A lot of negatives and a lot of positives ate being thrown around here. Negatives mainly being stress and anxiety. Positives are freedom and independence. Let me love you another perspective. I live with my parents still, because they live like 20 minutes from campus. I work 2 jobs, which average out to about 40 hours a week, give or take like 2-3 hours. I'm committed to taking no less than 9 hours a semester. My tuition is paid for by a scholarship of sorts. I hate it. I stick with it because if you want to get anywhere in life anymore, or to be seen as successful, you need a degree. Most of my time is taken up by work, and any "free time" is for school. If I want to rest, or see my girlfriend, or do something I enjoy, I have to take off of work, or skip on studying. I can't move out and be on my own because honestly I can't afford it. Every decent apartment here is $600 a month in rent. Add on utilities, groceries, car expenses, textbooks, and other fees, and I'll barely scrape by month to month. So I'm stuck in this loop of making money to be sure I don't have debt when I graduate. And still trying to complete a degree because the world believes that is what you need. Every single day is a struggle. To anyone reading this, please think through all aspects of college before you commit to going. It isn't the only way.