<p>mom2 – thanks, as always, for your good knowledge. My S accepted to USD, too, so I found interesting your comment re throw $20,000 at them to avoid them going to UC’s (perhaps foolishly my S did not apply to any UC’s) and also the other comment that USD does not negotiate (and I believe that based on their tone on various issues/events I’ve witnessed–not personally, just witnessed).</p>