<p>Go to NCSU and do well. You’ll be fine getting into grad school. Definitely not worth more than double to cost to go elsewhere. NCSU is a good solid school and you can get the education you want there if you work at it, which you will have to do at the other schools too. I have a kid at one of them, and I am not happy right now as he can’t get into a needed class and will need to take it locally to stay on track. And I am paying OOS bucks for the privilege of scampering like that.</p>