Decisions are the Worst

Right now Mark and I are trying to figure out where he will be going to school for his MBA. I have told him the decision is ultimately up to him. I know he will not only weigh out the options for the value of education but also the needs of our family. So, although HE gets to make the final decision, WE are both talking about it and constantly adding to an invisible pros and cons list. Right now we have University of Utah and Arizona State University placed before us. He has already been accepted to U of U with an assistantship (kinda like a scholarship but he will have to work about 10 hours a week for it) to help out. It's not a ton but every little bit helps. We are going to be interviewing at ASU on April 5th. I'm pretty confident in him getting in and this is a better program then U of U's. Here is a bit of our thoughts:

A few things that will be consistent no matter where we go.

• We will be moving out of our house and getting a less expensive apartment closer to campus. We will rent our house out so if anyone knows anyone...
  
• We will be selling one of our cars and thus only have one car.
  
• We hope to be able to raise our family in Utah (not to say that we might enjoy an adventure for a few years outside in the beginning).
  
• We will be living off student loans. I might try to find a little something but my job will be taking care of Scott.
  
• We are going to try like the dickens to keep our Eddie Dog with us.
• Mark thinks as of now he would want to go into hospital administration afterwards.
  
• We could rent out our house in the beginning of the summer and save a little extra money before school (money is a HUGE deal for Mark and although student loans are inevitable he wants to save as much as possible).
  
• The assistantship would be very helpful.
  
• Close to both of our families (also saves us money so we wont have to travel to see them for holidays).
  
• Close to our house so we wouldn't have to pay an agency to keep it rented.
  
• Good football program (no matter where we go Mark will become a fan of their sports program. That's right Matt you could have an ally while bantering with my dad)
  
• We would apply to local businesses for jobs thus staying in Utah.
  
• We are used to the weather here.
  
• They have a real estate emphasis that Mark would want to go into. We both LOVE the idea of buying and selling and renting and fixing up houses.
  
• The weather would be warm all year round (I love hot weather. Love it)
  
• Mark would be able to ride his bike to campus potentially every day and thus less complication with one car.
  
• Family would come visit us (my parents have become excited about that idea)
  
• I really would love an adventure outside of Utah. Arizona is just far enough where we're still kinda close. Two years is a good amount of time to figure out if we would want to live outside of Utah or not (it'd be good to get out of our comfort zone).
  
• The price isn't that big of a difference (Mark worked to numbers and if we stayed at the average it wouldn't take to pay off the extra debt).
  
• Better program then U of U.

Please let us know if any of you have pro's or con's for us about the schools and don't forget to vote on our pole to the left. We'll keep you notified of any new developments.