<p>I'm willing to bet that you won't feel that way once you get to Tallahassee. I'm sure that like the rest of the FSU students, you'll want to stay there even after graduating. USF is a decent school with some nice programs, but comparing to FSU is like comparing apples to oranges. In my opinion, USF does not offer the full college experience that FSU offers.To this day, I still miss Tallahahassee. If the opportunity presented itself, I would move back there in a second. This is coming from someone who currently lives in Miami.
BTW, FSU is about 4 hours away from Tampa.</p>
<p>Few people regret leaving home. I did my undergrad living at home but for graduate school, I'm going to a school across the Atlantic Ocean. Can't get far enough, imo</p>
<p>I live in Gainesville, and so many people from my school go to UF...some want to stay close to home, many simply want to go somewhere cheap/free, and UF is arguably the best school in Fl.
I however, did not even apply. Despite the fact that I could get an excellent education at no cost to me, I knew that I did not want to remain in the city where I had spent the past 12 years of my life, and I will be attending a college out of state next year.
While I do not deride my classmates' decisions to stay in town, I would suggest leaving to anyone who was unsure whether they desired to or not. In fact, I would certainly not think it silly for someone to go to a supposedly "lesser" Florida school, just because they wanted to experience life away from their family.
Tally is not <em>that</em> far from Tampa...it's well within driving distance. In fact, I would estimate it at more like 5-6 hrs...but that's irrelevant. I certainly wouldn't suggest you go to california if you're wary about leaving your family. But I think that the distance FSU will provide will be perfect for you to experience life on your own while remaining reasonably close.
And to echo FSU MBA, Tallahassee is a great city, I have family who lives there, and I know several people who attend FSU, and quite a few who will be attending next year. Everyone I know loves it, and I feel that it provides a great education, especially in certain majors. It sounds like you like the school a lot, and I think that once you get there, any worries you may be having will abate.</p>
<p>im having the opposite predicament, I choose a state school which i live 15minutes away from over pitt, which is 4 hours away. I choose it mostly based on financial reasons, since I want to go to graduate school, and im not eligible for most grants and scholarships because of my familys income, but also because the school is much smaller and I think I would do better there. But I still have that yearning for the big campus life, and school pride. I think I made the right decision, but I can't help regretting it sometimes.</p>
<p>I'm feeling the same way, in terms of distance. I really love the school I'm going to, and I applied to schools far away because I wanted a new experience, but I'm having second thoughts on the distance thing. I live on the west coast (soCal) and I'm going to a school in CT. It takes a full day to travel, airports all the way. And I have no family or friends already living on the east coast. So...yeah. I'm getting a little apprehensive. What if something goes wrong and I have NO ONE?</p>
<p>almostmidnight, check out the thread on the Parents Forum called "In Loco Parentis". There, parents list where they are located and offer to help anyone who needs it. There are probably lots of people in CT that you could contact, and we parents can be very helpful!</p>
<p>FSU is only 4 or so hours from St. Petersburg, not 7. :)</p>
<p>I think it's very common to second guess oneself after large decisions. No one ever said life was easy, but it can be very interesting and enjoyable if you persist.</p>