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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No state schools, no high greek percentage schools, no religiously affiliated schools, no schools that require a plane ride.
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Wow. So no Berkeley, UNC, GT ????[/quote]

No, not even in the ballpark but mind you I'm a huge, unrepentant education snob.[/quote]

Not much of an *education* snob if you’re making college decisions based on mode of transportation.  [/quote]

NP here. This exchange sounds like what I hear from some friends. "My kid can only go to college within a five-hour drive of home" or whatever. Basically it seems to be their way to say "You have to stay in-state" but signaling that they'd consider somewhere just over a border. It's like they put the point of a compass on their hometown, drew a circle around it and said, "You have to go to college within this circle."

I'm curious to know from the "no schools that require a plane ride" poster why you consider that a factor, unless you just mean you want them to stay in-state for financial reasons but "no plane ride" is your way of saying so--? I ask this as someone who did go to school a plane ride (or one very long drive) away from home, and who has told my DC that staying in-state or in a certain driving distance is not required.

Maybe the concern is that if a kid is in trouble, sick, hurt, it's harder to get to your kid or harder for your kid to get home if they're a plane ride away? I can see that as a reason if a student has health or other issues. Asking this seriously.[/quote]

Our  kids are athletes and have sustained injuries. It sucks when your swimmer calls sobbing with a burst eardrum, your kid needs surgery on his finger, he breaks his shoulder, someone gets mugged and you can't fet to them immediately. Call me a helicopter but i think we made a mistake not keeping them closer.[/quote]

I went to a school that required a plane ride by my own choice and never admitted how much I regretted it.  I love my family and was so jealous of the kids who got to see their parents for long weekends and Thanksgiving and fall and spring break.  I had a single Mom and I knew going in that she couldn't afford plane tickets for all the breaks.  I came home for summer and half the winter breaks and spent the rest on campus wishing I'd gone to a closer school.  I wouldn't require my child to pick a school within a certain distance, but I would make sure they understood exactly how many tickets we could afford. [/quote]

I understand. I have a very independent DD that still loves spending time with family and feels like she [i]can[/i] be as independent and comfortable as she wants to be if her family is at least somewhat nearby. A school 2 hours away was perfect for her.

And she's studying abroad for a semester, so she doesn't feel glued to home.[/quote]

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