Advice on talking about Out-Of-State options

katliamom
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:17:48 +0000

midwestmom offers great advice so I’ll just chime in with a few suggestions


be calm and concrete.
offer SPECIFIC reasons why you want school ‘x’ and what it offers that you can’t get closer to home.
“nicer weather” “closer to the beach” “great football team” “girls-gone-wild scene” and the like do not count as specific reasons.
do your research: look at tuition, cost of living and transportation to/from home, and how you can ease the financial burden (work summers, etc.)


This may be your first opportunity to have an adult discussion with your parents. To make it a success, act like the adult you want them to know you are.