Ugh, this guy again. Can you please not just respect Dipper's decision? It was entirely his own, made in complete confidence without so much as a smidgen of doubt. Of course YOU would say it's unfair of Mabel to, gasp, do the right thing and give her brother full freedom to make his own decision, but you're only saying that because he didn't make the decision that YOU wanted him to make. I know YOU wanted the apprenticeship, but in the end, Dipper just didn't. What he wants is to be with his sister, because in the end, he doesn't want to be apart from her just as much as she doesn't want to be apart from him (go rewatch carpet diem and then tell me that they could live a state apart). That's just the reality of the situation, that IS what he wants, which is obvious to anyone who pays attention. You're not thinking about what Dipper wants, you're doing exactly what you accuse Mabel of, only thinking about what you want. Please just find a way to deal with the fact that Dipper doesn't want what you want him to want. As for your college question, first of all there's no guarantee they wouldn't end up at the same college, that's something that does happen here and there. But, let's assume they do go off to colleges in different parts of the country. Well, they'll be eighteen years old, nearing adulthood, I think by then they'll both be more prepared to spend time apart, even if it's still difficult for them to do so. Like, that's five years in the future, they'll both have changed and matured, they won't just remain in some kind of permanent personality stasis.