It appears as if you are completely sold on University of Houston, so why not pull the trigger and move forward, instead of constantly obsessing about Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Queens College?
I curious why The University of Central Florida (UCF) and Florida International University (FIU) did not make your list. If I not mistaken, both would offer full ride for NMF. IMHO, both these Universities are much better options than University of Houston. Both UCF and FIU are among the largest Universities in the US (> 50K Students), has one of the nicest Campuses/Dorms around.