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• I am a senior in high school and the time to think about where I will be attending college is now. I feel very overwhelmed with whether I should attend a university near home, live at home and close to the church, or whether I should attend a university far away. I fear that going far away for college would bring temptations of parties and drinking but I also feel like it would give me the time and space I need to grow with Christ in my free time and truly be able to focus on Him. I believe that going away would allow me to work on my character and the person I would like to become, despite being in a tempting atmosphere. I have prayed a lot about this issue and have heard the opinions of many people, but I still feel confused. Is there any advice that you could give?
• I am a very hardworking student. I receive top marks in my grades and I am an athlete too. I have even started to volunteer at a homeless shelter, once a week. I take my relationship with God very seriously, I confess regularly, I go to youth meetings at church and attend Sunday school. After I graduate High School, I want to apply to a university, which is a far way from home, but it is where I have wanted to go since I was 12. I have always wanted to get a medical degree and to travel the world helping the sick and less fortunate who cannot afford to see a doctor. My parents are all against it. They say that I will not be ready to live alone, but ever since I was 14 and my mum started going to Egypt and I would stay home, I was the one who did all the grocery shopping, cleaning, and cooking for my dad and brothers. Every morning before school, I prepared lunch for my brothers and I. Is it wrong of me to want to do something with my life? Are my parents right about me not being ready? I just want to do something with my life that does not involve me staying in one place wanting the best house or the best clothes. What should I do?