Before long you'll be heading off to college. How well are you prepared for life on campus? Take this quiz to find out.

1. Your parents are taking a week-long vacation to celebrate their anniversary, and they leave you in charge of the house. You:

1. Make a list of daily chores, and check it off after you've finished.
2. Are too busy playing Wii to remember any chores or homework.
3. Remember to feed the cat, but leave your dishes in a pile in the sink.

2. You started filling out scholarship applications because:

1. College is expensive and you need to come up with some cash to pay for it.
2. Your parents have been on your case about it for months.
3. Your best friend scored $250 from a scholarship through the fire department, and it got you thinking about all the money out there just waiting for you to snag.

3. You're not sure if you can remain on your parents' auto insurance policy when you move out to go to college. Your first instinct is to:

1. Ask your parents to call their insurance guy.
2. Call the insurance company and find out.
3. Figure you'll drive carefully and hope for the best.

4. What do you do when you run out of money before the end of the week?

1. You rarely run out of money because you're good at keeping yourself on a fairly tight budget.
2. You wait for allowance day because you've exceeded what your parents give you each week.
3. You hit up Dad for some more cash.

5. You're mixing up a batch of cookies to take to a youth group meeting and run out of sugar. What do you do?

1. Toss out the half-finished cookie dough and write sugar and cookies on your mom's grocery list.
2. Walk to your neighbor's and ask to borrow some.
3. Call your mom and ask her to pick some up on her way home from work.

6. You're invited to a party this weekend at a friend's house. You've never been there before, and your dad will be giving you a ride. When it's time to go, you give your dad:

1. Mapquest directions you printed ahead of time.
2. Your friend's phone number so he can call if he needs directions.
3. Nothing. He's Dad. He'll know how to get you there.

7. Do you do your own laundry?

1. Um, you might if you knew how to operate the washing machine.
2. Sometimes—like when you're desperate for clean socks.
3. Yes—you've been doing your own laundry for a while now.

8. Your mom is sick and asks you to get dinner ready for the family. You say "sure" and:

1. Pull out the Betty Crocker cookbook to find some new recipes to try.
2. Ask where her purse is so you can get pizza money.
3. Have a moment of panic before you remember how easy spaghetti is.

9. The kitchen garbage can is overflowing. You:

1. Can't help but wonder why no one has taken it out yet.
2. Shove the garbage down to make more room.
3. Take out the full bag and replace it with a new bag.

10. You've avoided alcohol and drugs so far because you know:

1. Your parents would kill you if you got into that stuff.
2. It's illegal and it's bad for you on so many levels.
3. All of the above.

11. Your elderly neighbor has forgotten to pay you for the last couple of times you shoveled her driveway. You ask your dad for help and feel much better when he:

1. Agrees to call your neighbor and remind her she owes you.
2. Loans you enough money to get you through the weekend.
3. Gives you some advice and a pep talk and says you're totally capable of handling the situation.

12. You clean your room:

1. Whenever you can't find something.
2. At least once a week.
3. When you can't stand your mom's nagging anymore.

13. Your teacher thought she caught you cheating on a test. You:

1. Don't say anything to the teacher about it. But later, you ask your parents for advice on how to handle the situation.
2. Beg your dad to call the teacher and complain.
3. Ask right away if you can talk to your teacher after class so you can explain the misunderstanding and defend yourself.

14. Would you go to church if your parents didn't make you?

1. Definitely.
2. Probably.
3. If I felt like it.

15. When it comes to the college search, you:

1. Haven't done a thing. Mom and Dad will let you know when it's time to get started.
2. Ask Mom to sit next to you as you begin looking at some schools on the web. Her input on each school would be helpful.
3. Own the search. Sure, Mom and Dad are there for feedback and guidance, but you are making it happen.

You're still pretty attached to your parents. It's not necessarily a bad thing to rely on Mom and Dad, but unless you plan to pack them in your suitcase, you're in for quite a shock when you have to do your laundry, or set up appointments on your own. Learning basic life skills doesn't have to be difficult or boring. Hang out and help in the kitchen during dinner preparations. Look over your parent's shoulder when he or she is paying bills. Next time you're about to ask your mom or dad to do something for you, pause and ask yourself if you could figure it out on your own.

You can function without your parents' help … but not for long. Now is a good time to build up those basic life skills while you still have a parental safety net. Try fixing dinner some night this week. If you need help or botch things, your mom can come to the rescue. If you wait until you're on your own to experiment, chances are your college roommate won't have the same caliber kitchen skills. Now is also a good time to examine your morals and motives. If it's solely your parents' opinions that drive your decisions, you could be in for a rocky road ahead. Think about some of the good habits you have now, and ask yourself: Will you keep them up when Mom and Dad aren't around?

Watch out world … here you come! You feel ready to live on your own starting … now. You figure your parents did a good job raising you, but you don't need them for survival anymore. It's cool that you're so independent, but don't forget to ask for your parents' input sometimes. They didn't get this far in life without learning a few things along the way. So make decisions and live your life, but do it with a little advice and guidance from Mom and Dad and other adults you trust.