<prompt> Human: So I have been a long time lurker of Reddit and have felt no need to post. But with me being a soon to be high-school graduate and real life approaching I could use some advice for my fellow redditers. So I am deciding between two different colleges to go to. One is 10 minutes away from my house, I would be able to live with my family rent free. The tuition is incredibly low for only around 5000 a year. And has a great business program, which is the major I am leaning towards. This is definitely the better choice financially. But it doesnt offer the romanticized college experience that everyone talks about. The other college is around two and a half hours away from my family. It also has a great business program. The campus and dorms are amazing and a lot of my high-school friends are going there. But the total cost is around 19,000 a year. So I am torn between making a smarter decision financially and not having the college experience such as the dorm and campus. Or having more debt but having the college experience Ive always wanted.TL;DR A college thats less expensive but not the experience I want or more debt but a great college experience.  <response>: This is a tough question for anyone but you to really answer. Im sure you will find people who say they went with the college experience and are really glad they did, and others who also went with it and greatly regret it. It all depends on the type of person you are and what you are looking for in life.Personally, I was in the same position as you upon high school graduation and I decided to go with the cheaper, closer college to avoid debt. And I regret it. I wasnt unhappy or anything during that time, but looking back, I wish I had gone away to school. But thats just me. My advice is to look at the average salary for the field in which you plan to work, and if its fairly high, go with the college experience. Youre too young to already be forgoing potentially amazing experiences just to save some money. 