<p>Enh, UCF isn’t a bad option, I know a guy in much the same situation who turned down Carnegie Mellon and 2 people who turned down Emory to go there. There is something to be said for graduating debt free, probably getting a good internship/jobs with all the computer corporations in the area, and almost certainly graduating top of your class, which can be better than being mediocre at a top school (not that I think you will be). Also you wouldn’t spend 4 winters being completely miserable</p>