I'm 17 and a senior in high school. Next year I'll be going to college and I've wanted to go to the University of Alabama all my life. They have a great communications department which is what I want to go into. Plus it's close to home. Thing is though....it's not really a choice. My mother is basically telling me I have to go there. My boyfriend goes to Jacksonville State which is 2 hours away and I've also thought about going there. My mom told me I couldn't go there because he will be there. My boyfriend says he will transfer with me to Bama if I end up there. But there is a possibility he won't be able to. He really likes where he is at and I don't want to make him have to leave the place where he is happy. Mom says I can't live on campus if we go to the same school. I don't think she wants me to live on campus period. I really want to though. I want to get away from my home just a little bit and branch out and grow up. I need it really. I love my family but I kinda need to breakaway. I hope I'm not sounding selfish because I'm not trying to be at all. I'm the first kid in my family to go to college and I think my mom is having a hard time letting go. I don't know what to do. Everything I've done so far is making her mad. What should I do? I feel almost as if she is tryng to control me and tell me what to do. She also always tells me to break up with my boyfriend but I love him so much. She won't give him a chance and it's been a whole dang year!! It's killing me.