<p>Was leaving all your lifetime friends behind a good decision?
Even if you made new friends, did you ever wish that you were with your old high school ones?
If you were to make the decision again, what would you do?</p>
<p>It was absolutely and most definitely worth it. Yes you do leave high school friends behind, but you move on and form much stronger friendships with like minded people. I made the transition from Colorado to California and have not regretted that choice once. It really depends on if you like the school but if I had to make the choice again I would do it in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>I don’t regret it at all. I’m much closer to the friends that I have in college than my friends from high school. I would choose my school again in a split second.</p>
<p>It’s worth it. But it’s OK to be scared and intimidated by it. The most valuable thing you’ll learn being far from home is who you are, your direction in life, and how to grow a backbone. Trust me. If you are ready to leave, take the chance and never look back. Okay, that sounds a bit dramatic, but it’s so worth it!</p>
<p>It was worth it to me because I wanted to leave my town, my high schools, and my parents behind. At 17, I had no regrets there. But I never had the need to ask this question. If you have to ask, it might be harder for you, so take everyone’s advice with a big grain of salt.</p>
<p>Also: won’t many of your friends be leaving, too? Things are going to change even if you do stick around.</p>
<p>heck yes, my home state blows.</p>
<p>All very true, very true indeed</p>
<p>Depends on you, but it was a wonderful decision for DD. She went all the way across the country without a single person she knew except the couple that she met at the college reception the month before. She has made good friends through community service and the dorm and appreciated the “clean start” of not knowing a single person!</p>
<p>You can do it! Interestingly, the people she says are the most homesick live CLOSE to the university - those from other far away states were psychologically ready!</p>
<p>That’s good cause I’m also planning a cross country voyage for my college years</p>
<p>Yes it is worth it. I wanted to come to school here, and high school friends split off into different schools anyways. It’s likely that some of your friends will also go out of state too.</p>
<p>I asked this question of my D, she says Absolutely yes. She still is incontact via fb with some old friends at home but the opportunities she has had are incredible. She moved from rural arizona to the bronx ny and loves it</p>
<p>Yes. Both personally and financially, traveling out of state was a definitely worth it.</p>