Postby nitronovice » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:58 pm
1. yes, my parents pay for my education in college (degree program, so same tuition as uni) (i turned down university and i'm proud of it)
2. both my parents and i believe it is the STUDENT that has the say in what they take.
3. both my parents and i believe it is the student's decision on where to go...within reasonable distance of course (depends on families, but for us, within the province)
4. - i'll try to pay for my rent (rented room in house very close to campus), pay off car, and car insurance, when i get a paying co-op placement, but they mainly have it handled through education saving...they did their best to prevent my sis and i from relying on loans
- they pressure me to always reach for the highest (eg. degree vs diploma...please don't argue, i'm not up for that kind of talk), but i have the final say as to whether i want stay in the program, or switch to something else (eg. take up a trade)
personally, i love living away from the parental units...up to a point. during the school year i'd come back home about every other weekend to mooch off some food and catch up on tv...and get away from unruly room mates. now that it's summer and i'm in a complicated co-op position, i'm home every other week.
trust me, you WILL enjoy much more freedom when not having to listen to parents nagging at you or each other. everyone i know that lives away from home (sis, high school friends) change and for the most part, became more responsible people, since they have to take care of themselves. one of the people i know who still lives at home is still a rather naive, irresponsible person he's always been.
like others' have already mentioned, you will make a lot of friends, having more time to socialize and not going straight home after class.