<p>Unfortunately, my son only received merit awards from USC. As there is no financial need, there won’t be any aid forthcoming from UNC or UVA. There is no financial hardship, but from a dad’s point of view it’s hard to pass up such a generous award from USC. However, I want him to go where he wants to go, and don’t want to put any pressure on him. He still can’t decide, in spite of my telling him not to take the financial aspect into consideration. I realize reputations of schools are somewhat regional, but the impression in the midwest is that UNC is a little better school. And, of course, they won the NCAA championship last night!</p>