What should I do?

[Katterina]

Well, the only reason I am joining TESC is because I prefer to have a degree from a "state college", and the name Excelsior doesn't appeal to me... as shallow as my reasoning is.

I don't think that is a shallow reason. You will have this degree for the rest of your life. You'll be putting the school name on your resumes and answering the "So where did you go to school?" question over and over again. You might as well choose one that you like.

Myself, I actually preferred the name Excelsior. Every time I read the name "Thomas Edison" I envisioned light bulbs and that was weird for me.