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I mentally struggle with SC, but I have been told by many by btd

that their honors program is very good. I know quite a few people over the years that opted to take the free SC deal versus paying to go to Duke, etc. I was shocked anyone would do that, but as I have reached the time where I am paying to send my kids to college I realize that free honors at SC or 65k at Duke perhaps isn't as hard a choice as I thought.

My daughter just got rejected by ND (my last one -- so 0 for 3). I wanted her to get in, but I more than once was struggling with the reality that she can go to for 6k per year to Florida (#30 per US News), free to Ga Tech (around 30th), free to Temple (actually they also give her 4k spending money), free to SC, about 60% off to St. Marys, Pitt at about half price of ND -- or go to ND for 80k per year. ND solved that by rejecting her unfortunately.