What is Grant’s final rule for an Aggie grad choosing between two good neighborhoods?

Quick answer

After budget, commute, apartment quality and management are all within reasonable range, choose the place you are genuinely more excited to live. Grant believes enthusiasm matters because you are more likely to use the neighborhood, meet people and build routines there. The spreadsheet should remove bad choices; it does not need to erase your own reaction to the final two good ones.

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