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[quote=Anonymous]They sound completely unhinged, and the solution to go to same location as the frat for spring break is one of the craziest things I've heard.  Sounds like he got even though.

However, they have a couple valid points - I also wouldn't want my freshman son to have a car on campus.  I was really happy that his school has a stated rule against this although I would have no problem saying no if it wasn't a stated rule.  This is the first time a young adult is living away from home for an extended time - a lot of opportunity for bad decisions, and a car only adds to the complexity.  Plus it does force a kid to stay engaged/emersed in campus life.  Happy to have them have a car by sophomore year if everything goes well.

Second - you should absolutely ask parents permission to spend spring break with friends instead of them and apologize for any last minute change of plans.  Doesn't sound like they already had a family trip planned, but if they did, the answer would be no for this year.[/quote]

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