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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]pp, I am sorry for your horrible experience.

In an attempt to change tack, I could relate to this comment:
[quote]My parents told me I needed to go at least two hours away[/quote]

My parents told us we were not to come home before Thanksgiving.
For the same reasons - to adjust.

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+1  I was 3 hours away and my sister was 8 hours away.  I didn't come home any more frequently than my sister, except for one Mother's Day when I surprised my mom by driving home.  My parents never showed up unexpectedly but visited maybe once a school year.

The parent who feels they "need to get to their kid at a moment's notice" needs to chill and loosen the strings a bit (not talking here about students with significant medical issues that need to be managed - clearly that's a different category).

For my kids,  I won't set specific geographic boundaries but they will have a $$ budget, and that will need to take transportation into account.  Nice for some people that spending several thousands more on airfare is no big deal but I can think of a lot more things I'd rather spend that on, maybe put it toward a study-abroad year.  We'll have saved enough to cover everything in-state (DH and I both attended our state colleges and have good careers) if they want to go someplace more expensive, they'll need merit aid.  I don't want them going into debt for undergrad.[/quote]

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