A friend had been wait listed at Stanford and was recently notified of her acceptance. She's paid her deposits at NYU and was planning on studying in New York. She's traveling internationally right now so I thought I'd pose the question to folks on this board.
She doesn't want to be far from family and friends (located in New Jersey) but feels that she might be sacrificing too much by turning Stanford down and sticking with NYU. What are the benefits of attending Stanford over NYU simply based on rank? Should the prestige factor be weighted considerably? What advice would you give her?
