I'm currently a senior in high school and I'm looking into a college that is 2 hours from home. I really wanna go to it, but my parents would prefer for me to go to the state college that's in my city. My parents don't see college as a step into adulthood. My 2 sisters went to the college in our city and didn't get to move out until recently (they're in their mid twenties). During college, it was pretty much like they were still in high school (living at home, asking for permission, etc).
Basically I really really don't want to deal with this. I want a chance to be able to grow as a student/person. I guess what I'm asking is how I should explain this to my parents? I've brought it up, and they just don't understand because they think it's uneccessary for me to move 2 hours away when there's a college in the city.
I'm a responsible student. I've worked very hard to get good grades in high school and because of that I even got an $8000 scholarship per year at the college I want to go to. I don't want to move away to go crazy and party, I just want the chance to be on my own. I love my parents but they can be very overbearing. Any advice on how to convince them to let me move away?
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