Life at a school far from home?

<p>What's it like to go out of state to college? I really wonder about that. Far for me is a 6 hour drive, by the way. I know some people are long plane rides from home. How do you all manage? Especially if you're really close to one of your parents or siblings who are back home. I'm the last kid so I feel like my mom would roll in the floor and cry if I went out of state</p>