People need to get over sending their kids out of state to college so they can get the “dorm experience,” too. What a load of bull. NEVER get into debt (or let your kid get into debt) to send your kid to an out-of-state college. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve known who have done/are doing this, and they cannot even begin to afford it.
Let your kid live with you at home, go to the local J.C. for the first couple of years (the cheapest way for them to “find themselves” and really decide what to major in), then they can go to the local state university/college for their undergrad degree. We are lucky to live in an area where there are many options for them to go to a good local college or university.
IF they are so hot that they “deserve” to go to an ivy-league or out-of-state school, let them earn it by proving that they will take things seriously and are driven to take it to completion. Not only that, but if they are *that* good, they can get scholarships or grants in many cases to pursue their graduate degrees.
One more thing, the BEST thing a kid can do while in college is WORK. Many employers would rather hire a kid who has actual experience and who knows how to handle him/herself in the workplace than to hire some snot-nosed, entitled brat who was given everything all the way through college.
