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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Miami:
Save money
Be one of the top dogs - easier to get to med school
Beautiful campus
Great weather
More autonomy since he is further
Fun family visits
Grad school is paid for
No or a lot less debt

UVA:
Spend more money 
Be one of the same kind of kids on campus
Nice campus but in the middle of nowhere
Cold weather 
Too easy to come home or stay in contact with friends means it is hard to immerse yourself in college
Too many family visits and pretty boring for you
Grad school is not paid for
Graduate with much more debt

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1) UVA isn't cold. It gets cold-ish in the winter, but today (February) it's 70 degrees out and sunny. Spring and fall are very warm.
2) OP's kid is an OOS student. You have no idea how far away UVA is from home. That being said, my DD goes to UVA, which is an hour and a half away from us, and she never goes home other than breaks. Pretty much all the other students there do the same.
3) If a kid wants to stay in contact with friends from home, they're gonna find a way to do it regardless of school location.[/quote]

None of these reasons you posted are worth almost $100K in extra tuition.  [/quote]

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