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Actually, except for reunions from time to time, I have had very little contact with college friends over the years. Things fall apart rather quickly when people go off their separate ways. For a person who intends to settle in their home community, the cc or commuter school might provide contacts with people who will still be around years after graduation.</p>
<p>Anyway, I have seen quite a few of my daughter’s high school friends come home after a semester or year away at college – they were miserable and their college didn’t work out for them. My own kids have not been all that happy with their colleges from a social standpoint. I wouldn’t want to be the person responsible for urging somebody else’s homebody kid to make a choice that she was not emotionally ready for. Leaving home is not for everyone.</p>