How do I convince parents to let me go out of state?

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<p>Hello. I am 18 years old, and I am very soon I am going to be attending college. I have applied to 8 colleges, but it's only come down to 2 schools now. I live in Dallas now, and the 2 schools are UT Austin, and USC. Now, my parents want to move to Austin, so if I attend UT Austin, I could live with them. I want to go to USC, as it is an excellent school. My parents claim that I am trying to "run away from them", which is not the case. My only non-intermediate family is in North Dakota, so it would a completely new start for me in California. How do I convince them to let me move to Cali?</p>

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<p>Shouldn’t you have already accepted an offer by now? If you accepted USC, problem solved!</p>

<p>Assumng you are not trying to run away from them, you should already have a list for why USC over UT Austin.</p>

<p>Finally, if they are moving to Austin just to be with you, maybe you should be running away!</p>

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<p>What is the cost difference?
Could you go to UT Austin and live in the dorms?</p>