I went to college back in the day at Wayne State and lived at home out of necessity and some friends /GF went to University of Michigan and Michigan State. I actually went to a CC my first year. I needed to work to pay for college. I visited my friends at those schools. Not an issue at all.
My son didn’t want to go to UIUC since he knew like everyone… Lol plus wanted to go away and ended up at Michigan.
My daughter went to 2 Lacs. One 2.5 hours away and one 1.5 hours away. She could of been 1,000 miles away. The nice thing was when the 1.5 hour away school had farmers markets she enjoyed us coming up once in awhile, doing that, going to lunch and in home to walk the dog. It’s was actually perfect. She also could take a bus home that took around 2 hours Ohare then we would pick her up. Also nice when she wanted to bring friends home that have never been to Chicago to see the city… It worked out great for everyone.