<p>I am deciding on Virginia Tech, which is 6 hours away, vs Udel, which is an hour away</p>
<p>I like Virginia Tech a tad more, but I don't know if its worth it for 5 extra hours every time</p>
<p>Any thoughts, current college students?</p>
<p>umm i live about 6 hours away</p>
<p>not going to a school because its a longer drive is the stupidest thing one could do. its not like ur going home a lot - i only go home thanksgiving, christmas, easter (usually fly home friday night leave late sunday for my way back) and then for the summer. I MIGHT go home another time if something comes up. otherwise - ur never going to go home.</p>
<p>I live 5.5 hours from home, and I think its perfect. I only go home about 3 times a semester, so its far enough away for me to be on my own most of the time and be independent. Yet when I do need to go home for a weekend, I can head out after classes and be home that night, and not head back again til sunday afternoon. </p>
<p>I think the middle distance is much better than the extremes...An hour away would just be too close for me, while I wouldnt want to be over 8 hours away as that would suck for driving.</p>
<p>I'm planning on going to the opposite coast for school...as far as I can see distance is just a plus. Sure, it will cost a lot of money to go home, but I've lived with my parents for 17 years...I think seeing them at Christmas and over the summer will be enough.</p>
<p>6 hours is nothing. By train it's probably a really reasonable trip. I wouldn't not pick V-Tech just because of the distance. Ithink even though I'm hugely biased, you should choose which school you like best. You aren't commuting!</p>
<p>you could always find someone from VT that has a car and get a ride with them</p>
<p>Does roughly 6 hours (by plane) count? :)</p>
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<p>I like Virginia Tech a tad more, but I don't know if its worth it for 5 extra hours every time</p>
<p>Any thoughts, current college students?
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<p>I'm 6 hours away from home, and sometimes, it can be irritating going home only a few times a school year, but not something that should be the be the difference in choosing schools.</p>
<p>I'm 8 hours away from home and I really like it. I'm far enough away that my parents can't just show up all of a sudden and I'm not expected to come home every weekend or even every month, but close enough that I can get back fairly easily for breaks and don't have to stay at school.</p>
<p>I'm about 5 1/2 hours from school (350 miles) and it's good because i can get home for a weekend if i want, but besides the obvious breaks i've only been home one other weekend in the past 2 years. and it's far enough away to really be independent and in another world from home.</p>
<p>If I had gone to a school that was pretty close/easily accessible from my home, my parents would have probably driven me crazy popping in to check in on me. I don't know if that would be a concern of yours but something to consider.</p>
<p>My parents are some thousands miles away from me. So go figure...</p>
<p>I originally wanted to go to a school about 5 hours away from me, but opted against it for the following reasons:
1) the ride was horrible and the road was not kept up at ALL
2) the town and college were just like the ones here only 5 hours away
3) the rumors of using ropes to get from one class to another in the snow. enough said.</p>
<p>by all means, go to the one farther away if it has what you want.</p>
<p>im 6 hours from home by plane (including transit to and from, waiting in airports and flight). 20 hours for a drive... fun ya? </p>
<p>If you like Vtech better it will be worth it to you.</p>
<p>I am about 5.5 hours away (6 by bus, because I don't have a car). I go visit my parents once for Xmas, once in the summer and maybe another once/twice outside of that...</p>
<p>I'll be going to school across the country. I really dont mind it and I'm really excited. It is for a better education and I'll know I'll benefit in the long run. :D</p>