Kind of a tough choice.

I'm a firm believer in living as close to your domicile as possible. Makes day to day quality of life better. If you can get a quicker class date at one over the other, you have to factor in a possible seniority benefit there.

As for the merger stuff, theres still way more unknowns than anything. Anything could still happen, so I'm not sure it's wise to base your decision off of merger possibilities.

Care to share which domicile you live closest to?