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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I'd let your child decide if you are willing to pay.  College is a great time to explore a new part of the country and meet people from other places. While both schools will have students from a range of places - your VA kid will meet more new type of kids in Massachusetts than in Blacksburg. Remind them that going to UMass could mean their first job is more likely to be in Boston/NYC/NY/New England based on the recruiting net at UMass. That's not necessarily a bad thing.  I went to college in Boston and my first job was there. I ended up relocating back in the mid-Atlantic - but I loved my time at college and at my first job. These were great explorations and I learned a lot about others and myself - including the eventual discovery that Boston wasn't where I wanted to call "home" as an adult - and then being responsible for doing something about it.  But it also meant when I got my job, there was no "staying at home to save on rent" option (not that I wanted that anyway)  [/quote]

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