<p>Again, great advice everyone! Wahoogrl and Hazelorb, our D doesn’t quite have the same background in that she has gone to a private K-12 prep school her whole life, and the majority (almost 70%) actually go OOS to college despite having wonderful schools in our own state. Her classmates who have elected to go OOS, though, have by and large chosen to attend private schools where everyone is from all over the country vs. a state school like UVA where most are from VA. Again, I’m hoping that this won’t be too much of an issue, and from what y’all have said, it appears as though it’s irrelevant.</p>
<p>As far as the clothing is concerned, she’s one of those kind of girls who loves clothes and fashion, so her closet is quite full. We’ve explained she simply can’t take everthing because, like Hazelorb said, the room will be quite small and very little will fit. Consequently, she’ll have ample clothing at school and home so that she won’t feel the need to shuffle things to and fro. (At least that’s our hope:)</p>
<p>Another question I have concerns her car that she’d like to take her second year. I’m somewhat unfamiliar with how bad VA’s winters can be. Does she need something sturdy like a small SUV or something with 4WD? She currently has a very small sports car (convertible) and my husband is concerned that it might not be appropriate for the snow and ice up there. What do you think?</p>