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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With these incredibly high college costs, is it really worth the money for your kid go somewhere other than a college/university near home?

Wouldn't you get a bigger bang for your buck by sending them to a local university and having them stay at home instead of paying the exorbitant room and board fees?

It's not like they couldn't go out with their friends at night or the weekend![/quote]

If the local university doesn't have the majors they want, would you still think it best to make them go there?

If the local university weren't academically challenging at all and your student wanted and thrived on challenge , would you say, well, college is only about landing a job later, so go coast academically and you'll have a terrific GPA even if you don't learn much advanced stuff, are bored stiff for four years, and come out of college less ready for work than peers who went elsewhere and studied more advanced curricula?

If the local university had the majors or other programs that your kid wanted but those programs/faculties/facilities were considered third-rate by professionals in those fields, would you still push going local and living at home?

If the local university had no connections to internships, research opportunities etc. in your kid's chosen field, would it still be the best choice because it's local?

There are a lot more factors in college choices than you realize. [/quote]

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