| Most colleges I have visited do not allow freshmen to have cars on campus, so your D needs to check that out. Besides limited parking, I think a reason for this rule is to encourage frosh to stay on campus and explore the school's offerings, instead of wandering off to hang out in the mall or movie theater or (heaven forbid) find bars, etc. Most campuses try to have plenty of activities to keep kids involved right on campus.
My son is a frosh at college 5 hours away. He did not have a car this year but one of his friends did (paid to house it in a garage a few blocks from campus). The friend ended up giving a lot of rides to stores, etc. DS wasn't going to bring a car until junior year but is now talking about bringing it next year as we have several family events he may attend in the fall and getting him to/from campus has been a pain this year. Also he is on the ski team (club sport) and they used cars this year, I'm not sure if the college didn't provide vans or the kids just didn't want to use them. Anyway, he thinks he could use his car for ski club next year. But I, like you, am nervous about him driving from home to campus and vice versa, the drive involves skirting NYC and the traffic can be very nasty. The issue of the car for sophomore year is still up in the air at our house. |