Cause and Effect of Transferring Colleges

At the end of last semester, I had to make a very tough decision. I could either stay at the college I was currently attending, Jacksonville State University, or I could transfer to a college in Montgomery and live at home. While there were some advantages to staying at JSU, I decided upon the latter option. I was happy with my decision for a while because I was able to see my parents everyday and still go to school. But after school started I wondered if this really was what I wanted. I had several backfiring effects of moving back home. I decided to go to AUM and it seemed like a good choice. However, once I started, I realized that it was as difficult as everyone said it was. I noticed that out of the four classes I had, I was receiving piles of work for each class and I was getting so stressed. At JSU, I was taking 16 hour semesters and getting along just fine. But at AUM, I had to drop a class because I could barely handle the work load. Another problem was that I had to find another job. Since Papa Johns was owned separately in each city, I could not just transfer to the store here, so I had to find a job. It was about a month later when I did find one, and it turned out to be the worst job to ever exist, Subway. That job was pure hell! I will never work there or let my future children work there! Another bad effect of transferring was that I would have to drive 20 miles just to get to school everyday. While at JSU, I could just walk to class and save gas. Now I have to drive to and from school, around 20 miles each way. Gas money is becoming a major factor that I am running out of constantly.
Even though there are bad effects there were a few good effects of changing. One is I get to see my parents all the time now. While there are some bad things attached to that, it is overall a good thing. I love seeing my mom everyday and asking her advice and just plain being with her more. I missed her so much at JSU that I called everyday just to see what she was doing. Another advantage is that the cost has gone down exceedingly. At my other college, I was paying for not only tuition and books, but also housing and meals. Now, I just pay for tuition and books and I get meals and housing for free. I love coming home to a home cooked meal, instead of trying to find something to make in the microwave.
Overall, I think the good and the bad equal out. And since I've been gone from JSU, I've heard they have been having many problems there, so that just reinforces my decision to move.