college question

I know this isn't really period related... But it's about time for me to choose what college I want to go to. I'm in a serious relationship for almost a year... But my BF isn't really open to long distance, but my favorite college is about 3-4 hours away... I know that's not that far but it's still out of state and I don't think we'd stay together...
That makes me really sad and it makes my decision hard. Anybody have any advice or experience like this?