Over 70% of students experience homesickness at one point or another while attending university. Being away from home for the first time, making new friendships, keeping up with your college work and taking care of such things as doing your own laundry makes a lot of students feel overwhelmed. This especially true when you’re starting college or when you’re an international student who has to adapt to a new culture and language.
Over 70% of students experience homesickness at one point or another while attending university. Being away from home for the first time, making new friendships, keeping up with your college work and taking care of such things as doing your own laundry makes a lot of students feel overwhelmed. This especially true when you’re starting college or when you’re an international student who has to adapt to a new culture and language.
However, there are a lot of things that can be done to prevent your homesickness from getting too bad. The following is a list of 10 coping strategies, that have proven to be very helpful for students feeling homesick.
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