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Not to sound grouchy or anything, but college is all about letting go and trying new things.
If you grew up in Gainesville, you probably lived there a good chuck of your life, especially if you have a ton of family there. Go live your life wherever that may take you, because getting out of your comfort zone is the only way you'll see all that is really out there.
I started college in a very small public university that was 30 miles from home. And although I met lots of new people, and joined lots of orgs, it was the same surrounding, the same people, the same everything. I could probably have driven home with my eyes closed.. that's how much of the same it was.
I transferred out half-way into my college career and in doing that I pretty much forced myself to dare to think that my life could be different. The new school was 7x the old one in student population (but is still considered a "smaller" Texas school), and I met some of the most amazing people, tried things I had never done before, and saw some of the coolest places I didn't think I'd ever see in my life.
Guess what?
All my friends who stayed in south texas are still there and they are completely AMAZED when I tell them stories of things I've done, places I've seen, even just where I work. Because they stayed with what was familar to them.
Grow out of your comfort zone and see what life is really like.
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