advice, dorm life/living on campus.
hiii, my daughter just recently got accepted into Cal State LA, she is a senior at her high school, she just told me recently she plans to commit to this school! VERY EXCITED for her & very proud of her first & foremost.
she expressed to me that she doesn't want to live on campus/dorm life because it cost "too much" (she told me the school is covering her tuition/financial aid i am assuming?) & she said she will just commute (drive)
i've told her she should try living on campus/dorm life for the experience at least her first year, for the experience, for the convenience of being close to campus, make friends, self independence, that kind of stuff.
we live in Rialto, we also live near the Metrolink which has a direct stop at Cal State LA which i think is great, but i still don't think that is realistic.
i am taking all things into consideration, like traffic when she drives... & then other days if she doesn't want to drive, she will take Metro. I think it's great she's optimistic about those options & of course she would still get to live at home cause i don't want her to leave....
but i have been trying to tell her that is the purpose/benefit of dorm life/living on campus, to be able to just walk be close by to class.... now if we lived 10 mins away then of course but Rialto is not up the street.
any advice anyone can share?
what are some things i can discuss with her to convince her that dorm/living on campus can be a good thing, she kept saying the cost..