Pollyana

went to uni in Brighton aged 18. stayed for 20 mostly happy years till I made the misguided decsiion to marry an Australin.
Now in the process of moving back to Brighton, its a place I have viewed as home the whole time I have been away.

christmasoompa

To be fair, Brighton is quite nice. Somebody that went to uni in Stoke may not have been so keen.

Good luck with the move back, exciting times.

tht

In the UK some friends stayed in Manchester and both my younger brothers stayed in Brighton and Essex respectively. Many like me and my older brother moved to London once he was down at Sydney Sussex and had paid off his wine bill…

The US has a lot of colleges in towns with not much else. For higher tier schools I think most will move to grad school or a big city (NYC, SF, Austin, Chicago etc.) for a new role / graduate program when they are done rather than returning home…

Nbatches

I moved around a lot at that age... it was definitely tough, but looking back now, it made me so much more adaptable too. I say go for it!

Phyzz

I do not think that there are any right or wrong answers, it would vary case by case.
Is there ever a good time to move with children/teenagers? By the time you wait for everything to be perfect the opportunity will be gone.

I would add that I moved just over 8 years ago with three teenagers who were then 17, 15 and 13. All are flourishing and none of them are broken!