<p>I could imagen within time ( and enough effort put forth) it wouldn’t be too hard to find a familier faace at all. Also depending on the size of school, I’ve seen many hocky games ( and a few others) where I couldn’t see how anyone would have a hard time finding someone.</p>
<p>( Also, maybe just knowing your parents are at the game, and you could easily run into them)</p>
<p>I don’t think that was his point. Sure they may not see him at the game, but after the game, spending time with them every weekend, possibly during the week too, like going out to eat or something with them. Now I love my parents, but c’mon…</p>
<p>…you don’t have too but some parents will seek you out. “Oh lets go visit little Johnny…” and go track you down at your dorm room. Mine might do that. Since I kind of want to go to school far away and they come down for a game or whatever, of course I’m going to visit them, they made a long trip. But it would get annoying if they were close.</p>
<p>I’m not paranoid by anything. Though there are many reasons students like a distance from home. I asked cc users for their reasons, and I understand them all… and that’s why you may find myself evaluating on some of them.</p>
<p>I went to school an hour from home my first year of college. I saw them once when I went hom to vote, and again at Thanksgiving. They came to visit me one time in two years, at my invitation.</p>
<p>One of my high school teachers had advised me that it’s important to avoid going home that first semester, and I passed that advice along to my parents, who were OK with it.</p>
<p>We live in an increasingly global world. The economy is becoming a global one. Experiencing a new environment and studying with kids from all over the world is truly mind expanding. Getting into a totally new environment will expand your thinking and your options. Kids who stay close to home for college have a far greater chance of just considering, or only being exposed to, opportunities close to home for life.</p>
<p>I want to get out and experience the world. I’ve lived in North Carolina since I was 1 1/2 and it’s a great place. I’ll probably come back at some point. But what’s the point of living in the same place your whole life? Whether I go to the West Coast or to the Northeast, which appear to be my two possibilities right now, it will be something different. Eventually I want to go work a few years in China.</p>