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During my gap year, I adopted a dog to help me with my depression which has truly benefitted me so much. I’m living with my family right now, and he has grown attached to them all of course, but I’m planning on going back to college with him.

He’s already registered and good to go, but I’m worried on how he’ll react to no longer being with my family or at home. Typically when I’m gone running errands, he just sleeps and isn’t as energetic when we’re out, which leads me to imagine he’ll handle it okay when I’m gone in classes and such.

However, I’m worried his behaviors will change if I don’t make this transition as smooth as possible for him. I think what’ll make it easier is that we’ll be staying at a house this year with a backyard. We also have a large field where my dog can be on, only with a long leash though. He usually is off leash as his recall has gotten better but we also plan on going hiking and to a few forests nearby the place.

I think physically he’ll be fulfilled, but I’m worried he’ll be confused and miss home. Thankfully home is just three hours away.

If you have experienced moving with your ESA, please let me know how it went, what you wish you did differently, etc. I would appreciate college specific situations most!

hello!

so I really need advice, not sure what to do. I have an internship in New York City this summer, and I already live here so while I do not need housing because I already have I think it’ll be safer for me to pay for housing to live closer to my internship which is an hour away from me.

The housing I am looking into is around 5k in total, it’s college housing for students who have internships over the summer and I really want to do this but financially maybe not a smart move. I was given a 5k summer grant but I can also save this money.

The reason I want to move closer to my internship is because my neighborhood is not safe. Unfortunately I have been harassed a lot, catcalled, and followed home. While I only wear baggy clothes and hats, im worried this will only increase when I need to start dressing more “business like” for my internship.

I genuinely dislike where I’ve grown up, but im wondering if I should bare it for a few more months until I go back to college which is out of state. I can also use the money to pay for my dogs daycare instead as I don’t want him to be home doing nothing. He can also come live with me at the college summer dorms as he’s an ESA.

My mom supports me moving closer to my internship but I literally only have 5k. She said she’ll help me pay for other stuff but im wondering if this is a bad financial move on my part.