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<p>Where did this come from? Are these students really 15? If so, what state do they live in where they both have drivers licenses?</p>
<p>I think the OP is a ■■■■■.
This is just too unbelieveable. What responsible parent says–yeah its ok to drive, party, pick up hitchhikers?!</p>
<p>That’s just a droll - not ■■■■■ - sense of humor. It’s very typical of the English and Irish, IME.</p>
<p>Before this young person gets down to the details, she/he and her friend need to focus on what is reasonable. They clearly have not planned many trips and the naivete is showing, but these kind of schemes abound with the young. Two friends of my oldest drove from New York to Wyoming and back in ten days, stopping at many of their “must sees” along the way, but spending only one day at their destination!</p>
<p>I agree that having a friendship melt down in the middle of Kansas is a sure spoiler of all that was good. And, I repeat, as have others, the west coast is just too far to drive from the midwest unless you have an extra driver AND an extra week to enjoy the drive through the Rockies, Yellowstone, etc.</p>
<p>I-35 from Minneapolis to Texas is an interesting divide. East of there is heavily populated. Travel logistics are easy. Hotels and gas easy to find. West of there it is a different story. It can be mighty empty for long stretches.</p>
<p>On another thread, the OP mentions that his EFC is below $5000. I don’t think this road trip is a necessity and the money would be better spent going to a couple of top choices AFTER acceptances are in. If interviews are a concern (for some places), many schools conduct interviews using local alums or visiting adcoms. I would suggest this.</p>
<p>Re: college visits…do a couple of day trips to large, small, urban, suburban rural, public, private schools to get an idea of the kind of school you might like.</p>
<p>Perhaps it is a completely honest post, but the odor of ■■■■■ seems remarkably strong.</p>
<p>Hmmm…I assumed that was just teenage humor.</p>
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<p>I looked at OP’s stated date of birth (1995) on her/his profile.</p>
<p>And in another post the OP says he is applying to UNC presumably as an instate resident. I just looked on the NC DMV website. It is highly unlikely that any 15 year old would have a drivers license where they could have a passenger in the car with them that is not a supervising driver (who would have to be older than 18).</p>
<p>Sorry…don’t know how this “road trip” will take place unless the parents are driving the kiddos. Perhaps the OP can clarify this all for us.</p>