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" I never thought I&amp;#039;d be this grateful for my family living only 20 minutes away from the University of Florida campus. I&amp;#039;m sitting in my own bed right now, in my own room, with the entire upstairs to myself and my younger sister, who is sleeping next door. It&amp;#039;s a sense of normalcy, privacy, and quiet that I haven&amp;#039;t had in a while. I remember how in high school, a lot of kids wanted to go to another city or state for college just to get away from their parents. If you&amp;#039;re one of those, I&amp;#039;m telling you right now that your parents definitely learn to back off when you&amp;#039;re in college because they have to.  If I feel like going home and eating a home-cooked meal, my mom will have everything ready in a jiffy and come pick me up on campus-mainly because she&amp;#039;s so happy to see me! Also, even though my roommate and I have so much fun together and are becoming the best of friends, it&amp;#039;s unbelievably relaxing to just chill in your own, full, private room. Ok, I can see how this situation may spoil that elusive &amp;quot;college experience&amp;quot; many students seek, but I disagree with such a prescribed notion of college life. Why not allow yourself a few cushions on a hard surface? I don&amp;#039;t think that my parents being there when I need them hinders the development of my &amp;quot;independence&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;identity.&amp;quot; I think a lot of students get caught up in pursuing the quintessential &amp;quot;college experience&amp;quot; when choosing a school that they overlook the immense amount of resources available to them at the schools in their hometown.  I&amp;#039;ve noticed that a lot of people are surprised when they learn I&amp;#039;m only a freshman. On campus, new friends point to how &amp;quot;comfortably&amp;quot; I carry myself, and at social events, I&amp;#039;m apparently uncommonly &amp;quot;mature&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;poised&amp;quot; for only a freshman. I do feel comfortable with my self in college, and I think that comes with being already familiar with the campus, the school spirit, and the places students go to have fun. Don&amp;#039;t try to escape a great university and town just because your parents may be a few miles away. It&amp;#039;s been surprisingly awesome having mine around, and their presence has definitely shaped my college experience for the better. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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