Starting college at 17

IlamBehini
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:57:36 +0000

The problems my daughter encountered all had to do with being a minor living halfway across the country from parents. She couldn’t get an appointment with a local doctor, because in most cases, doctors won’t accept a minor as a new patient unless a parent initiates the appointment. Not a problem if you are staying close to home or attending a large university with a robust student health center, but for a kid at a tiny college with limited health services, this was an issue. Similarly, she was unable to open a local bank account in her own name. It wouldn’t have mattered if she were living in an area with a lot of banking options, but being a minor living in the middle of nowhere meant that the only option was online banking with a joint account.

As far as academics and social life, these were complete non-issues for her.