<p>Hello, I am in the college decision phase and I am having a hard time. I have the choice of leaving my friends and going to a slightly better college around 2 hours away or staying in town and being with my friends. What should I do? I know I'll make more friends in college anyways, but some friends I have been friends with since kindergarten. Gahhhh.</p>
<p>The beauty of friends is that they will still be your friends even if you don’t live near each other anymore or if you don’t talk to each other everyday. There are plenty of ways to keep in touch (facebook, gchat, webcam, text, email, etc) while you’re both at school, and two hours is a really short distance away. It’ll be pretty easy for you guys to visit each other at your respective schools or hang out on a weekend or whatever works best for you. And you’ll still see each other on holidays and school breaks.</p>
<p>My point is that I wouldn’t let your friends determine what school you go to. Make the best decision for you, and then figure out how to stay close to your friends afterwards. Two hours away is a minuscule distance, in the grand scheme of things. It might even be good for you to force yourself to meet new people and make new friends, but going away to school doesn’t mean you have to lose your old friends.</p>