Gosh, I feel like I'm gradually dropping out of here. Well, things happen- it's as if the people you know are steps in a staircase, so when you're trying to get back up that staircase to reach TEF again you can't because those people aren't there. Thus, you fall back down, or enter into the Forest looking for a ladder, but never finding it.

But depressing things aside- the fact remains I don't drop by often. Little, if at all- the "The Endless Forest" homepage link on 'Most Visited" has been dropping down a lot of ranks. However, there's a reason for that.
Perhaps I'm on the younger end of the spectrum- but that's good, because now I can ask older players for advice. I am choosing between colleges, and have the option of staying at home and commuting via train or going to one about 6 -7 hours away. In all honesty, I would like to go away, but I feel uneasy because if I stay at home I will only have to pay about 6,000 per year opposed to 20,000 per year. Both are in-state. My family is doing well financially, but I don't know how much I will be able to work for and pay off myself.

What's your opinion? How was it in your first years? Sharing experiences helps I know there are some college students in TEF.