<human>: My girlfriend and I have been dating for quite some time, and we're both attempting to get into graduate school. We applied to several schools and both got into school A (sorry, don't want to give specifics as people I know frequent this site). She also got into school B, although I was rejected. A and B are about 8 hours apart.

At this point we were thinking "Great Success" because we got into the same school, which was ultimately our goal. However, She went to her recruitment weekend at school A, and it turns out her potential advisor is, for lack of a better phrase, a crazy person. Again, I don't want to give too many specifics but there are many social 'red flags' so to speak. Several people have dropped out of the lab because of the person. The biggest issue is that this person doesn't have tenure, and may possibly leave the university within the next few years.

So here's the situation. We've been dating a while and decided we don't want to try the long distance thing; that sounds like hell to both of us. I could take a year off and reapply to school B and nearby schools, but my field is competitive and I may not get in. Or, we could both go to school A, and risk an advisor meltdown and necessary transfer on her side. 

because we would both be receiving stipends at school A we'd be much better off financially, but possibly much worse off psychologically.

To top it all off, I'd say I'm about 50% on the field I'd be going into. Really I've had a hard time deciding what I want to do with my life for a while now, so taking a year off could be used to explore what I really like, as well as getting a job or whatever. The conflict there is that I am ready to start *something* and get a move on with my career.

Welp, that's it, what would you do?

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<bot>: couple trying to get into same grad school, both got into school A but the gf's advisor is crazy and may leave. Only gf got into school B, bf would have to reapply for a competitive position.