A Mom from Ohio tells me her son is a rising Senior in high school, has a 31 ACT (higher in Math and Science) and a “very high” gpa, no idea what he wants to major in, and wants to stay in Ohio and not spend a lot of money. She asked me what colleges I would consider. I suggested starting with Ohio State, Miami of Ohio, or possibly Case Western Reserve would seem to align with what she has said so far. I added that getting his ACT up to a 32 would give him more low-cost/merit scholarship options, but suggested running NPCs and looking at schools with a wide range of majors.
She said that those colleges won’t work because that is too far for her son to be away from their family. She said they want him to stay within an hour of home, and that she may just send him to Bowling Green because it is the close. In her choice of words, she was intermixing what the son wants and what she wants.
My question is, how common this is for a parent to be so focused on proximity as the key factor that they will not even consider in-state options that are a couple of hours away?
I don’t know this kid and Bowling Green may be the best choice, especially if it is free, but I would think that it would be worth at least considering other in-state options.
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