Free Tuition or Better Quality??

mommyrocks
Mon, 07 Aug 2017 22:42:33 +0000

I would only go elsewhere if it were a comparable or better deal financially. For example, my daughter could have gone to her in-state university with a full tuition scholarship – a deal that is offered all top students in the state. Instead, she wound up getting offered a scholarship package for full tuition plus nearly all of her room and board expenses at another university out of state. Her dream was to go out of state, so that worked out perfectly. If she had not been offered those bigger scholarships though, she would have stayed in state.

If you are wanting to live on campus or in apartments with other students rather than stay at home, that is something to discuss up front with your parents. My daughter’s friend was talked into going to a university in her city by her parents, thinking she would still get to move out and live on campus or with other students in an apartment. She is a rising junior, and her parents are still forbidding her from moving out of their house. It has led to numerous arguments. If you are happy to stay at home with your parents, then make sure they are okay with that, too. Discuss what rules will apply if any for curfew, etc., and whether they will expect rent at some point.