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Anonymous wrote:I get it- we are in New England and winter sucks big time. But makes me sad to think he will be far away and a long drive or flight. But he is adamant that he doesn't want to be anywhere where there is cold and snow during a typical winter. He also wants a completely different experience from his white, UMC high school which he will def get at the schools he is considering.

Warm weather is great but best benefit is abundance of internships and jobs. Its much easier to crack into top companies and then transfer to other states if one wants to.

Also its nice to get out of your own echo chamber to listen to others, make you better understand your own ideology.

We moved from Texas when my DS was 13. He will go anywhere BUT the South because he wants four real seasons. Regardless of the reasons, though, I agree with you. The whole point of college is to get out of an echo chamber, to meet people who disagree with you, who can open your eyes to different perspectives.

Within reason. It's ok to draw the line at the denial of what should be a fundamental constitutional right.

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Anonymous wrote: I am absolutely making abortion access a factor on where my DD goes to college.

If this is truly a factor in where your DD goes to college, then you have raised her with the morals of an alley cat. Sorry, but that's the truth.

You have raised her to value and respect women's rights. Same for our sons. Having women treated as second class citizens is not good for anyone.

That's not what the PP's post implies. She states that it is important to her daughter's college choice that she has abortion access. Any 18-21 YO young woman who makes important life decisions such as where she goes to college based on the fact that she may not be able to get an easy abortion has the morals of an alley cat. I stand by my earlier comment.

Some if these young people are well educated, informed, and concerned about women's rights. Try educating your kids about important issues...they might appreciate it.

Way to deflect the point. Anyone this concerned about easy abortion access when she goes to college does not sound well-educated or informed at all. In fact, it sounds like she's going to college for the "experience," shall we say, rather to actually receive an education.

Way to miss the point. You write like someone very ignorant and inexperienced with reproductive issues. If you had experience with pregancy, childbirth, miscarriage, menstruation, infertility, contraception, etc. etc... you would understand thst reproductive rights are about a fundamental right of women to control critical decisions about their lives.

You have no idea to whom you're talking. But this is not about me. It's about an 18 year old girl and an obviously overly-domineering mother who is sadly putting her own misguided political anger ahead of what may be in her DD's desires and best interests.

If you think it wise to send DC off to college in texas than have at it. These unjust, backwards, draconian laws are no joke and my kids will understand exactly what they are about.

They make their own decisions and they don't want to live in Texas and some others backwards states for very good reason.

Sure, mama, keep talking. No one believes you. You would give your left arm for your kids to get into Rice, or Duke, or Emory, etc., and you know it.

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Anonymous wrote:I get it- we are in New England and winter sucks big time. But makes me sad to think he will be far away and a long drive or flight. But he is adamant that he doesn't want to be anywhere where there is cold and snow during a typical winter. He also wants a completely different experience from his white, UMC high school which he will def get at the schools he is considering.

Warm weather is great but best benefit is abundance of internships and jobs. Its much easier to crack into top companies and then transfer to other states if one wants to.

Also its nice to get out of your own echo chamber to listen to others, make you better understand your own ideology.

We moved from Texas when my DS was 13. He will go anywhere BUT the South because he wants four real seasons. Regardless of the reasons, though, I agree with you. The whole point of college is to get out of an echo chamber, to meet people who disagree with you, who can open your eyes to different perspectives.

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Anonymous wrote: I am absolutely making abortion access a factor on where my DD goes to college.

If this is truly a factor in where your DD goes to college, then you have raised her with the morals of an alley cat. Sorry, but that's the truth.

You have raised her to value and respect women's rights. Same for our sons. Having women treated as second class citizens is not good for anyone.

That's not what the PP's post implies. She states that it is important to her daughter's college choice that she has abortion access. Any 18-21 YO young woman who makes important life decisions such as where she goes to college based on the fact that she may not be able to get an easy abortion has the morals of an alley cat. I stand by my earlier comment.

Some if these young people are well educated, informed, and concerned about women's rights. Try educating your kids about important issues...they might appreciate it.

Hahaha. Having moved here from Houston I can confirm the misery starts early and goes long there. Summer is at least 6 months, maybe more by Va standards. The humidity punches you in the nose and fogs your glasses when you step out of your house. Rice is great. But the weather and flooding (flooding is annual just not always national news) the crime in Houston - it’s just not worth it.

Way to deflect the point. Anyone this concerned about easy abortion access when she goes to college does not sound well-educated or informed at all. In fact, it sounds like she's going to college for the "experience," shall we say, rather to actually receive an education.

Way to miss the point. You write like someone very ignorant and inexperienced with reproductive issues. If you had experience with pregancy, childbirth, miscarriage, menstruation, infertility, contraception, etc. etc... you would understand thst reproductive rights are about a fundamental right of women to control critical decisions about their lives.

You have no idea to whom you're talking. But this is not about me. It's about an 18 year old girl and an obviously overly-domineering mother who is sadly putting her own misguided political anger ahead of what may be in her DD's desires and best interests.

If you think it wise to send DC off to college in texas than have at it. These unjust, backwards, draconian laws are no joke and my kids will understand exactly what they are about.

They make their own decisions and they don't want to live in Texas and some others backwards states for very good reason.

Sure, mama, keep talking. No one believes you. You would give your left arm for your kids to get into Rice, or Duke, or Emory, etc., and you know it.

As a UT grad thatwas home this summer, my only comment is - IT'S HOT AS SIN IN TEXAS. DS might not like the snow and cold, but can she handle the HEAT? That is a totally different jam. Politics aside, my kids could not tolerate it and were so uncomfortable. And it's not going to cool down in the coming years. Tell DS to go to CA

Wouldn't he get summer off from may to September, unlike cold places where school is in session for whole winter minus two weeks!

You have clearly never been to Texas. It is 90+ well into October, and the heat starts in March/April. It is tolerable between Nov-Feb. Halloween is so freaking hot it makes trick-or-treating miserable.

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Anonymous wrote:I get it- we are in New England and winter sucks big time. But makes me sad to think he will be far away and a long drive or flight. But he is adamant that he doesn't want to be anywhere where there is cold and snow during a typical winter. He also wants a completely different experience from his white, UMC high school which he will def get at the schools he is considering.

Warm weather is great but best benefit is abundance of internships and jobs. Its much easier to crack into top companies and then transfer to other states if one wants to.

Also its nice to get out of your own echo chamber to listen to others, make you better understand your own ideology.

Anonymous wrote:No Vandy, then.

It will be interesting to see how this all impacts applications, if at all.

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Anonymous wrote: I am absolutely making abortion access a factor on where my DD goes to college.

If this is truly a factor in where your DD goes to college, then you have raised her with the morals of an alley cat. Sorry, but that's the truth.

You have raised her to value and respect women's rights. Same for our sons. Having women treated as second class citizens is not good for anyone.

That's not what the PP's post implies. She states that it is important to her daughter's college choice that she has abortion access. Any 18-21 YO young woman who makes important life decisions such as where she goes to college based on the fact that she may not be able to get an easy abortion has the morals of an alley cat. I stand by my earlier comment.

Some if these young people are well educated, informed, and concerned about women's rights. Try educating your kids about important issues...they might appreciate it.

Way to deflect the point. Anyone this concerned about easy abortion access when she goes to college does not sound well-educated or informed at all. In fact, it sounds like she's going to college for the "experience," shall we say, rather to actually receive an education.

Way to miss the point. You write like someone very ignorant and inexperienced with reproductive issues. If you had experience with pregancy, childbirth, miscarriage, menstruation, infertility, contraception, etc. etc... you would understand thst reproductive rights are about a fundamental right of women to control critical decisions about their lives.

You have no idea to whom you're talking. But this is not about me. It's about an 18 year old girl and an obviously overly-domineering mother who is sadly putting her own misguided political anger ahead of what may be in her DD's desires and best interests.

If you think it wise to send DC off to college in texas than have at it. These unjust, backwards, draconian laws are no joke and my kids will understand exactly what they are about.

They make their own decisions and they don't want to live in Texas and some others backwards states for very good reason.

Sure, mama, keep talking. No one believes you. You would give your left arm for your kids to get into Rice, or Duke, or Emory, etc., and you know it.

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Anonymous wrote: I am absolutely making abortion access a factor on where my DD goes to college.

If this is truly a factor in where your DD goes to college, then you have raised her with the morals of an alley cat. Sorry, but that's the truth.

You have raised her to value and respect women's rights. Same for our sons. Having women treated as second class citizens is not good for anyone.

That's not what the PP's post implies. She states that it is important to her daughter's college choice that she has abortion access. Any 18-21 YO young woman who makes important life decisions such as where she goes to college based on the fact that she may not be able to get an easy abortion has the morals of an alley cat. I stand by my earlier comment.

Some if these young people are well educated, informed, and concerned about women's rights. Try educating your kids about important issues...they might appreciate it.

Way to deflect the point. Anyone this concerned about easy abortion access when she goes to college does not sound well-educated or informed at all. In fact, it sounds like she's going to college for the "experience," shall we say, rather to actually receive an education.

Way to miss the point. You write like someone very ignorant and inexperienced with reproductive issues. If you had experience with pregancy, childbirth, miscarriage, menstruation, infertility, contraception, etc. etc... you would understand thst reproductive rights are about a fundamental right of women to control critical decisions about their lives.

You have no idea to whom you're talking. But this is not about me. It's about an 18 year old girl and an obviously overly-domineering mother who is sadly putting her own misguided political anger ahead of what may be in her DD's desires and best interests.

If you think it wise to send DC off to college in texas than have at it. These unjust, backwards, draconian laws are no joke and my kids will understand exactly what they are about.

They make their own decisions and they don't want to live in Texas and some others backwards states for very good reason.

Sure, mama, keep talking. No one believes you. You would give your left arm for your kids to get into Rice, or Duke, or Emory, etc., and you know it.

As a UT grad thatwas home this summer, my only comment is - IT'S HOT AS SIN IN TEXAS. DS might not like the snow and cold, but can she handle the HEAT? That is a totally different jam. Politics aside, my kids could not tolerate it and were so uncomfortable. And it's not going to cool down in the coming years. Tell DS to go to CA

Wouldn't he get summer off from may to September, unlike cold places where school is in session for whole winter minus two weeks!

Anonymous wrote:I get it- we are in New England and winter sucks big time. But makes me sad to think he will be far away and a long drive or flight. But he is adamant that he doesn't want to be anywhere where there is cold and snow during a typical winter. He also wants a completely different experience from his white, UMC high school which he will def get at the schools he is considering.

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Anonymous wrote: I am absolutely making abortion access a factor on where my DD goes to college.

If this is truly a factor in where your DD goes to college, then you have raised her with the morals of an alley cat. Sorry, but that's the truth.

You have raised her to value and respect women's rights. Same for our sons. Having women treated as second class citizens is not good for anyone.

That's not what the PP's post implies. She states that it is important to her daughter's college choice that she has abortion access. Any 18-21 YO young woman who makes important life decisions such as where she goes to college based on the fact that she may not be able to get an easy abortion has the morals of an alley cat. I stand by my earlier comment.

Some if these young people are well educated, informed, and concerned about women's rights. Try educating your kids about important issues...they might appreciate it.

Way to deflect the point. Anyone this concerned about easy abortion access when she goes to college does not sound well-educated or informed at all. In fact, it sounds like she's going to college for the "experience," shall we say, rather to actually receive an education.

Way to miss the point. You write like someone very ignorant and inexperienced with reproductive issues. If you had experience with pregancy, childbirth, miscarriage, menstruation, infertility, contraception, etc. etc... you would understand thst reproductive rights are about a fundamental right of women to control critical decisions about their lives.

You have no idea to whom you're talking. But this is not about me. It's about an 18 year old girl and an obviously overly-domineering mother who is sadly putting her own misguided political anger ahead of what may be in her DD's desires and best interests.

If you think it wise to send DC off to college in texas than have at it. These unjust, backwards, draconian laws are no joke and my kids will understand exactly what they are about.

They make their own decisions and they don't want to live in Texas and some others backwards states for very good reason.

Sure, mama, keep talking. No one believes you. You would give your left arm for your kids to get into Rice, or Duke, or Emory, etc., and you know it.

As a UT grad thatwas home this summer, my only comment is - IT'S HOT AS SIN IN TEXAS. DS might not like the snow and cold, but can she handle the HEAT? That is a totally different jam. Politics aside, my kids could not tolerate it and were so uncomfortable. And it's not going to cool down in the coming years. Tell DS to go to CA

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Anonymous wrote: I am absolutely making abortion access a factor on where my DD goes to college.

If this is truly a factor in where your DD goes to college, then you have raised her with the morals of an alley cat. Sorry, but that's the truth.

You have raised her to value and respect women's rights. Same for our sons. Having women treated as second class citizens is not good for anyone.

That's not what the PP's post implies. She states that it is important to her daughter's college choice that she has abortion access. Any 18-21 YO young woman who makes important life decisions such as where she goes to college based on the fact that she may not be able to get an easy abortion has the morals of an alley cat. I stand by my earlier comment.

Some if these young people are well educated, informed, and concerned about women's rights. Try educating your kids about important issues...they might appreciate it.

Way to deflect the point. Anyone this concerned about easy abortion access when she goes to college does not sound well-educated or informed at all. In fact, it sounds like she's going to college for the "experience," shall we say, rather to actually receive an education.

Way to miss the point. You write like someone very ignorant and inexperienced with reproductive issues. If you had experience with pregancy, childbirth, miscarriage, menstruation, infertility, contraception, etc. etc... you would understand thst reproductive rights are about a fundamental right of women to control critical decisions about their lives.

You have no idea to whom you're talking. But this is not about me. It's about an 18 year old girl and an obviously overly-domineering mother who is sadly putting her own misguided political anger ahead of what may be in her DD's desires and best interests.

If you think it wise to send DC off to college in texas than have at it. These unjust, backwards, draconian laws are no joke and my kids will understand exactly what they are about.

They make their own decisions and they don't want to live in Texas and some others backwards states for very good reason.

Sure, mama, keep talking. No one believes you. You would give your left arm for your kids to get into Rice, or Duke, or Emory, etc., and you know it.

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Anonymous wrote:I get it- we are in New England and winter sucks big time. But makes me sad to think he will be far away and a long drive or flight. But he is adamant that he doesn't want to be anywhere where there is cold and snow during a typical winter. He also wants a completely different experience from his white, UMC high school which he will def get at the schools he is considering.