Going away for college or university.

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Is anyone planning on moving away for college or university, either this year or next? Have you already done so? Any thoughts or worries on the matter?

Currently, I'm just starting my second year of A levels, so will be needing to find a university to start next year. I'm planning on doing combined Psychology and English Literature.

My options so far:

Stay here and go to the brand new university opening in my current town.
Pros: My family and boyfriend would prefer it, and I'd have the benefit of being near them. It'd also be a lot cheaper to stay living at home while studying.
Cons: The courses don't look to be the best I've seen so far, and considering the money and time being invested, I think this is a fairly important consideration. It also lacks the 'adventure' aspect of moving away.

Go to Swansea.
Pros: It's a new environment, which could be fun. It's near the sea and countryside. The English and Psychology courses look very enjoyable and relevant.
Cons: It'd mean moving horizontally across England from the East coast to the West coast. This would entail being far away from family and boyfriend, and would be very expensive. Living away would also entail finding enough work to support myself while there.

Continue looking through my prospecti (I've not read all of them yet) and find a different university.
Pros: I might be able to find somewhere closer to home, keeping relatives happy, which also offers educationally adequate and enjoyable courses.
Cons: Although being nearer would mean less moving costs, it would still be more expensive than living at home. Could mean living in a city I dislike.

Overall, I'm stuck. I'm hoping that further searching of prospectuses will result in finding something suitable, but if it doesn't, then I'm torn between attraction and convenience. Any thoughts?

One of my favorite parts of being in college right now is being away from home. That's just me. I don't know about Swansea as I've never heard of it before, but you do want to get into the best college possible for your area of interest. (given, of course, the constraints of time, money, a disability, or even the crime rates). There are rankings out there, like US News and World Report magazine's list, for Science, Liberal Arts, etc.

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