How do you think all those uni students sharing apartments found house mates? You think they all were neighbors and childhood friends?

You got to get up to where that university is and put out ads and read local ads. You said that it was possible to get a dorm room, maybe, at least for the first semester. That's what my nephew did. After he got on campus, he came to know people he ended up sharing a house with. You got to be willing to take a chance . . . to make a leap of faith. If you need all the little ducks in a perfect row before you make a move, you're going to stay right where you are.

Part of why your father razzes you so much is because of your timidity.

Whether you move out or not isn't really the issue. The issue is you asserting autonomy. It could be possible to do that, while living with parents . . . for some people. I don't think it will be for you. (Or you would have done that already.) You need actual geographic space between your folks and you, so that umbilical cord can finally be cut. At least that's my impression.

In post # 1, you said that dorm rooms are cheap and guaranteed for one year. So there you go. Arrive on campus as a dorm resident. Then network around to find potential housemates. There will be others in the same boat you're in. Are you afraid no one will like you enough to take you on as a housemate?