"If making a dog available to a stressed out 17 year old helps her stay alive"

What kind of people* would send a 'stressed 17-year old' away from home into a pressure cooker called university "just because everyone else goes".  Perhaps that kid needs to work for a little while had then decide whether or not university is right for her later.

* (Oh, I forgot, people who work in universities depend on those bums in seats no matter the toll on kids, families, and society.)