By: Roxie Shafii

Roxie Shafii
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 22:47:56 +0000

I can see where Brian is coming from, but sometimes overall happiness trumps financial sense. It's quite an American phenomenon for parents to send their children to out of state public schools for no reason other than wanting to leave the nest or liking the school's environment. I'm sure many of those students are taking out loans to afford out of state tuition + room & board + greek life/books and other expenses. Our undergraduate experiences really shape a person before they move into the world of concrete careers and graduate schools. I know Chapman helped me with my specific experiences in ways that could have caused me to leave larger schools. My class sizes this semester are 10, 14, 25 & 45, and ALL my professors since freshman year have known my full name. Bet you $20 your daughter can't say the same! All in all, a student must be happy, experience growth, and stay motivated to become successful and educated. Where they find that is up to them and their family to decide.