I wish @Frydaddy would answer some of the questions that have been posed here. Maybe he is reading without logging in. If so…@frydaddy…can you look through this and answer some of the questions? It would help folks give better answers.
And yes…as I reread the OP it does appear that this kid has already been accepted as a transfer to these schools.
If that is the case, and finances don’t enter into it…let the student choose (even though the first time that didn’t work out so well).