Great Bishops and helpful meetin

I have had great bishops. In the last 24 hours, here is what 3 of mine have done for me:
Bishop Alder--my new bishop who came to the ward building on a day he doesn't normally do so in order to interview me for my ecclesiastical endorsement. I felt awful for making him do that, not to mention Ray in my ward who had to come sit outside the office.
Bishop Barlow--my recently-released bishop who provided a letter of recommendation for me to the BYU MPH program. He's Director of Health Services at BYU, so he's a great one to have recommend me.
Bishop/President Lindsay--my bishop from 3 years ago. Still remembers me, even remembers my dad's job (?!). He's faculty for the MPH program here at the Y and was so amazing today to meet with me. He was so honest with me, and he took me around to different faculty to introduce me and talk me up. I love him.

Such great bishops--I'll pray for all of them to get extra blessings for their help in my behalf.

So more about my meeting with Dr. Lindsay. When he found out I'd applied to LSHTM, he said, "Oh go there!" I was kind of taken aback, but hey, this guy knows his stuff. He said that LSHTM is one of the, if not THE, premier public health school in the world. He said that he was pressured to stay at BYU for his graduate work, but decided to go elsewhere for both his Master's and Doctorate. He said that it's a very good thing to go elsewhere and makes you more employable. He also said not to worry that UCL and LSHTM aren't ASPH/CEPH-accredited.
 Dr. Lindsay took me to meet the program director who was super nice and so complimentary about my application and qualifications. I didn't expect to be considered a very competitive applicant, but he made me believe otherwise. He said I had very impressive GRE scores. He went through a list of students and let me know the employment of each and every one (about evenly split between medical school, NGO work, and Department of Health). I left feeling very good about my employability post-program, and honestly, the faculty seem amazing! Dr. Lindsay also took me to meet Dr. Novilla whose specialty is in maternal/child health. I'm supposed to call and meet with her to talk about her research interests as a possible mentor should I be accepted and choose to attend.
Basically, I left the meeting feeling very relieved that either way will be a good decision. Also, I had a distinct impression of how different the graduate world is from undergraduate. On graduate level, professor/student relationships are much more personable. I was so impressed by how everyone I met treated me like it was an honor to meet me rather than the reverse. I'm used to being just another student (one of 32,000) with the same issues and concerns as all the others. But I can tell that, should I be accepted to the program, I would be treated with much more respect. It almost made me nervous how much they treated me as an equal. Dr. Lindsay seemed so confident in my abilities--more so than I feel. Guess that's a problem I need to fix.
I'll have a decision from BYU by March 1st after which I have to give them MY decision within a week. Kind of stressful to think of making that decision should I be accepted. If I'm not accepted, my decision is made for me. I still prefer London based on academics and location. It's just pricier. But BYU isn't a bad option, by any means. For Public Health Promotion, it's as good as any program in the country, Dr. Lindsay said. We'll see how I feel as time goes on, over this next month or so. And we'll see if I get into LSHTM. I'm not overly-optimistic about that at this point, since I think I wasn't accepted for my top choice program (Public Health Nutrition). I may be accepted to their Public Health Promotion program (my last choice of 4 there) if I'm lucky? We'll see.
Actually, though, from the bare bones, no financial aid included, the costs of attending BYU's 2-year program vs. UCL's one-year program are pretty much the same. That's based on each university's website and the estimates they give for cost of living and tuition. However, BYU's estimates were obviously out-of-control high. $1500/month in living expenses? Uh, no. This is Provo, not London. Also, Dr. Lindsay said it's almost guaranteed that I'd have an internship for my first year--I think that takes care of one semester's tuition. After that, he said, we're kind of on our own. You can't really have a job during the program--it's too intense.
In London, I can work up to 20 hours per week. I don't know how intense the program is (I should email and ask) but I was thinking about how I could even tutor in French if needed. Lovely.
Anyway, it's crazy to think I could be either still in Provo or way over in London in 7 months. Who knows where my future's taking me? Exciting and overwhelming at the same time.