Is it normal to get homesick the first year of college?

Is it normal to get homesick the first year of college?

Homesickness is like diarrhoea I would say. I mean when you're eating new food you're going to get diarrhoea at least once in a while, and most students get homesick. Over two thirds of students get homesick. Actually, according to the 2006 statistics from the Higher Education Research Institute, over 60% are feeling homesickness. Which is interesting, because in the previous statistics from, I think, 2004 about 40 some percent were talking about how they were feeling homesick. So, two thirds of students feel homesick, so when you're homesick it's not like "Oh my god, I can't believe I'm homesick, this is so embarrassing", it's like "Yes! I' am homesick, this is normal!"