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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's reasonable to limit to driving distance, especially if DC isn't majoring ina super specialized field or doesn't have large amounts of financial aid.

Trying to fly is expensive and sometimes difficult now, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and they have to be out of the dorms during school breaks.

And, parents will typically need to go to the college sometime. If your kid gets Covid or there is a weather disaster (happening more and more) it's going to be a pain to fly out to their school. I'll never forget that one of my friends in college had to stay in the mental health ward of the local hospital for two months without her parents; we went and visited, but no one was there to supervise her care. [/quote]

Using the most extreme examples doesn't help. In reality most college kids are fine going further afield. I went to college in New England back in the 1990s and it was very common to have students driving up from DC and further south, and most flew for the holidays and flights were even more expensive back then. Or took the train. Mollycoddling your kid isn't going to help. Colleges also tend to have longer breaks around the holidays so you're not flying the day before Thanksgiving. And many if not most dorms do let kids stay over Thanksgiving unless things have changed. Sometimes your kid may want to go to a friend's for Thanksgiving. [b][b]Don't control the future.[/b] [/quote][/quote][/b]

Another DCUM response. Most people have to control where their kids apply because most people have limited budgets. Very few students have the complete freedom to go anywhere and do anything.[/quote]

So you don't say "within a 4 hour drive".  You state "our budget is $X thousand per year.  That includes travel, book, all expenses/all in.  So we need to find the right place for you that stays within our budget". That could be a school 6 hour flight away if the costs are right.  
Don't use your own fears and desire to keep your kid under your tight control.   [/quote]

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