-- Posted by Whitelighter at 7:43 am on Feb. 20, 2007 My first thought would be to live in a dorm when I go to college soon but I feel like certain things at home are making me afraid to leave (no, not my family). I'm afraid that if I go away, I'll never see the friends I've made in high school again and that kind of scares me, I don't want it to happen (some of them are my age and would probably be going away but others are younger, they'd still be here). Along with that, I'm afraid that because I'm away from them, I'll be miserable my whole first semester / year at school...any advice? -- Posted by DragonLady at 7:44 am on Feb. 20, 2007 don't worry, if the people there are really your friends, they'll keep in touch no matter where you are. and you'll make plently of new friends in college too, trust me. you'll be fine. -- Posted by bunny2088 at 7:45 am on Feb. 20, 2007 thats the same feeling im getting. like everyone else that grads from HS, it happens, you have to deal. think that if these are true friends, you will see them again. get phone numbers and email addresses and get everyone to talk to one another about keeping in touch. -- Posted by Free 2b Me at 7:46 am on Feb. 20, 2007 Its down to you course, but Id say go for it! I defo wanna live away in university, and friends I have doing so already adore it! Its a once in a lifetime experience innit, n ur gauranteed to make good friends there...which u 100% would. N its not long, at least if u try it ull know if its possibly not for u. Better than never knowing in my opinion -- Posted by Whitelighter at 7:51 am on Feb. 20, 2007 Thanks guys. I guess I'll just have to try my hardest to keep in touch w/ them. -- Posted by PromiseMe at 3:18 pm on Feb. 20, 2007 They'll all keep in touch and if they don't i'm sure you've already replaced them by the time that does happen. I think living in the dorms would be a wonderful growing experience for you, and you'd get a lot more out of it, than you think -- Posted by TigerV05 at 7:07 pm on Feb. 26, 2007 home, dorm food stinks, too noisy to study anyway. -- Posted by ratchet at 11:31 pm on June 2, 2007 DORM.  More than half of what I've learned in college has come from dorm life. As for your home friends, yes you won't see them as often.  Yes you will drift apart from some or most of them.  But you'll find that if you care enough to keep them after you start making friends at college, you will.  I certainly have.  So probably relax. -- Posted by lala 89 at 9:08 pm on Feb. 2, 2008 Don't worry, try not to stress out about it. Like they said if they are true friends they will keep in touch and they will also understand that you are trying to be somebody. Have fun, get your education, and if you can not spend time with your friends at home between the holidays theres summer. -- Posted by JennyColada at 12:24 pm on Feb. 5, 2008 I am a huge advocate of living in the dorms. By not doing so I feel like you would be missing out on a huge portion of the college experience, and what would you be gaining from living at home? If we always stuck to what we knew we'd go nowhere. Half the fun of life is growing and gaining new experiences under our belts. If worse comes to worse, you can always move back home. As for your high school friends: in all reality, most of them will be moving on, and perhaps moving away themselves. You staying in town isn't going to foster any more of a friendship. Anyway, you don't want to cling to your past friends and lose potential new ones.