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I'm dealing with the same thing. I too am moving 2 hours away from home and I'm really nervous. Applying to university was stressful for me because I knew no matter where I went I was moving away from home. I tried not to think about it much but it really hit me when I was with my friends. Most of them are staying home and they were talking about all the things they're going to do next year and I just kept thinking that I won't be there to do those things. I guess I always assumed my friends would be moving away from home too when university started, it never dawned on my that my group of friends will stay together and carry on the same without me. It still makes me sad and my family keeps telling me I'll make lots of friends in university but the stress of moving away definately still gets to me, especially because I have one friend that I'm really close to, who I've been friends with since kindergarten. Leaving will be hard but as I get more familar with the school I'll be attending this fall it seems less scary, visiting the campus definately helped a lot and I highly recommend you take a tour of the school and spend some time in the town around it....the more familar you are with the place the easier the transition will be I think.
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uwpsych wrote:I'm dealing with the same thing. I too am moving 2 hours away from home and I'm really nervous. Applying to university was stressful for me because I knew no matter where I went I was moving away from home. I tried not to think about it much but it really hit me when I was with my friends. Most of them are staying home and they were talking about all the things they're going to do next year and I just kept thinking that I won't be there to do those things. I guess I always assumed my friends would be moving away from home too when university started, it never dawned on my that my group of friends will stay together and carry on the same without me. It still makes me sad and my family keeps telling me I'll make lots of friends in university but the stress of moving away definately still gets to me, especially because I have one friend that I'm really close to, who I've been friends with since kindergarten. Leaving will be hard but as I get more familar with the school I'll be attending this fall it seems less scary, visiting the campus definately helped a lot and I highly recommend you take a tour of the school and spend some time in the town around it....the more familar you are with the place the easier the transition will be I think. I have the opposite problem. I'm scared of moving away as well, but mostly just because I'll miss my family/boyfriend. I've had problems with different groups of "friends" for as long as I can remember, so I'm really hoping that university will be better. It's always been easy to find people to hang out with, but not so easy to find real friends. I definitely know how you feel though, the biggest problem I had with my ex-friends was feeling left out, and it sucks, but you have to live for yourself and not for other people. I think it's very brave of you to move away when your friends are staying behind. At least it'll teach you plenty of independence.
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I'm moving 4 hours away. Leaving EVERYTHING behind. Kind of excited, new life, new people, new place, new everything! To top it off, my parents are helping my thru first year finances.
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same... but I guess I'm in the other position where my best friend and boyfriend are moving away from here whereas I am staying. I'm really going to miss them...being at another new school without them would be so different and nerve wrecking....
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i defently feel the same way. and i am only going 15 mins away! lol
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I'm also in the same situation... it's scary but i'm also very excited to be on my own and independant. i am going to be attending a school 6hours away from home, so its very intimidating. i think you will love it once you get there though. good luck to us both! haha
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I have to agree that moving out is scary, the fact that we no longer get free food, free TV,Internet, PHONE!! the idea of having to treck down to the laundry matt for laundry or drive home for a decent meal is scary, it's also hilarious! college life is going to have it's quarks, much like your first car will most likely be a shucks box (well if you have to pay for it yourself ) but you'll still be happy with it, just like you'll still be happy living on your own or with friends away from home. i'm actually pretty excited about it, independance! wether i'm 1 hour or 5 hours away i'll still have all my friends and family so i know it'll be fun!  Sarah
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I'm staying home because it is very expensive to move out but if I had more financial support, I would definitely consider going away, too. It's definitely a great life-learning experience! 
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i kindve have mixed feelings about moving 5 hours away from home. I think it will be exciting, new, fun and something u will never forget. But its also somewhat scary b/c just no one is going to hold ur hand and point in the right direction and u may go through some hard times that u wish u could talk to ur parents with. Basically u have to totally leave ur comfort zone which is usually something we dont like doing or feel uncomfortable/scaried.
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I'm moving to an island only accessable by boat or plane. I'm exicted but my mom's worried about the distance.
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No offense, but honestly? 2 hours away? 4 hours away?
You're going away. PERIOD. It really doesn't matter where (I'm 7.5 hours from home)
You're going to be in a different setting, with people you dont know, with professors who don't know you either
If you have any social skills AT ALL, you'll be fine. There's so many types of people at university, you're sure to make new friends
AND BOYFRIENDS/GIRLFRIENDS
Whoever thought this would be easy...
hahaha
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mmm...yeah ill be moving about 3 hrs away from my home next year, but i think ill do pretty ok by myself....
cuz i know a close friend that is already there, and hopefully i can request to live in the same building as him
and also i previewed the living conditions at the rez already, so i can expect how things are going to be
also, i have experiences through "going-away" summer camps, so i had a taste of living by myself already
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SJx7 wrote:uwpsych wrote:I'm dealing with the same thing. I too am moving 2 hours away from home and I'm really nervous. Applying to university was stressful for me because I knew no matter where I went I was moving away from home. I tried not to think about it much but it really hit me when I was with my friends. Most of them are staying home and they were talking about all the things they're going to do next year and I just kept thinking that I won't be there to do those things. I guess I always assumed my friends would be moving away from home too when university started, it never dawned on my that my group of friends will stay together and carry on the same without me. It still makes me sad and my family keeps telling me I'll make lots of friends in university but the stress of moving away definately still gets to me, especially because I have one friend that I'm really close to, who I've been friends with since kindergarten. Leaving will be hard but as I get more familar with the school I'll be attending this fall it seems less scary, visiting the campus definately helped a lot and I highly recommend you take a tour of the school and spend some time in the town around it....the more familar you are with the place the easier the transition will be I think. I have the opposite problem. I'm scared of moving away as well, but mostly just because I'll miss my family/boyfriend. I've had problems with different groups of "friends" for as long as I can remember, so I'm really hoping that university will be better. It's always been easy to find people to hang out with, but not so easy to find real friends. I definitely know how you feel though, the biggest problem I had with my ex-friends was feeling left out, and it sucks, but you have to live for yourself and not for other people. I think it's very brave of you to move away when your friends are staying behind. At least it'll teach you plenty of independence. I agree with you. I have a sister and a brother who are both in university (sister 1 hr away and brother 7) I myself am going 1.5 hours away. To me, college is as exciting as it is scary. I love going away and being independent but at the same time I hate the fact of possibly losing touch everyone i spent the last 4 years of my life with.
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It would be a very, very difficult change for you but I'm sure that it would be an excellent life-learning experience! I'd say that in order for your to minimize 'homesickness', join a club and get busy. Focus on your studies... but don't forget to have some time to socialize! 
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agreed. My parents actually want me out of home XD.
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I'm moving 1 and a half hours away from home... My dad's pretty okay with me living on rez, but my mom's pretty uncomfortable about it.. I'm going to miss them lots..
Funny thing is, it hit me, how much i would miss home, when i thought about my leaving my dog (who follows me around everywhere) alone with my parents.
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I moved to a different province five hours away from my home. It is difficult at first, I had never been away from my home for more than two weeks without my family before. It was tough for me at first. I thought my homesickness would be gone by October, WRONG! By November I still felt the same way. But, it did get better as time went on. Try to be involved in things that are going on, make lots of friends. Right now there is nothing I would rather be doing than be here at university and its because I have a group of myself and three other friends and its great.
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I think it's perfectly natural to be scared to move away. I am only going to be 2 hours away from home when I go to university, but I am much more excited to be independant, than scared of being home sick. Especially since I am planning to live in rez, I know that everyone around me will be dealing with the same loneliness. It will make it easier, since there will be people to talk to it about.
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I'm moving to Guelph, an hour away, mostly because it is the only university in Ontario with a Veterinary College. I'm terrified, but i know most people are so it eases the fear a bit. I'm not scared of living alone, because I can fend for myself. I'm just scared I'll become introverted which I often do when I don't know anybody. I don't know one single person going to University of Guelph or who has gone there in the past. I'm totally scared of all of it. But oh well what can u do, I have to go, I want to go and with or without other people I think all will turn out well
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Well, although I have a close relationship with my parents, I would prefer to go to a more well-known university, so I want to move away.
I guess I will have to adjust to a new environment, which I know is a difficult task to do, but I will try my best.
Although my mom isn't there to cook for me and do my laundry for me anymore, I know that I will become more independent in University, because no one will be there to help me.
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