Is it always worth it to go to the best school?

HS seniors are usually allowed to go off-campus to get lunch. Why she cannot do that to make a call?
GPA4.43 and ACT31 instate used to qualify for Honors and 5.5K merit at Rutgers couple of years ago.
Things change so fast. They are either getting too many good students and/or they do not have money any more.