Taking grad school level courses with grad students and from well known professors in their field has advantages. Larger schools also will have many more offerings. The caliber of entry level honors (and regular) math courses varies from school to school. Different amounts of material will be covered and expected to be learned at different schools. The higher rankings for a grad school does influence undergrad teaching, available research and seminars et al. It can also mean influence in letters of recommendation from those highly regarded in their field.
I can’t believe undergrad debt would have any influence on law school funding, either. The student’s merit likely generated the funds.
re retaking courses in grad school. I vaguely remember from eons ago that Chemistry grad students needed to pass tests in various areas, only needing courses where their scores were too low. I suspect the same thing happens in other fields- if you know the material there is no need to repeat it.
I hope this student goes to Ohio State. Seems to be the better deal financially and academically. LAC’s typically don’t meet STEM students’ needs as well.