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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][wmv][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, my son was first semester freshmen year. He joined a sports club and that was the glue that kept in school. Is she involved at school?  It can be lonely if you are not in a sport or fraternity /sorority , or club.

It's very normal for kids to get homesick in collage. I was so shocked when it happened to my son because he never got homesick and he went away to several camps from a small child.[/quote]

No she's not in any activities. She hasn't found one that she's interested in.[/quote]

I went to college close-ish to home and I was miserable my freshman year because I hadn't found any good friends yet. I told myself I was homesick but really I was lonely in general.

I would encourage her to stick it out and put herself out there and try clubs/activities/volunteer as much as she can. It's not going to fall into her lap, she needs to really try hard. [/quote]

That's what it sounds like to me too. Social pressure maybe? Or she expected college to be different than it is. Definitely get involved in things.

Coming home is fine but I'd discourage her from coming home too often as that will ensure that she doesn't get involved. [/quote]

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