I never went away to college. I don't regret that, it just wasn't in the plans for me. Of course, I did move out of my parents house a couple months before I graduated from high school, so that could be the difference. Sure, I moved back home a few times after that too.

My oldest niece wanted nothing more than to move out and go to college. She was going to move in with me and Bruce but then decided to go to a school in Arizona instead. Then that fell through. So right now she is attending the community college and still plans to go to a "bigger" college soon. She might even still move in with me. Yay!!

I say go for it! You won't know unless you give it a try. You might even LOVE it!