I have completed the first year of a degree at my local university. I started it straight after my A Levels, and I have been living at home. While I loved the subject at school, I haven't been enjoying my course. I am now unsure whether I want to complete the remaining years of my degree. This is something I've been trying to decide for the last six months. I have received an offer to go to a university two hours away to study a course that, while similar, is suitably different and is much more tailored to my interests. However, I would need to accept the offer by tomorrow afternoon, and I'm not sure if it's the right decision.
I have never lived away from home before and I don't want to rush into something and leave the friends that I've made and volunteering opportunities at home. Also, I would need to quickly find somewhere to live and buy what I need in time for term starting in less than two weeks. I also feel bad about leaving my family because we're close and they would really miss me. On the other hand, I think I would like to start branching out and having my own life apart from my family. I don't know what I would do if I didn't go to university. I have a friend doing the course at the other university and she's really been enjoying it. I think I've been a bit jealous of how she's enjoying her degree and the way she's settled into university life there. Any advice would be much appreciated.