I turned down a scholarship at UPenn to attend the more expensive Columbia. I still wonder if I made the right choice.

Santiago Barraza Lopez chose to attend Columbia University for a master's degree despite receiving a $40,000 scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania. He had long dreamed of studying in New York City, influenced by movies and television while growing up in Mexico. The decision meant paying more for Columbia, and he continues to wonder whether he made the right choice.

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