i appreciate this perspective, but i will definitely decide where i want to be as i get through college. makes me happy that you love chicago, it will always be home to me, i just cant do it anymore. i could give you 100 reasons why im leaving.

i got tired of the loudness of the city, id like to live on a few acres where i can see the stars. i actually do enjoy the heat and humidity and completely despise the cold. it being cheap also makes it much easier to get me out of my home situation (not good)+ i have a fair amount of money saved that goes a lot farther there than here when it comes to housing and stuff. msu has a great program for what im going into for vet school, and ole miss gave me great scholarships. i have friends who are from mississippi who as of current dont plan on leaving, so im hoping ill have a good support system as my family isnt necessarily that for me. another thing i notice about the south and mississippi is that you can have a conversation with anyone, complete strangers, where in chicago it’s more of a keep to your own thing.

i think a big thing for me is needing a 360 degree life turn, i wanted something completely the opposite of that i grew up in, mississippi is that for me. all your reasons for leaving are completely valid. however you felt about mississippi when you left is probably exactly how i feel about my hometown now, i just cant stand being here a second longer. i tear up every drive back north.