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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If given the option (and $ permit) it’s natural for a college-bound kid to consider getting to know a new part of the country to be part of the mind-expanding experience of college.   DD passed on UMD to head to IU.  She’s loved road-tripping with friends to Chicago and Cincinnati and Nashville, and day trips into Indianapolis - all places she had never been, and now knows.  I can’t even believe there are defensive commenters on this site (but ok, it’s DCUM so I kind of believe it…) who believe you can wave the Post Style section to explain why kids should willingly forego the opportunity to use the four years of college to experience life in some new region and should stay in the mid Atlantic instead.[/quote]
I can understand the appeal of going oos if you can't get into the state flagship that has a stellar reputation, especially for your major, or if money is not an issue.   I understand the appeal. I have a bit of wanderlust myself.

But, for most people, money is an issue, so it makes no sense to forgo the state flagship that may have a great reputation for your major, over a lesser oos just because you want to be a road warrior.

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