Question:
Maybe it's not school itself that I hate. I hate moving every few months. I can't find anything! I'm kindof a neat freak, really possessive sometimes, I like to have all my stuff in one place, organized and where I can easily find it.
Before school, my room was relaxing, I could go there and do anything because it was neat and organized, or I could just chill....whatever.
Now I go to my room and it's frustrating!
I went to go outside, and I was looking for a CoolMax type tank top....couldn't find it. Ok, I'll stay inside where it's cool and re-read a favorite book...couldn't find the book. I slept till noon and I've been online half the day.....I can't do much of anything coz I can't find it or even move around in my room!
SO pretty much all I do is listen to music and dream of how my life could be better.
My vision of my life being better: Moving out, to ONE place, and never moving again! I'd leave all my junk behind and live on the road! At least I wouldn't lose things that way! Usually this dream involves either living at school all summer (away from the family, which I miss after about a year of living by myself) or living alone/on the road and not going to school.
I feel so stressed. When I'm not at school, I'm at work, and when I have a day off to relax I just get so frustrated coz I can't relax!
And I can't just up and quit school, if I quit now I'll lose my scholarship and probably never go back to school. I don't want to lose this opportunity, but I'm so unhappy all the time. Everything is going good, (except maybe my job, but hey at least I HAVE a job...) my grades, my scholarship, my truck is running smoothly and like I said, I have a job that pays the bills and I don't even have to work much during the actual school year. Everything should be great, but I feel like I'm dying inside. (I've never had much of a social life, but even if I did - I don't have the time for that either!)
I blame most of this on school so.....
Answer:
Welcome to the world of being a Freshman (I'm assuming you're starting this fall). Here is what I learned my Freshman year (last year):

1. Having a roommate can be great, but it can also suck amazingly. Mostly for me it was not a great experience, but maybe it'll be better for you.
2. It's hard moving back and forth between your parents' home and school. Some people never feel like either place is home. I felt like school was home most of the time, but that made moving back in this summer a very difficult thing to do.
3. The Freshman 15 is not true. It was more like the Freshman 23 for me. No joking.

Here's what I've learned while trying to move out on my own this summer (I'm moving this Saturday!):

1. It's harder than you think. Utilities are expensive, groceries are expensive, gas is expensive... everything is much more expensive than you realize. I'm going to spend over $1,000 this weekend just to sign my lease and turn on my utilities. How does that sound?
2. Being out on your own makes your life harder to balance. I still don't know how I'm going to find time for 15 hours of class, 32 hours of work, and still have time for a personal life this semester. It's going to be very difficult, and I expect time with the beautiful woman pictured with me in my avatar to be the biggest loss.
3. It's so completely worth it. I can't tell you how good it feels to be really out. I'm not even out yet and it's great. Granted, I'm at a point in my life where I need to be out of my parents' house. I'm 20 years old, I'm a great student, and I don't really fit in where my parents live any more.
4. It's so completely not worth it for you yet. It sounds to me like you're ready, but I think it would be good for you to stick it out for a year just to test the waters on how well you'll do on your own. I grew tremendously during my one year on campus (but I also think it would be a mistake for me to return to that lifestyle again). Being in the dorms is a great in-between for being not quite in your parents' house, but also not quite out on your own yet.

Good luck and God bless.
Answer:
I lived on campus in the dorm last year. I'm starting my sophmore year this fall.
I'm living with my parents right now, working full-time. I am set up to live in a "campus" (school-owned) apartment next fall with 3 other girls. It'll probably suck majorly, but my scholarship pays for it.
I know all about the expenses of gasoline, I took a summer class and drove back-and-forth (90 miles roundtrip) everyday during June.
I think it's so totally worth it too. I don't really intend to move back to my parents' house next summer. I will be twenty by then too. It just seems kinda weird to rent an apartment for like 3 months....and move again. I'm gonna see what I can do though
I'm glad I have cgr to come here and scream about it all
Answer:
I lived in an on-campus, school-owned apartment with three girls (two second semester) last year and will be living with three again this year. It's a blast...don't give up hope.