I wouldn’t be concerned about the blip. I think right now they are testing their brand by reducing scholarships, and if they wanted to return to previous enrollment levels they could do so by reinstating the full tuition scholarship. It’s a very generous scholarship even still, but doesn’t differentiate quite as much as the old one did.
The thing I didn’t know when S17 was applying was how many different special programs they have. The more I explore, the more things I see that are cool. They really seem to be trying to have interesting programs for their most ambitious students, while also having solid programs for everybody. S17 is not Greek, but has found a couple of different friend groups that he is very close with.