Id always thought its beter to stay near parents incase you have problems with flatmates or housemates, or if you find yourself in a difficult situation living wise and find yourself becoming depressed at university. The closer you are to your parents the more they can support you should such problems ever arise.
In my final year of university, I was faced with a situation where I could no longer live in the flat I had paid for (my flatmates turned out to be bitches) but because I was in the same city as my parents I was able to commute from home for the rest of the year.
Had I gone miles away from home I dont know what Id have done in such a situation.
But some people still choose to move far away from home for university.
How do they cope in such situations?