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"It was senior year and I knew college was right around the bend. But I couldn&amp;#039;t believe my classmates were so set to head hours away from home. I worked hard in school and wanted to take on the world too, but I so wasn&amp;#039;t ready to live on my own yet. Yea, more freedom and independence would be nice. It&amp;#039;s not like I was a momma&amp;#039;s girl. We had our issues living under one roof. But I just knew it wasn&amp;#039;t my time to venture hours away. I imagined being lonely, overwhelmed and depressed. So when my school advisor told me about a full-ride Honors program at my local community college, I knew it was the best choice for me. So that&amp;#039;s where I went for the next two years. It was the best decision I ever made. After two years, I was so ready to step out on my own. Now I&amp;#039;m finishing up my four-year degree at the The University of Florida, which is five hours from my hometown. So I wasn&amp;#039;t ready to go away at first, but what about you? If you haven&amp;#039;t gone away yet, are you planning to? When? Are you totally stoked or biting your fingernails a little? Or if you have already gone away, how was the adjustment? XOXO Emily Moorhouse Editorial Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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