I’ve never understood the hostility toward Palin concerning her attending 4 different colleges (it was not 5). To me, that demonstrates someone very determined to earn a degree. Most people would’ve just thrown in the towel after their 2nd or 3rd choice didn’t work out for them or they ran out of tuition money and had to take breaks in their schooling(which is what Palin has said—she’d go home and work a semester or quarter and then head back to school).
I attended 3 before I got my first degree. Then I went to two others for 2 additional Masters degrees. Had something to do with finding a school that actually provided the education I was after.