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[quote=Anonymous]DCUM sometimes does not remember that some families really are genuinely on a very tight budget.

1. If budget is tight, attending a local affordable college (probably public) while living at home is ok. Many families do this.

1B.  Only if it is within budget, try to let DC live on campus 1st year so they can make friends and maybe join a study group.

1C. Budget for the commute travel costs if a commuter student living at home. Car or no car? Parking permit fee if a car? How much is the bus/metro ride?

2. Students attending college away from home do not need a car if budget does not allow.

3. Lots of kids without a car at college are dropped off by parent at start of semester and picked up by parent at end of the semester. Ditto for Thanksgiving or Spring Break.

3B. Some colleges will be easier for student to travel to/from a remote college for the semester and for breaks.

Arbitrary examples of easier: Randolph-Macon College in Ashland is across the street from the Amtrak station with several trains daily to/from DC. UVa is only a few blocks from the Amtrak station with maybe 2 trains each way daily to/from DC. VCU is a taxi ride away from the downtown Richmond Amtrak.

Arbitrary examples of harder: JMU has no train service and limited scheduled bus service. Hampden-Sydney has no good scheduled bus or train service.

4.  Students from non-wealthy families need a degree that RELIABLY will get them a job paying enough to support themselves right after graduation. Student cannot pick any field they like for their degree in tight financial circumstances. This might be sad, but is the budgetary reality for many families. If budgets are really tight, one needs to be reality based. 
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