As a father I'd absolutely love it if my kids stayed close to home. In the end it's the kid's decision but any parent if asked would say they'd prefer them to stay closer.
Not my mother! She encouraged my sisters and I to attend school as far from home as possible.
I ended up at UofO, and my older sister ended up at OSU... my younger sister ended up at Southern Oregon. I actually wanted to go to University of Colorado, but for whatever reason back in 1997, they didn't respond to my admission inquiries (even though I had a GPA of 3.9+). Had the Internet been as prevalent then as it is today, I probably never would have been a Duck. Thank goodness that things worked out the way they did!
Anyway, not all parents have tunnel vision when it comes to their kids.
Same with me and my brother. Our parents encouraged us to go away to school, and we both left LA and the rat race for Eugene and never regretted that decision! I have only been back to LA a handful of times since the 1970's. Good riddance!
As a father I'd absolutely love it if my kids stayed close to home. In the end it's the kid's decision but any parent if asked would say they'd prefer them to stay closer.
Not my mother! She encouraged my sisters and I to attend school as far from home as possible.
I ended up at UofO, and my older sister ended up at OSU... my younger sister ended up at Southern Oregon. I actually wanted to go to University of Colorado, but for whatever reason back in 1997, they didn't respond to my admission inquiries (even though I had a GPA of 3.9+). Had the Internet been as prevalent then as it is today, I probably never would have been a Duck. Thank goodness that things worked out the way they did!
Anyway, not all parents have tunnel vision when it comes to their kids.
Same with me and my brother. Our parents encouraged us to go away to school, and we both left LA and the rat race for Eugene and never regretted that decision! I have only been back to LA a handful of times since the 1970's. Good riddance!
My parents never really swayed me one way or the other, they were just kind of saying go to where you fit best.
But there are parents, like DJ Fosters parrents (i've heard) who actually want their kids to go away for school and experience something different.
Going away for school is one of the best decision a high school senior can make. It broadens your understanding of the different cultures within the United States and allows you to get a better sense of where you want to live after college.
In all honesty, UO was like my 5th choice. I wanted to go away for school (Colorado, Arizona schools) and my mom wanted me to go to Berkeley or UW, which even though I got admitted, I had no desire to live in Seattle or Berkeley. But, since I wasn't 21 she had to sign off on whichever school I wanted. That is one stupid policy...you can enlist in the military at 18 but can't sign your own LOI. Think of how some of our recruiting classes would have been different if kids could make their own decisions.
