<p>First, find out if the objection is due to the actual or perceived financial cost of private or out-of-state public schools relative to that of the nearby school they want you to attend. Would they still want you to attend the nearby school even if a more distant school were less expensive due to scholarships and financial aid? Have you and they had an honest talk about college financing where they tell you the limit of what they will contribute (not “we’ll try to make it work” or other vague answers) and run some net price calculators (including the local school and any other schools under consideration)?</p>
<p>About academic programs at each school, you can easily find out about them from the schools’ web sites.</p>