<p>While bringing along one or two siblings who are old enough to behave is one thing, having 3 (or more?) siblings along, one of whom is still a baby or toddler, might make it difficult to pay attention to the school visit and interview process, so you should just be aware of that limitation when you make your decisions.</p>
<p>As to how far away - we’re on the other side of the country from DD’s school. I would love it if she could come home for long weekends and we could go see her perform or play in games sometimes, but other than that the distance hasn’t felt worse for us than for someone a little closer. I did consider airport accessibility in the original choice of schools to consider, figuring that I didn’t want to add a 2+ hour drive from an airport to the cross country trip. And by “airport” I mean one that has direct flights to and from San Francisco - I avoid layovers whenever possible.</p>