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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.  Interesting thread!  A few have asked why the geographic restriction.  We are a small and close knit family, DS is not very independent yet, and I think he feels more secure knowing he would be a car ride away if he wanted to come home for a weekend.  So it will take a very special school to get him on a plane, at least at first.

I have always thought Chicago could be up his alley, but I have heard bad things about the neighborhood (like students getting mugged) .[/quote]

You may be transmitting your anxiety to your DS.  You've heard students have been mugged at University of Chicago so you crossed it off your list?  If HE is interested, HE should visit and decide for himself.  He may be more independent than you give him credit for.  At the very least, you should be pulling back so he can develop that independence which means leaving the college search to him as much as possible.  The more responsibility he has, the more secure he will feel about going to college.[/quote]

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