<p>My younger d is interested in only west coast colleges AFA so I will be right there with you on the cross country travel…uugghh. We are heading out your way the first week in April ( her spring break ) for college visits. We will be in Seattle, then down to Oregon, then flying to San Diego all in one week. If she does decide that she wants to apply out there I will have to start earning some major frequent flyer points to cover both her and her sister in SC ( although my d in SC has a car and can drive if the time frame allows) .</p>
<p>From Philadelphia I haven’t foound the flights to/from Charlotte to be any better, but I haven’t really tried Atlanta. Maybe I’ll try there next time. One of my d’s other school options was in the Raleigh/Durham area and the flights were great there (Southwest). If we can get a Southwest gate at Columbia that would be awesome!</p>