<p>Also, consider travel expenses and distance when you’re considering colleges. Even the most generous colleges only factor in a trip home in Dec. and at year’s end. Most students go home more than that such as the Thanksgiving holiday, spring break, and some three-day weekends. They also may want their parents to visit for parents weekend.</p>
<p>If you go to college a long distance from home, it also may be very difficult for your parents to get you and your belongings to and from school and the beginning and end of the year.</p>
<p>Most students go to college within 250 miles of their home for good reason.</p>