<p>I FULLY support the idea of the “college experience”. There is so much to be learned going away to college, living in the dorms, dealing with people you don’t really care to be around, managing your time without your parents asking “did you do your homework”, etc. I’ve lived through that, watched many kids live through that and have watched many kids that did NOT live through the “college experience” struggle to get used to being an adult with their first jobs. There are mechanisms in place on college campuses to deal with homesick freshmen, etc. there aren’t at companies around the nation. The more I read on CC, the more firmly I support kids going away to college. Parents are just WAY too involved in their kids’ lives, we are guilty of that too, and it’s just too easy for the kids to fall back on that if they live at home.</p>