@SOSConcern. I do think that it is worth it if you take a look at the whole picture. The educational environment, students body, professors, companies that recruit of UCLA, connections with alumni and so on. Yes there will not be those opportunities at UofA that you will find at UCLA it plain and simple. It really irks me that UofA supporters talk like the school is the Harvard of the South. Where was this support 10-15 years ago? This school is throwing money at these kids for one reason only- to up the ranking/profile of the school and that’s fine but don’t expect me to buy it. Look at where it is now- as a state funded university OOS students are at 60% and instate are 40% of the student body what does the Alabama tax payer think about that. Does an employer take into account that fact that you were admitted into the honors college?