmistakable sign that one school was the right place for me to be.  I didn't have to wait long for the answer.  

I had been leaning toward choosing Booth for the last couple of days, but was still a bit unsure.  This afternoon I received a call from a member of the Chicago Booth Admissions team that removed all doubt.  After a serious game of phone tag Booth's adcom informed me that I have been awarded the Wallman Fellowship. What does that mean? 

The Wallman Fellowship provides full tuition for two years to students demonstrating outstanding leadership, academic and extracurricular achievements, and a commitment to advancing the interests of African Americans, Hispanics, and women in business.

I asked for a sign and I got a freaking billboard.  I am happy, proud, and perfectly at peace saying that this fall I will be matriculating at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Class of 2014.