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In need of serious advice. Please help.?

I'm 18. I'm currently living with my family in NY. They are the most bipolar and insane people you will ever meet in your life. My mother and grandmother have to be in control of everything. And my brother is a religious freak, and all 3 of them criticize me constantly about little things. I start a Community College at the end of August for Nursing. But I found out, even though it's an Associates degree, it'll take 4 years because of pre-requisites. I cannot stay here past the summer. I'm the sanest person in the world, but if I stay here past then, I might as well die. I'm completely miserable here. See, when I found out college would take 4 years I told my mom I wasn't gonna go. She and my whole family flipped out on me. Saying I was going to die in the streets if I didn't go. I want to get my life started already. I don't need some lavish life, it doesn't take much to make me happy. My boyfriend lives an hour away in Mass.... I can live with him if I get a job up there and have a car... I'm going to go to college NEXT fall up there. Yes I know, there's a possibility we'll break-up, but still. His town feels like home and I love his family. I'm truly happy up there. There's just one problem...transportation. I have a car down here, that my mom pays for. I'm working my butt off trying to get a job so *I* can pay for it. It's under her name, and I need to get it into mine. No one in my family knows I'm doing this. But I'm just really stressed because I can't find a job down here for anything, and I need to start making money so I can pay my full insurance so I can possibly talk my mom into getting it in my name. This week I'm going to an interview for a free Home Health Aide training course. It takes 3 weeks, but it's only NY certified as far as I know. I don't know if I'll be accepted and I don't know how to get it over to MAs certification. I don't know what to do about the car situation, if I can't get my mom to put it in my name. Any tips? Advice about this whole thing? Please?

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1. Maybe look for a job in MA? I know it'd be a long commute for right now, but it would make it so that you wouldn't have to look for a new job when you move up there, also, see if there is a program that is similar to the Home Health Aide course you are trying to get into in MA, that way you wouldn't have to get that transferred either. Be very very careful about rooming with your boyfriend. If he does break up with you (I really hope that doesn't happen) you will end up out on your butt and have to go back home (which will seem 10 times worse after being away). Maybe look into trying to get an apartment with a room mate in MA? (to split housing costs) there's usually some low rent ones near college campuses, and students will be looking for room mates. That way you have a little more certainty with the rooming situation. Also, would you really need a car? Public transportation systems can be wonderful (and cheap!!) if you know how to use them. Work out the cost of gas, registration, insurance and maintenance on your car as compared to public transit cost. Also if worst comes to worst you can probably get an old beater of a car for about $1,000 it won't be pretty, but it will run (craigslist can be a wonderful thing). Also, look into scholarships and grants for the school stuff (FAFSA ect.) those can help defray costs a great deal, also not all of them have to be for classes, some of them can be used to pay for every day stuff.. like housing, look into it. Definitely try to get out, but be careful and have a backup plan in case stuff goes south. Good luck!