<p>I leave on Thursday. My parents will be going with me to attend the family orientation until Sunday evening. I'm really really excited to be moving. My college is in an area that I absolutely love. I'm not worried about making friends or my classes since I'm familiar with the workload. I'm a transfer student.</p>
<p>I worry about leaving my family. We are very close. I cannot stand the thought of saying goodbye to my sisters baby. I love him more than anything. I'm a person who isn't very open about emotions. So I'm nervous I'll start crying when the time comes to say bye to my family. Crying in front of people makes me really uncomfortable. I know that the moment I see my mom start to cry I will start as well.I have never been away from my family for more than 2 weeks or so. I will be moving 4.5 hours away. I know I will at least see them once a month. But the thought still hurts. I kinda have a feeling I won't be too sad after they leave. But who knows. Any advice on this?</p>
<p>Almost everyone cries at dropoff – don’t be ashamed of it, you definitely won’t be the only one! Be glad you love your family and they love you so you feel like crying when you leave them. Advice is to put some kleenex in your pocket (a few) so you are ready. There is really no way to stop the waterworks, just be ready to mop them up.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure most, if not all, people experience some type of anxiety when taking a drastic change-of-lifestyle such as moving away for college. I wouldn’t say being nervous isn’t uncommon. Some people are more excited than others, but really, college life is what you make of it.</p>
<p>You live in the day and age of the internet, where people a world away can communicate with you almost instantaneously! Resources like Skype, Twitter, and Facebook can help make the number of days of not seeing your loved ones decrease significantly. When I first started real college, I Skyped with a few of my friends to help keep in touch since it was such an abrupt end to the friendships we’d been used to experiencing on a daily or weekly basis. It was fun to still get to see them, even if they were hundreds/thousands of miles away.</p>
<p>All in all, it definitely IS a new chapter to your life that might be scary in its own rite, but use your resources that you have to your advantage. College life can be a little more bearable if you do so!</p>
<p>When I moved out of my parents, it was not under good conditions. I moved in with a girlfriend while our relationship was already faltering, and I moved to a city I had never been to or knew anything about. I was miserable.</p>
<p>However, you’re going off to college. There are thousands of people your age who will be living around you, some with the same interests as you. Some with the same background as you. Take solace in knowing that you’re moving out without actually moving out. Plus, your family is only four and a half hours away. In the grand scheme of things, that’s NOTHING! </p>
<p>Take this time to learn to be independent. Learn how to live on your own. Make friends, make enemies, find new hobbies, reassess old hobbies, educate yourself, and have fun. College is what you make of it.</p>
<p>I live on my own and commuting to college and even so I am extremely nervous. It is a big change even without moving away, let alone with, so it’s entirely understandable that you’re nervous. Frankly I’d be surprised if any new freshman WASN’T nervous. And excited - I can relate to that too.</p>
There is really no way to stop the waterworks, just be ready to mop them up.</p>