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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d have my husband rent a car one way to Burlington via Ithaca, maybe Hamilton, and Skidmore. He flies down to DC in morning from Burlington. After you know he’s back, you fly up to Burlington in afternoon. DD spends day alone in Burlington but other child is confirmed cared for. Then you and DD do train route back. Or DH drives your car and you drive it back, depending on whether you like driving. [/quote]

That's a good idea!

I also just thought we could all go to my mothers in Boston, leave other DC there and both take DD to Dartmouth, Conn, Wesleyan and UVM.  Lotta driving and a little backwards but it might work.[/quote]

That’s a good idea. IMHO Conn College (and maybe Dartmouth) doesn’t fit in with the other schools on her list. But I guess it’s good to explore different options. [/quote]

Do you think that Ithaca College fits in ?

Regardless, OP seems to be open-minded to options an taking advantage of proximity.[/quote]

I am VERY open minded - I’d like her to look at everything from Clark/UMass to UVM to Brown.  She’s similarly open minded (Syracuse/Ithaca to Dartmouth) but has a random strong opinion on some schools; like Brandies is a hard no.  Rochester hard no.  Amherst hard no.  Won’t consider women’s colleges.  And some of her hard no’s are silly like she heard from someone that [b]the food is terrible[/b].  But once my kid makes a decision like that she’s never in her entire life changed her mind so I’m taking her word for it.[/quote]

She might want to rethink Brown then. Food and housing get the most complaints on the parent page![/quote]

Oh good I'll tell her, lol!  She can apply to Brown if she wants (and believe me, I'd be thrilled for her if she gets in).  BUT, she wants to use her ED on Brown and I think there's a 0-2% chance she will get in.  And, if she wins the lottery and gets in, it will mean big loans. Which we are willing and able to do, but I'd much rather see her at a great school where she gets a lot of merit aid.[/quote]

In that case, it's good she doesn't want to attend Rochester. They are stingy with merit aid. The most they give is $13K and tuition is $83K and a parent on another forum said Rochester took away a merit awards in the second year, so their child had to transfer.

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