Camping in Minneapolis?

Help me choose: Denver or Minneapolis?

• So I've narrowed down my two cities of choice between Denver and Minneapolis. Both are great cities but I can't decide which one. Here's my dilemma: My mother is moving to Denver and we are very close. She gives me input on almost every decision I make and she is very supportive of me. She wants me to move to Denver for school so I can still be close to her. Denver is also my favorite city and I love the mountains and all the recreation that comes with them. I always have a good time in Denver and I know the area very well. However, I don't know a single soul in Denver and I would have to wait a year to start school so I could get in-state tuition. Denver is also very expensive in comparison to Minneapolis. Then there's Minneapolis. If I move to Minneapolis my mother would not be able to visit me very often and I'm scared we would eventually lose touch. However, I have a lot of friends in Minneapolis and it would be VERY VERY cheap for me to live there. My car is already registered in MN because I bought it there. I know Minneapolis very well too and I always have a great time. Wages are higher in Minneapolis so I wouldn't have to work two jobs to get by like I probably would in Denver. And the school is cheaper because I can get in-state tuition there immediately. However, I hate the winters in Minneapolis and I don't find it to be as much fun as Denver. Not to mention, I'd be far away from my mom and I'd miss mountains too. (You get attached to them!) Overall, I like both cities but Denver is my favorite and I'd have my mom there. However, Minneapolis is MUCH more affordable and I'd have a lot of really close friends there too and I know I'd have a great time living there. Currently, I live in Rapid City and I'm 19 so it's time to start making these big choices. Any suggestions help. Thanks!

• Answer:

  step out and try something new. you can always go back to MN. i made the decision to go to alaska 15 years ago knew no one but my mom here and i have blossomed into a stock market player second in command in a business and a land owner. i would have never gotten this far if it wasn't for going where i knew no one. i would have been hanging with my buddies smoking pot and fishing in the same old fishing holes and partying away just like i was still in high school. leave your home town for a few years returning once each year to see how your friends have progressed and how you have progressed. you will find you are much better off than they are after a few years... what do you have to lose but a few years of time. you will gain the knowledge that you can 'make it' other places. that is better education than any school/college can teach you.