Tied to the family

Its my junior year in high school, and everywhere I turn the thought of prospective colleges is looming over me. The pressure is ON. Worries arise about applications, where to enter, and the am I good enough question. Sound familiar?

I ask my friends where they are planning to apply to for college and almost all seem eager to go to a college far from home. Maybe they just want a change of scenery, or they want a taste of dorm room life. I have nothing against moving into a dorm the first year out of high school, I mean, it is exciting after all! But my problem is this: my family is super close and I also play a major role in the upkeep of our sanity- leaving would totally disrupt the balance of things. Another major issue is money. College tuition is already through the roof, and living in a dorm would just send my bank account to the grave (this is even more detrimental to a teenager with no steady income other than the occasional summer job). I'm sure there are many in the same situation.

Well then, why not attend a college close to home and stay living at home? This might be a justifiable solution to some, but not everyone has the luxury of living near a college, much less one they wish to attend.
Either way, go to college and you'll get an education no matter where you go. I just know that its also important to keep your family close, whether by correspondence and visits, or by living at home.

Anyway, this has been on my mind for a while now so I had to put it out there.
What do you think? Do the benefits of leaving home for the first year of college outweigh the negatives?

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