Thank you for this very thoughtful, insightful, and assuring response. Yes, I think you are exactly right. And knowing how proud SC is of it’s Honors College, and how willing to devote resources to it, it another great reason to consider it strongly.
And I agree Columbia has a lot of great qualities! It’s a nice sized Capitol city, but not TOO big, has lots of water nearby for my avid fisherman son, reasonable close to mountains and beaches, and an easy drive to and from home. I am hoping to get to spend a lot of time up there getting to know it better.