Hi @julesbphoto
I understand your predicament, from the parental side. I am the parent doing the commuting and working at the university to take advantage of the tuition benefit. Unfortunately, for my second child, the university I work at does not offer the program that the student wants! So, I printed out the list of tuition exchange schools (we are also on the exchange, with villanova and hundreds of other schools) and gave it to my student. We found about 10 schools on the exchange that also offer the desired academic program. Now the task is to keep grades high and apply to those, and get at least one tuition offer.
Be ready to tell Villanova early in the fall (at my university we must notify HR by sept 15th) that you plan to apply to some exchange schools and name them. The tuition exchange schools also prefer to get applications by their EA deadline, if they have one. Then see what offers you get. If your parents are like us, they will ask you to apply to the home school (Villanova) first, then the exchange schools.
let us know what interesting exchange schools you find…there are many in SoCal and Florida on that list…you could find yourself somewhere warm. But yes, agree with other poster, USF is NOT warm. Not even close.
Good luck!