I think many students (and parents) would be very surprised to learn that employers really don’t care about school names unless the school is truly bad (and neither school discussed here is).
Employers don’t pay you more, either.
What’s plan B if your step dad doesn’t get approved for the loan? Everyone is assuming he will get approved and you will end up in massive debt. But IMO is good chance he won’t get approved. Then what will you do?
^OP is not considering Pace Honors or Elizabethtown 
Ok for all the stats of pace given… In order to get in the honors college all of that changes. For example, average act is 28.5. (Must be over 27)
So thats why im wondering if that will make difference like will my diploma say honors
Bc all of the stats change for Phorzeimer Honors College
You might not even have a choice at this point. You are past May 1 and not committed to either of the backup schools, right?
I don’t think most employers will know about the stats differences for Phorzeimer Honors College. I’d be surprised if it made a difference to anyone who wasn’t intimately familiar with Pace.
Your college’s name doesn’t matter, what matters is what you do there.
Honors at Pace, or “regular” Elizabethtown, will both give you opportunities. It’ll be up to you to make the right choices, seize the opportunities offered … or not.
If you like the City better, go with Pace - but check with them because it’s quite possible they already gave your scholarship and place away to someone else.
Elizabethtown has better reputation than Pace, but for International Relations I imagine Pace has more opportunities in NYC.