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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We never went to parents weekend.
Work is always busy at that time and it was easier to save the $$. Not a big deal, my kid didn’t mind. We are obviously going for graduation, 4 years go by fast. I say let the kid go where they want but make sure they understand the logistical hurdles.[/quote]
are they ok with not coming back home during Thanksgiving, Xmas, summer breaks?  That's flight cost 3 round trips during the most expensive seasons for airfare.[/quote]

I’ll give you Christmas and Thanksgiving are expensive times to fly but it’s not hard to find affordable flights for Christmas, particularly if you can travel on lower traffic days, which of course college kids can [/quote]
It's still pretty expensive, and it adds up.  I don't think what OP is asking is unreasonable at all.[/quote]

[b]Flights on Christmas Day and on New Years Eve/Day are cheap if you are willing to do it[/b]. DC can go to a friend’s house for Thanksgiving like many college kids going to school far away do.

The point of college is to get an education and build a career. Cut the cord! [/quote]

Many dorms are closed over winter break, so the student wouldn't be allowed to wait until Christmas to leave or let back in the dorm on New Years.   Sometimes the school will have a specific dorm they allow the student to move to if they absolutely have to stay over winter break-but they charge for it (at least at my kids' schools they did.)  Also the dining halls are closed so the student would probably end up getting Door dash 3 meals a day.   Not much of a money savings after all that.[/quote]

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