i know exactly how you feel. my boyfriend just finished his first year at indiana, and i moved up here with him last fall. as of now, however, i'm going to USF unless i get off the IU waitlist. that's like 17-18 hours away by car, but a direct flight on southwest! if i end up at USF after all, he'll try to transfer after his second year, but there are no guarantees. i'm 25, he's 26, and we've been together for 3 years, so we know this is it.
if you think about it, you won't be THAT far apart from each other, especially if you meet halfway (which is what we were planning when i was gonna go to wake forest). a couple of years ago we were apart for about 8 months when i was overseas, and we bought webcams to talk to each other - it was GREAT, and CHEAP. i definitely recommend it. also, get a credit card that gives you frequent flier miles - southwest is the best one if you're near airports they service, which i think you would be. i've heard the chances of transferring (which you can usually only do after the second year) are pretty slim, unless maybe you get married (which we are actually considering if it comes down to trying to transfer, although we'd rather wait til we're really ready and have the time and money to make it a great party). we're hoping that if we're apart it won't be as bad as we think because we'll be so busy studying. one of my friends just graduated from tulane med, and got married last month to his girlfriend from college who'd been getting her graduate degree at emory - they hadn't lived in the same city for four whole years, but they made it! i'm rambling now but i hope this helps some. at least you know you're not the only one going through this dilemma! good luck next year!
