I’m a college freshman in her first semester about 2 hours from home. Right now I’m planning on going home for Christmas/Thanksgiving breaks, a 4-day fall break in October, and maybe for a weekend at the end of September for my younger sister’s homecoming. I’m worrying if that’s too much and maybe I should skip going home for homecoming? What do you think?
Do what works for you and your family. There is no “one size fits all” answer.
I think the Sept visit will be fun for you. Take a break from college, sleep in your own bed. Not a big deal.
Don’t worry about what others are doing, just do what you want to do. You may find in a week or two that there is something going on at school that you really want to attend (a game, concert, party) and decide not to go home. That’s fine too. New friends might invite you on a mini vacation in October and that’s great too.
How are you getting home? My daughter also goes to school 2+ hours away, and if I have to pick her up and return her, that’s a 5 hour trip for me, twice in one weekend. Make friends. Friends with cars.
I don’t think that is too much. Every weekend or every other weekend would be too much in my opinion.
That sounds perfect if it is affordable.
Not too much. If you want to be there for your sister’s homecoming, by all means, go.
There is a difference between going home to do something you don’t want to miss compared to going home because you are not happy at school and want to get away. Don’t feel like you need to miss special occasions because you are at school.
Does not seem like anything out of the ordinary. You might find that you will use that October break to study for midterms. If you feel you can study better at home than on campus then go for it. It comes down to what you are comfortable with.