Currently we are living about 1.5 hour away from Stanford which is okay distance for the kids. But we probably have to move to the center of Silicon Valley for job situation since both DD are gone for college. Then it will be 0.5 hour away from Stanford which is probably not cool.
Stanford was her dream school until a couple of years ago when she attended a math camp. Then she fell in love of Boston and warmed up to the idea of MIT. We are comfortable about her going east coast school. Her older sister is attending college in Boston already.
When she was admitted early action at MIT, we thought that was it. But as she got to know more about MIT, she got a bit concerned about the overly competitive atmosphere there. One of close friend attending MIT was not very happy and was in the process of transferring out. It is good that DD has Stanford and Princeton as options.
DD will attend college at 16. It is a bit young to make big life decisions. Not even close to decide of what she wants to do with her life. But DD claimed that she does not want to be a lawyer, a doctor or an engineer. I don�t think that she has the temperament or patience to become a professor. I was joking one day that pretty much leaves only two careers for her. 1) investment banker if there is such thing still. 2) math teacher (she would make a perfect calculus teacher in HS).
