<p>Often my Mom says, when referring to college, "If you have to get on a plane to get there, it's out".</p>
<p>Now living, in the NE, this still leaves many options for me. But, some schools that I think would be a great match require that dreaded plane ride. Since I'm looking to major in the sciences, colleges such as Carleton or Harvey Mudd look very appealing, but are much farther away than others I'm looking at, such as Lehigh, Colgate, Bucknell, Brown, etc.</p>
<p>I don't want to go far away just to get away from where I've lived. I just think there are some great colleges I could go too out of reach. This isn't really a real issue yet, since I haven't been accepted anywhere or even applied yet, but it still concerns me a bit.</p>
<p>Anyway, any ideas on how I would be able to convince them otherwise, etc?</p>
<p>Besides trying to get them to understand that college is a once in a lifetime opportunity and you're concerned that colleges you feel would be an amazing opportunity for you may be further away than their leash will allow....you are a little stuck considering where the $$ for college will come from. Oh and by the way just to warn you...coming from someone who lives near Carleton the school is very very very liberal.</p>
<p>I'm afraid you didn't give us enough information. Why do your parents object to your going a plane ride away? Is it a money for travel issue? An apron strings issue? Until we have some idea about the rationale, I don't know how you could expect to get good advice.</p>
<p>Tell them you will be more competitive if you look beyond the NE, whee intra-egional competition is stiff.</p>
<p>I think part of it is the money, and the other is being distant. For one thing, I think my Mom sees no point in spending lots of money on plane tickets for a college far away, when she thinks I can get one of the same calibur near (which is partially true in some cases). </p>
<p>And yea, I guess my parents will miss me - I mean, whose wouldn't? In her mind, if I were a plane ride away, it would mean only seeing me once or twice when I wasn't home for summer.</p>
<p>Tell your parents you need to go out and "find yourself" or that you'll probably asking for more money the closer you live to home.</p>