I'm a nervous wreck! Daughter only wants to attend college in London
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My daughter really wants to live in London (since she was 11) and will be applying to University College, King's College, and Imperial College. I'm a nervous wreck but I'm being silent about it because I don't want to be blamed for 'holding her back'. I convinced her to apply to UVA, W&M, and a safe college in California as a back up but she's not happy about it. She thinks I don't trust her to go overseas but I just find it extremely nerve-wrecking. She's more dead set on living in London than her major.
Anyone else's child intent on going to college overseas? Did they get in? What was their GPA and test score? |
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My child is much younger but I would absolutely support her if she was interested in going abroad for school. We are 1st-gen American though, and both my husband and mother lived/went to school in London, so it's more the norm for my family. What are you afraid of exactly? |
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| What's nerve wracking for you? The distance to London or that you fear the city in some way? What are your concerns? |
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Great question. Mostly just distance; in a plane at that. It's just amazing to me how different my daughters are; one turned down a college in NYC because she thought being 18 in NYC and going to college would be overwhelming (went to UNC instead). She's like me if you can tell. |
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Distance. The terror threat is just a way of life now for major cities; I'm fine with London for safety. |
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That sounds awesome. I have a friend who has a daughter who went to Ireland to study playing the flute for undergrad. My friend didn't bat an eye...she thought it was great. I don't think I would've been so understanding.
She visited Ireland 2-3 times per year to see her daughter, since flights are fairly reasonable. Now her daughter is in London to get her doctorate in history. An interesting bird, that one. I guess all of that is just to say, be excited to get to know an international city AND have a tour guide! I think it'd be a dream to train ride through Europe with a worldly DD. |
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| Think about it this way: it is faster and easier to get to London (from the DC area) than to many places in CA. |
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Congratulations on having raised an adventurous and courageous daughter! I'm European, and had the opportunity to attend McGill, which I turned down because my mother was a nervous wreck. I regret it. |
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That makes no sense. It is no farther to London from DC than most of California. |
Anonymous
This. It's nearly the same distance by plane but a heck of a lot easier to get around once you disembark. |
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She's applying to college in LA (only about 3 hours by plane). |
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Have you ever been there? London is an incredibly easy city to get around. Speaking from my own experiences, if it were my own child, I would be much more comfortable with her there than in any of the major cities in CA, for many different reasons. And it's just a couple more hours in the air compared to LA, it's not like she's going to Japan or something.
Is it just that you don't want her living in a city by herself or is it because it's outside of the US? |
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It isn't 3 hours by plane from DC-LA. You realize there is a time change, right? |
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I think that part of the concern for me would be that she doesn't know what she wants to do, but she wants to live in London. Guide her towards a school that has lots of different options in case her first choice of major doesn't pan out.
Or, push the idea of a year-long study abroad on her. |
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| Oh so you are not in DC area? I do understand your fear but, I think you should let her apply and then see what happens. If she gets in and gives it a good shot but, doesn't like it she can always go home. But, London is a fun city and she would learn so much living in an international and vibrant city. |