<p>My college is an hour and 45 minutes away from home. I don’t exactly come from a happy home, so I plan on only going home for some breaks. For fall break, I might stay in town for a day and then go back. I seriously might enroll in summer school just to give myself more of a break from my family. </p>
<p>I think it would definitely negatively impact your college experience to go home all the time. A lot happens on the weekends. Not just parties - campus events, sports, a lot of things that I think are part of the experience. I’m looking forward to independence.</p>
<p>I think the easiest way to handle having a “clingy” parent would be to make yourself busy. Get a job, say you’re struggling in class and have to go to tutoring, etc. Or, make them pay for your gas since they’re the ones forcing you to make the trip. A few weeks of that should discourage them.</p>