Would you let your 16 year-old go to university alone?

Question

I'm graduating when I'm 16 and will be 16, almost 17 when I'm in university. The university I want to go to is 10 hours away but my parents don't want me living alone there in a dorm with people much older than me. Would you let your 16 year-old daughter move 10 hours away to go to university and let her live there alone in a dorm?

Answer 1

you should go if u feel mature enough, i knew 2 chicks in my first classes and they were living each one on their own, if you feel mature enough, why not, some centuries ago existed kings and queens at that age. don't see the problem unless you can't walk tothe store to buy food, cleanin stuff, etc. in fact, it would be pretty good to you 'cause you'd grew faster, taking a critical opinion of life and the word.  

Answer 2

most likely no but I can not truly say I'm not in that position i would say it truly depended on how mature she was.

Answer 3

h**l no!  Letting you do this is tantamount to throwing a calf to a bunch of hungry lions.  Your parents are right.  And you might be really smart in an academic way, but trust me little lady, you do not nearly enough life experience to be on your own with a bunch of horny college men. Give mom and dad a big hug, they love you.

Answer 4

wow how you manage to graduate at such a young age...normally its 17 or 18 even 19 before a child graduates from high school

Answer 5

Would i allow my Child--who is just that--a CHILD go off to a university where alcohol, drugs, and s*x rule the first year or two of University "education"?  The answer is NO.  Your parents are very wise people.  Be thankful you have them in your life.  

Answer 6

Yeah, I would.  My son can legally leave home at 16 anyway, so I would just be glad that he was going to uni.  

Answer 7

It would depend on her maturity level.

I will be a freshman when I am 17, and although my desired college is nearby my mother has already expressed that she would be okay with me going farther away. Meanwhile she's still wary about my elder sister going far away even when she's of age.

It really depends on if the child would take it seriously and go for the school, not for the party

Answer 8

depends on the daughter. for example me alone at 16 in a dorm would have been no problem, of course by sixteen i had already made it clear  what i was and wasn't interested in doing. I had already decided against drinking and smoking, and pretty much everything, i would have been fine, my little sister on the other hand at sixteen would have tried everything and ended up in a ditch. it's individuals choice as to what they do and don't do, if you are honest with your parents and they trust you then there shouldn't be a problem. but i would suggest a compromise, instead of going 10 hours away i would suggest finding a smaller college closer to home for your freshman year, one with a transfer program. that way you can get a taste of college life before leaving for a university and your parents can still feel like they are able to make sure you're not getting into excessive partying.  

Answer 9

No, too young and too far.

Start out with taking classes where you are, or nearby, or attending a community college.

I was 17 when I started university, and was in an all female dorm, but I was just a little over an hour away from home. Also, there were NO options to take classes at all where I lived.

Answer 10

Eh...I'd have you stay home your freshman year and let you go away the following year. 98% of freshman in college are at least 18yrs, almost 19yr by the end of first semester...it's a big difference. My daughters were your age within their first 2-4ms of their junior year of high school. Would you let girls who just started their junior year stay in a college dorm?

Answer 11

nope.  i won't let my kids date until 16, and even if they are mature as h**l, i wouldn't want them living away from home at that age.  just my opinion.