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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does staying in state = on a leash?  I was 2 hours away, hardly ever came home, and definitely had the college experience.  I even spent a year at UMD but didn't live at home - same deal.

It's not the distance, it's the attitude of the parent/child.  I loved knowing my parents weren't that far away, but they certainly weren't a part of my day-to-day (or even weekly/monthly) life.[/quote]

+1.  I actually ended up going to a top private college only 30 minutes away.  I had need based financial aid and some loans turned into grants because I was from the home state and someone had donated money for that purpose.  The situation worked for me because I did not grow up in that state my whole life, I went to a college that only had 10-15% of the students from that state, and my parents were not intrusive.  I went home no more often than the other kids from out of state.

It was great being able to drive my things to college over move-in week by myself.  When I was sick one semester it was great that my mom could come to campus and help me get sorted.  It was also nice not worrying about money to get home.  My parents really didn't have the money for plane tickets or to all come out there as a family for things. It is funny the things you take for granted but we never stayed at a hotel until I was in high school and we had to travel to the Midwest for a cousin's wedding ...and we drove 11-12 hours to get there.

I should add, my mom DID give me the limitations of staying in state and at the time I wasn't happy about it.  In hindsight, I ended up in a better financial because I had less in loans , I was able to take for granted that I could go home over breaks and my parents could particpate in activities at school like parents weekend, and when I was sick and needed to reduce my class load one semester, my mom could get there. [/quote]

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