If you or someone you know is homesick at college, you’re not alone.  Getting homesick in college is a very common thing among all students.  It is the time in their life when they realize they’re an adult and they are away from their family and friends.  Although many college students get homesick, there are many different reasons for their homesickness.  What are the main reasons college students get homesick?  Read below and see if these are the reasons you or someone you know is homesick.

Friends & Family – Our friends and family members are the people that know us the best.  We can rely on them to make us happy and have a good time.  When they’re not around things start to seem harder, and there is less motivation because we have to motivate ourselves entirely.  If this is the problem that you’re facing you must keep in mind a few things.  They aren’t gone forever and they can always visit you.  They’re just a phone call away!

Far Away – For some students it is the distance that bothers them.  They realize that they can’t just go home in a few minutes, and that their family and friends are farther away now.  Although distance is a scary thing, you can’t let it bother you because your home, your pets and the people that are close to you are just a car ride away.

New- College students also feel down because they feel like they are the “new” ones, even though many college students are starting their first year as well.  When it is a college students first year, they all go through the same things.  Moving in, meeting your roommate, and starting school.   It is a big step, yet everyone who is at the campus has gone through it as well.  If you’re really having trouble with this issue be sure to ask others how they managed and adapted.

Class – When in college, there is a lot of stress.  The majority of the stress comes from the homework and can put a huge damper on you.  It may seem like all the classes are just asking so much of you and that you just need a break!  Once they all pile up, stress comes into play which makes you not want to be there.  Although all the work can be very hard to manage, you can’t let it get the best of you.  Simply show yourself that you can do it, get good grades and you’ll be stronger than ever.

Home – Another thing that is hard to adjust to is your dorm room.  If your dorm room doesn’t feel at all like home be sure you make it like home!  Nothing will make you sadder than blank, white walls and no pictures, nothing.  Instead dress them up, take what you had at home and apply it to your dorm room.  A room that feels like home is much more welcoming than a blank, cold room.

There are many reasons for homesickness in college students.  If you or anyone you know applies to these reasons, try to figure out a way to spring past them.  If you live unhappy the first couple weeks, what’s going to make you happy in the next year or two?  Start out with a good attitude and figure out ways to help you avoid getting homesick entirely!