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[quote=Anonymous]I do agree, PP.  (I am the poster with the rural kids from the post before yours!) My kids had the same anxiety as your husband when they left home and traveled across the country for school. (And yes, there were people in our town who thought it was odd.) I was worried for my kids, I have to say. They had not been exposed to affluence, and that was one of the biggest culture-shocks. In fact, there were a lot of culture shocks! But the colleges know this, and they are very good with helping kids from all walks of life acclimate. It was really important to us that our kids went out of state and saw another part of the world and met people from all over during these formative years.

I know they had classmates in college who assumed they were "backward" and "hicks," etc. They often shared some of the funny comments they got. One of them heard: "I did not know that any people lived in your state!" So, it is not always easy to be the only person from your state. And yes, they were often the only one. But they are well-mannered, kind, generous and bright kids, and they made a ton of lifelong friends in college and everywhere they have gone. I credit them enormously with overcoming a fear of the unknown. It would be as if a kid from DC came and moved to our town, and did not know the local culture. It feels strange for a while. Kind of like going to a foreign country. But then you adapt and enjoy the new experience.

So, yes, it's not easy, no matter where a kid lives. But I do think it did not hurt my kids in college admissions to have applied from our remote area (which is what this thread is about.)

My kids--all of them--- look back and are grateful for having grown up here, and having had the opportunities that they had. They had some incredible experiences as children here, and it formed them into who they are. It was not, in any way, a "less than" experience.

We always told them they could do anything in life, and they did. They are not the only kids from our home town to do this.

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