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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is still really early.  On the parents page of our Freshman daughter's school we have read so much about so many having a hard time being painfully homesick.  And often a component of that is their roommate/suitemates/hallmates are all off living their best lives and the homesick kids haven't found their groove yet.  
Consider that all of these kids have been weathering COVID for how many months now?  This has to be a tougher than normal transition.  And looking back on it, mine wasn't smooth as silk either and that was last century, pre-mobile phone and social media.  These kids do not have it easy. 
OP:  I didn't read all of the posts so I am not sure how far you are from her but maybe you could get a visit in,  take her to lunch but definitely not long.  See her in person and see how she is doing.  And maybe there are other things she could do beyond the club sports that could open the door to meeting more people. 
Hang in there. Wishing her and you better days as she eases into this.
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My freshman year I was on a floor where the freshman were “living their ‘best’ lives” getting completely smashed every weekend.  Drinking to the point that you vomit everywhere, fall down, can’t walk, pee in a bathroom, or pull your pants up after peeing isn’t funny or enjoyable to be around.  I dealt with it and found away to get along with them but never joined in with the out of control drinking of this crew.  Sophomore year I took a chance on a new roomate in a new dorm and thankfully got away from that crew.  They never stopped “partying”.  The “party” and living their best life ended when one of them mowed down a fellow student and friend with her car.  She blacked out and didn’t even realize she had run her over and left her to die.  A parent lost their only child and the party girl “living her best life” went to jail.  Years later at a reunion most of the partiers still got loaded and fought with their spouses at reunion.  Happy times. The facts are your kid is better off not binge drinking. Research shows the earlier and heavier you start drinking, the greater your chance of winding up with a problem.  I wish more parents talked to their kids about these basic facts. Binge drinking really is dangerous.[/quote]

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