<p>That’s true, mom2collegekids. It’s very possible that the students I’ll be around represent a more motivated faction of a school’s student body. In that case, it really doesn’t matter what the test scores of students I won’t have classes with are.</p>
<p>And yes, I’m probably a National Merit Finalist, as my PSAT was 222, and the cutoff for Michigan was 213 last year. </p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. USC was always appealing to me, but I’m not quite sure I could afford it. It doesn’t hurt to have it as an option, though.</p>