Why you would like your university at least an hour from home?

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<p>I’m not surprise, but interested in knowing why many students would prefer to have their university a distance from home. I myself have two top schools, one ( Michigan State University) is just 10 minutes from my house. The other ( University of Michigan- Ann Arbor) is about an hour. I must say that I may favor University of Michigan- Ann Arbor distanace a bit more. Due to the more feel of being in college, and just experiencing a new environment. </p>

<p>What’s your reason/ anything you would like to speak upon this topic?
Experience post are also welcome.</p>

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<p>I wanna get away from where I live, the closest city is 2hr drive away (Portland), and I want to go to a large city (9+million in metropolitan area). NYC is my Mecca, but I can’t afford any of the school there</p>

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<p>I would really like to go out of the state but I love Wesleyan University so much that I don’t care if it’s about thirty minutes from my house. That’s the only school that has that exception, though.</p>

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<p>I love the area I’ve grown up in, and eventually I’d like to live there with a family of my own. However, the idea of spending my entire life in roughly the same place freaks me out like nobody’s business. The closest school I’m seriously considering is a 6 hour drive away :)</p>

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<p>How about because I hate Alaska? Or that there aren’t any good schools in Alaska (unless I wanted to be a geologist)? Actually, even if I were looking at geology, Fairbanks is maybe 6 hours from Anchorage. We can’t even fly anywhere in 1 hour.</p>

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<p>I think at least an hour or two. But not too far like most parents on CC suggested. Taking into account of airplane cost and travel headache, I think it’s better for the environment in general.</p>

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<p>Interesting responses, more is welcome.</p>

<p>I guess thinking of living in one location for your entire life could be mind blowing for some students.</p>

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<p>I really dislike where I live. Plus, I think I’ll be less on edge knowing my parents can’t decide to surprise me one weekend.</p>

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<p>That was a issue I was looking for someone to bring up. </p>

<p>Say your at a local event ( or even just at your dorm) mainly host by the university. A family member decides to make a surprise appearance.</p>

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<p>An hour isn’t nearly enough. I’d prefer a different country, but that’s too expensive. I’d prefer a different state, but that’s too expensive as well. It’s a shame there are so many good universities in Southern California.</p>

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<p>The area I live in has been dying since the 1970s, and there are very few promising careers and opportunities for me after I graduate high school or college for that matter.</p>

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<p>I go to college a half hour from home, and transferred from a school six hours away. I like being closer to home.</p>

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<p>cleveland…yeah.</p>

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<p>Interesting, any more?</p>

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<p>Hawaiiboy15, I know what you mean, since I am in Youngstown.</p>

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<p>Cause my parents go to all the University of Minnesota sporting events and I don’t think I’d want my parents at the same games I’m at every weekend.</p>

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<p>Oh wow, well no one really in my family go to near by school sporting events. Though I see how that could be a issue for many students.</p>

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<p>I know for me a lot of it is that there just aren’t any really good schools within an hour, and I imagine that’s true for plenty of other people.</p>

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<p>Escape the schackles of life in the realm of parents.</p>

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<p>Yeah, because it’s really easy for them to find you among 50,000 (football), 10,200 (hockey) and 15,000 (basketball) people…</p>