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<p>I sometimes think that my d would have been a Tufts alum by now if we had just had the foresight to drive instead of taking the T for our campus tour. We were cutting it close when we got off the train and had to speed-walk through town and past part of the campus on our way to the admissions office. She loved everything she saw. We got to the appointed entry gate and … it was locked! Sped on to the next gate, which was also locked. Lots of construction going on. Hm. By this time it was 4 minutes before the info session was to start and my daughter can NOT be late for anything. After a brief spirited debate, we slunk back to the T - noticing, as we went, the handpainted sign indicating an alternate entrance. We had walked past it on the way, but thought it was a delivery entrance. As my d said on the way back to the train, it’s hard to miss the symbolic significance of a locked gate (let alone two). It was obviously not for her.</p>
<p>As I read through this thread, I find myself agreeing with parents who want to veto schools because of how much they can afford to pay, or for distance reasons if there are health or social concerns about the student. Otherwise, it seems to me that it should be the choice of a reasonably mature 18 y/o. It worked for us to tell our kids what we could afford over a 4-year period, and let them fill in the blanks.</p>