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Should I go to a PhD program I'm not excited about, or apply again next year/in later years (computer science)?

I am applying for Fall 2018 entrance into grad schools for theoretical computer science. I have been accepted into one "safety school", and rejected by a number of other schools. There is a fair chance I won't get any other acceptances, and I want to be ready if that happens.

Basically, I'm not very excited about the school I've been accepted to. It's a fairly good school for CS and I've been recommended for a fellowship. However, there are a number of I'm not that interested in going there (location, people I've met from there, aesthetic). I'm somewhat interested in the work I'd be doing, but there are plenty of things I'm more interested in.

I also feel like I should be technically qualified to get into better schools, and maybe I've just been unlucky with which professors are looking for PhD students. Additionally, I didn't have time to apply to as many schools as I would have liked. This makes me think I should try again next year. But will there be a big difference next year in which professors are looking for more PhD students?

I'm just not sure what I'd do in the gap year. A lot of CS hiring has already been done. I could probably find some kind of job, but I'm not that into industry, and I'm worried I'll hate it.

Any thoughts on whether or not I should reapply next year if this happens? Just looking for new things I should consider or personal experiences from people in similar situations. I'd like to determine this soon so I can start applying for jobs ASAP.
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Everyone is different, but if it's a good school, you're interested in the work, and you're getting a fellowship for it, "location, people I've met from there, and aesthetic" seem like really terrible reasons to turn it down.  Very few academics get to pick where they live and being best friends with everyone you work with isn't going to happen.  If those things are super important to you, it might be a better idea to go a different route than academia.