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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it’s fully reasonable. DCUM is not at all representative of most parents. [/quote]

Agree. I truly wanted to hug my son's college counselor at his high school when we had our parent-student meeting. Out of the blue my son started entertaining schools in California -which for govt/international relations given what's offered in this area is ridiculous on its own.  Counselor also has a rising Senior and right out of his mouth was that that is crazy and that the flight cost and inconvenience, etc.  It was great for him to hear from a someone else. We told him --hey grad school or professional school you are free to do what you want.

But, nah, no Cali for undergrad.[/quote]

[b]Actually it's rather sad a HS counselor felt the need to interject their OPINION on this[/b].  Most kids are capable of being a 6 hour flight from home and will do just fine.  [/quote]

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That counselor was out of line.[/quote]

Not at all.  As parents, we loved that he was going over everything- including finances, location, size, type of campus.  It is a private HS so more like a private counselor.[/quote]

You said the counselor called it "crazy."   That's inappropriate.  Private schools can get away with a lot of abuses.[/quote]

+1000

The counselor should just point out what life might be like if you attend a school that far away---ie. more challenging to get home for a 3-4 day fall break.  But calling it "crazy" is completely out of line. [/quote]

I clarified that he did not use that term.  That was what I think.  He said it much more eloquently and about the things to think about being so far—plane delays, cost of flying, reduced time to come home, expense if comparable program on this coast, etc.[/quote]

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