<human>: I [17M] am picking between colleges this week and I'm currently deciding between a private school in SoCal which is ranked extremely highly and my state school which is good as far as public schools go but clearly a tier below the private school. 

I have dated my girlfriend [17F] for over a year and we are as close as can be, spending every day with each other and never fighting. I am positive that I could not be happy without her and she could not be happy without seeing me.

I am a really good student and know that I would do well at either of these schools. I have gotten advised by my parents and many adults that my education is more important than my high school relationship which I agree with, but living 1000+ miles away would be incredibly hard on both of us. I've been thinking about it for the last two weeks and know that every night would be a struggle and I don't know if it would be worth it to go so far away. 

The state school would be an hour drive and in two years my gf is planning on going there. Can someone give me advice on what I should think about and how to make this decision?

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<bot>: I have to decided between a good school far away from my girlfriend and a close school which is slightly worse. I need advice on how much to value my strong relationship when making the decision.