You are lucky to live in a city with excellent universities but it is not good to protect and control your daughter's life too much. By 18 she should have had a job by now and be learning more about the world and contributing to her own education.
My niece is exactly the same age as my daughter (23). Her parents to this day take care of her every need. She never had a job until a couple of months ago and only works app one day a week now.
My daughter had a small job at age 12 and has worked a couple of days a week since then - currently she has worked fulltime for the past 2 years even while commuting to school in Toronto for over a year.
Niece went to university away from home for 4 years but never learned to do anything. She did not go out. Did not learn to drive or to cook for herself. Her mom would go and get her every time she needed something. She was pampered and babied. Then she went to teacher's college in Scotland (her grades would not get her into an Ontario college). Guess what? She got so homesick that 3/4 of the way through - she insisted on coming home. And daddy flew over and got her! This girl has never had a date. Has no real friends outside of church.
Daughter lived at home but as I was gone for months at a time - looked after everything. Including her disabled brother. Cooked, cleaned - ran the household. She has lots of friends. Has had several boyfriends and when I moved last year - got her own apt and manages just fine.
I'm just saying that we give our kids wings but then we have to let them fly. The school should be decided on the career plans of the individual.
Josh was 17 when he left for university. He lived in Montreal and could have gone to McGill but he got a better education at an Ivy League school so although he was so young (Dec baby) - he went to Cornell and even worked there to help with his expenses. But he loved it and he thrived there.
So keep your options open. It is great that she has so many. But 6 hours away is nothing. One of my best friends sends her girls to Western while she lives in British Columbia.
