>>Wants indicates a firm desire to. A great many of us want to do many things and go to many places but are unable to for one reason or another.
There is a great pressure on parents to send their girls to a seminary in Israel but I believe those with the right hashkofo and attitide and respect to their parents would fully understand that ‘Wants’ is not the way to go about things.<<
There are many different “wants”. There is a difference between “I want to go jet skiing” and “I want to learn an extra hour at night”. Many of these girls “want” to go, not for the “experience” but because they want to learn and grow spiritually, knowing that the Kedusha of Eretz Yisroel offers things not found anywhere else on the planet.
Also, why does one have the “right hashkafa” for giving in to this type of spiritual “want?” Just the opposite, give in on the gashmius, and fight for your spiritual growth?
(The above comments were made for girls going for the right reasons, please refrain from arguing using the “girls going with the flow” as your proof)