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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who have a certain distance within which you will permit your kid to attend college….. what is your thinking? If your child applies to school across the country would you see that as fleeing the homestead, abandonment?… would you even permit the application? Or did you let your kid apply freely anywhere ? If so what is your thinking as well? I feel like there are two kinds of parents on this thread. The ones who will let their kids go absolutely anywhere. And those who have communicated a radius. [/quote]

We are lower middle class and are currently not allowing the kid to apply to schools that would require a flight. Kid already knows that if the school they choose is 3+ hours away, a lot of their transportation to and from will consist of riding Greyhound buses.[/quote]

This was my family when I was in school (social class, that is) but I ended up getting nearly a full ride to elite school across the country, based on family's financial situation. I worked hard during summer and had a part time job during the school year plus did some babysitting on the side to afford the flights back and forth, which my parents also contributed to since they ended up not paying any tuition.

I hope you have checked out what your financial obligation would be and also have considered DC's ability to get scholarships before completely restricting where DC can go. [/quote]

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