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Well perhaps it depends on where you go, but we spent much less the year our son studied abroad than the other years.</p>
<p>I think at this time of year there is a lot of angst and seniors feed on each other. There is a lot of silly worry about prestige. Honestly, if she wants a big school - schools like UVA or William and Mary (which is my personal guess for the schools you are talking about) are far more prestigious than almost any large public university. Here in SUNY land kids are dying to attend them!</p>