Whats The Likeliness That A Long Distance Relationship Can Work?

My friend is dating a girl he met on myspace and see’s her maybe twice a month when hes lucky. In previous relationships, he normally needs the gf to be living close by him. Both of them are starting college in a couple weeks, she won’t even have a car and hes low on cash. I dont want to see him hurt but the chance of this relationship surviving sounds minimal. So Im wondering in this case scenario, will the long distance relationship work?
p.s. they’ve only known each other for a month