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 Since I found a post with Leah's college hunting, I suppose I have to mention Alice's college hunt.  For Spring Break we drove around New England with a list of schools that varied in size, location and style. Starting in UConn, URI, BU and ending in Amherst.  Alice doesn't have a major in mind, but likely something in liberal arts, so we're looking for more of a campus fit than an area of study. Leah was easy, she was looking for film and film only.  It was a really fun road trip. And the tours were interesting, but also extremely freezing cold in Boston.  She really liked URI (YES, where Dave and I met) because it was mid-sized, not in a huge city but a smaller suburb but still close enough to a city. Perfect. And this is exactly what we were hoping to learn.  Success! 

 We've now spent a bit of time the last four months touring colleges with Leah. Either through official visits or swinging by the campus and walk through. And it's such a weird feeling on a few accounts.  First, perspective for me is so different. When I was looking at colleges and making this decision, it was obviously a much different time, a different world, everything. Totally different. And looking back on what I used to decide on college was probably totally wrong. 40-something me would look at so many other things than the things I looked at then.  Mostly, I wouldn't look so hard at the $$. Because regardless, that whole "how to pay for college" sucked and to a point it almost didn't matter what the price tag was. I was going to be applying for loans and repaying it into my 40s no matter what.  What I should have paid attention to was the equipment and who could get me the job at the end of the four years in the field I thought I wanted to do. Experienc...