Looking for similar college setting

catmom94
Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:10:43 +0000

What is it about the 9 hours that has you worried? I went to college 9 hours away, and so does my ds. It’s a long drive sure, but can be done in a day. I only came home at Christmas and for the summer usually, and if I came home for Thanksgiving I usually flew (sometimes visited a friend). DS gets a week for Thanksgiving so he usually does drive, flew his freshman year when he didn’t have a car. There are some drawbacks, but it’s also nice to get to know a new area of the country and gain a lot of independence. In my 4 years I don’t think my parents made the drive once! I flew or got a ride with a friend, and then by junior year took a car. They would come for parents weekend but would always fly. I have made the drive to my son’s school a few times and it’s tough to do the up and back, but he loves where he is and it’s worth it to us. I think you can make Clemson work if it’s what she really wants.