Thanks for all the replies again. I'm getting ready to start my new semester in the same place doing the same crap unfortunately.
Thinking about it, I'm not sure moving into an apartment would help me much at my current school. As I said, the problem lies in the area where I live and the school that I attend. College in my location is basically an extension of high school. On-campus housing is limited to a few apartments that are very expensive and are difficult to get into. I would have to get an off-campus apartment if I moved out of my parents' house. Being as after this semester I have one year left, transferring would be a very radical move at this point. I should have done that at the 2-year mark. I have a hard time justifying it for myself at this point, let alone my parents.
I'm going to give a bit of info about my school. I go to University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. While it is technically a 4-year university, it was recently converted in 2002 from Westark Community College. While the curriculum and degree is on par with that of other University of Arkansas system schools, the schools reputation and identity is still that of a small community college. There is no central UAFS identity. In fact, people still identify themselves with whatever high school in the area they graduated from. University students refer to community college sometimes as "Grade 13" for a reason.
What I am going to really focus on at this point is getting a summer job out of state this summer. Whether its transferring to another Office Depot or getting an out of state internship, I think that might be my best move at the moment.
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