Marianne Williamson says in her book that everything 'is either love or a cry for love'. So if your friends are reacting negatively towards you leaving it is a cry for love because they are feeling rejected by you.
So do what you can to reassure them that you still value them and want to keep in touch. Let them know the dates you plan to be home, how you want to keep in touch while you are away. Tell them that you know it must seem sudden to them and tell them what you want to get out of going to the college.
Hopefully they will come round.
If they don't, then just send them loving thoughts and while you are away make sure you leave the door open to them.
But please don't stay home just because they are doing their best to make you feel bad. You would regret not going and holding yourself back for people who don't have your best interests at heart.
(PS my best friend moved permanently to the other side of the world and we're still friends. It's not easy having a long distance friendship, you miss out on so much and misunderstandings can arise from email communications. But it can work when there is willing on both sides).
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