I have hope for the program, but there are some problems that concern me. I have 1 child already graduated from Suny, and another will next month. Both had very good stats and qualified for nice awards at many privates. But they both also qualified for Presidential awards at Suny. Effectively receiving full tuition scholarships, leaving family responsibility at R&B. This made Suny a clear winner in our household for the studies they wanted to pursue. In my experience, their friends who also received these awards were by and large, full pay at many schools, like us, and high stat students. This is how the Sunys attracted their best. What will Suny do now to attract the honors students? It is hard to award merit when tuition is already 0. Tuition is set legislatively, R&B and fees are local. I doubt campuses can afford to offer discounts there.