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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is important that the school is the right fit for the student. Some students thrive in a big public university, particularly if they can get into the "school within the school" honors program mentioned in the article. Some students really need a smaller environment.

I do think there is some truth in that students who have to pay part of their own costs value the experience more, are more focused in their studies and goof off less.

[b]I also think there is considerable value to attending college far from home. To me, part of the college experience is the people you meet from other parts of the country, other backgrounds, traditions, cultures. There is value in not being able to run home to mommy and daddy when the going gets tough, be that a painful breakup, strep throat, needing to study when your roommates want to throw a party, etc. 
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Would you and your DH be OK with paying tuition, room, board and books for each child (at a mutually agreeable school, and/or up to a set limit), and they would have to earn the money for the transportation and "extras" (Greek life, general spending money, breaks, etc)?[/quote]

My DS attends a large state university one hour from home. He has only returned home for Thanksgiving, winter and spring break, and Easter. My niece and nephew attended school five hours from their home and came home at least once a month. DS has met lots of kids from other states and several other countries; my niece and nephew went to a state school with kids who were mainly from their own state and largely from the DC metro area. I understand the wish to have your child become independent and learn to stand on their own, but going to school hours away from home doesn't automatically make a child more independent or resourceful, or enable them to meet kids who have a different background from their own. [/quote]

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