We live in CA, so East Coast is a long plane ride. My oldest is a senior and initially I wanted her to consider East Coast and midwest-with-a-decent-airport schools just to have enough options, but she is pretty particular about climate and really wanted to stay on the west coast. She hasn’t made her final decision but her top 3 are all about a 10 hour drive/ 1.5 hour flight from home. I was a little bummed that she didn’t get into the other good choice that’s 2 hours drive from home, but this will be fine.
I’m still okay at this point if my younger kids want to go further, but quite happy if they don’t.