www.upenn.edu  - for those who don't know.

It is everything I've ever dreamed a college to be. But when I map quested it, it said that its 6 hours and 4 minutes away. I'm not okay with this.

I'm really close to my family, especially my mom and I just don't see myself being that far away for so long, I mean I'd hardly be able to come home, except on holidays and that just isn't enough.

I mean what if I get sick of my roommate(s) and everyone and just need to come home. What am I going to do? Drive home for 6 hours just to drive right back?

Ugh, I really don't know what to do. Anyone have any helpful advice?

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Failure is not an option.

But anyway, if you try to schedule your classes so that you don't have one on a Friday, you might be more worth your while driving home.

I don't think this should stand in the way of your dream school.

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a purpose to human life, no matter who is controlling it,
is to love whoever is around to be loved
- kurt vonnegut

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Well you could grow up and go to school where you want, or you could live with your parents.

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I'm not saying I want to live with my parents. But if I go somewhere, say, 2 hours away, I'd be able to come home on the weekends.

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Failure is not an option.

I don't really know your situation, but you may regret going elsewhere. Follow your dreams (as corny as it sounds). I'm sure your family will be supportive.

Similarly, maybe your parents will occasionally be willing to meet you in the middle and stay at a hotel for a night just to be with you. Between parents weekend and if they choose to visit another time or two, breaks, and the occasional trip home by yourself, you'll be surprised how few weekends that will actually leave.

I do want to say too that a big part of college is becoming part of the college community, and if you go home too often, particularly on the weekends, you really lose out on that experience. I have friends whose first years at college weren't great cuz they went home too often while people who were there were connecting, bonding, and having a great time.

For your dream college, make it happen. And for your family, you'll make it happen to get home when you want.

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Go make your next choice be your best choice
And if you're looking for a boy with a voice, well, baby I'm single.

Are you in the mood for some dude, or are you in the mood to be subdued?

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This is the school you want to go to, right? So make a few sacrifices. And when you just NEED to go home, you'll make it work. Perhaps there are small local airports that can get you there quicker. Or more plausibly, you may have three-day weekends or cancelled classes that will allow you to get home more often.

Similarly, maybe your parents will occasionally be willing to meet you in the middle and stay at a hotel for a night just to be with you. Between parents weekend and if they choose to visit another time or two, breaks, and the occasional trip home by yourself, you'll be surprised how few weekends that will actually leave.

I do want to say too that a big part of college is becoming part of the college community, and if you go home too often, particularly on the weekends, you really lose out on that experience. I have friends whose first years at college weren't great cuz they went home too often while people who were there were connecting, bonding, and having a great time.

For your dream college, make it happen. And for your family, you'll make it happen to get home when you want.

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This^^

And in college you will meet a lot of people, there will be a lot of events you will attend and quite frankly there will not be a lot of time to "just go home for the weekend."

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