That is such fantastic news T!! Doesn't it just go to show that he thinks of you and also that he respects you so much. He obviously has a high opinion of you.
I would email him back tomorrow and say that you won't be in NYC till ... because of your finals. It would be great if he was around but if not you may be back in January. You could then say that you would be happy to phone him and discuss the colleges or you could email it to him.
I would wait till tomorrow to get over the feeling of being flustered and make sure you don't come across as over-eager. It may be that you have to see him in January, that doesn't mean you can't phone him in the meantime - he has encouraged you to by asking your opinion on something.
But Yaaaaaay!!! If I was over there I wold be dancing round the kitchen with you!!!
