Well, if you can't decide, I would venture to say that you might want to stay within driving distance. Stanford is great, but you will not be able to visit hom

Well, if you can't decide, I would venture to say that you might want to stay within driving distance. Stanford is great, but you will not be able to visit home (or be visited by people from home) all that often. But you have great options within a, say, 6 hour driving radius. What about socially? Are you looking forward to parties, joining a fraternity, anything like that? Sports? A school with a big sports culture (like Penn State)? Or is that not at all what you want? In what type of environment do you think you would thrive? A large place with infinite options (academically, activities, people)? Or a smaller, more close-knit environment? Those are good places to start thinking. And, please, go visit more schools. You will start to see things that seem more comfortable or attractive to you.