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[quote=Anonymous]Former professor here: in my experience “fit” does matter in terms of geography (urban, rural, college town), weather, and distance/proximity to hometown. I advised first year students as part of my role…transfer students almost always had an issue with one of those three.

Students will need prompting to get past the other stuff (namebrand of university, where their friends want to go, etc), but I recommend you question them: hey, you’ve never lived in a city before and you drive a car everywhere. What do you think it would be like to live in NYC and walking everywhere? Riding busses? Do you like walking? Do you mind sleeping with noise? What would your social life look like while you’re underage? NYC won’t be as lax on fake ID’s as Madison, WI. Where would you hang out?

Teens often don’t really think this kind of stuff through and it can make a massive difference for their quality of life. A kid who grew up in Miami is going to have a tough time getting through a Chicago winter…legitimately. Some kids—those who decided to go up north on purpose, or had a lot of good reasons for making their choice so they can overlook the one uncomfortable thing—adjust and will be fine. But there are always a few who simply can’t—their preferences are too strong, the reality is a surprise, or are linked to their mental health, etc.

So I’d talk through this basic lifestyle stuff beforehand and make sure they’ve at least attempted to sort out their preferences so they know what they’re getting into. [/quote]

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