<p>I haven't even left SoCal yet and I already feel homesick and wish I didn't choose to go to a school so far from home. Is this normal? </p>
<p>Sometimes I feel like i made a mistake... >.<</p>
<p>Just bury yourself in schoolwork, that way you won't have time for depression.</p>
<p>meh mine was far worse. My pelvic region would throb in pain to due to pre-leaving homesickness. I could barely walk at times. I thought I had prostatitis or something like that; don't remember what I thought I had but I remember it was something which apparently is only sexually-transmitted and I am a virgin.</p>
<p>It turned out that it was pre-leaving homesickness.</p>
<p>I can't wait until I leave. My parents are driving me crazy!!!</p>
<p>and how did you handle it once you got there? how long did it take to get over it?</p>
<p>You'll be just fine...statistically speaking. There are so many students groups you can join and so many different people to meet and some mind-blowing lectures to take (well, only if you're smart about picking good classes) that it'll distract you to no end. And you'll make new fwendz , but remember to play nice with all the other kiddies, mmmkay?</p>
<p>Just kidding. Seriously, if you find yourself getting really unbearably homesick, forced detachment works for some people. So distract yourself as much as possible. For sure, schoolwork is one way, but not necessarily the most healthy or most productive way to spend your time in college. NETWORK. Meet people. Do fun stuff that you'll never get to do once you leave this magical land.</p>
<p>I was homesick for like, at most 2 weeks, and then I somehow got over it. I just met lots of people and started really enjoying the freedom and the fun and everything. Now I pretty much never miss home and want to get back to school as soon as I possibly can.</p>
<p>Don't worry. It'll probably suck at first (I was crying all the time) but it just takes a little adjustment.</p>
<p>when I got here, I was sad for a while. I met people and life got better.
Also, the fact that my sister lives in Mtnview helps. During the summer, I go there at least every other weekend and in fall at least once a month.</p>
<p>FlashingDots,
As I understand, they will let you know the roommates just in week or so.
You could write to them and start a friendship before school starts.<br>
That will help you settle down quickly.</p>
<p>do they specify a day that we find out?</p>
<p>We'll find out in early August. I think it was August 3rd last year (don't quote me on that), leaving a decent amount of time to communicate with roommates.</p>
<p>^last year we start a lot earlier though keep that in mind.</p>
<p>lol be thankful you're still in the same state/country.</p>
<p>it can be bad for first couple weeks. but trust me, after a while, you don't want to go back home. plus, if you are a guy, you will probably be able to better cope with this, from my observations.</p>
<p>I'm from SoCal as well. I had some periods of being homesick last year, my freshman year. I realize that in those periods not much was going on for me. The best way to avoid getting homesick is to involve yourself in activities, clubs, etc or schoolwork, if it demands all of your time. Then after your activities, you'll be too tired to think about home. Also, I'm sure you'll make new friends who are far from home like you. It's not too bad for a Southwest roundtrip ticket either. If you have money, going home every once a while helps.</p>
<p>Hi FlashingDots, everyone feels this way at some point before leaving, so you won't be the only one with that initial homesick vibe. Just know you're going so far for a reason - you're going to a great school and will be getting a great education. And you'll be meeting a lot of fantastic new people from all over, many traveling even further from home than you to come to Cal. So no need to rethink your decision; you'll be just fine! :)</p>
<p>Oh, and, there's quite a big community of people at Berkeley from SoCal, so if finding them will help you at all with your homesickness at the beginning, you should have no trouble with that! There are SoCal people everywhere!</p>
<p>Trust me, you won't be alone. Joining a club helped me a lot. Joining two clubs helped me more. Still, the first month was pretty hard -- I missed my dogs mostly, and will admit missed my parents.</p>
<p>I can't wait to go back now. What a few months at home will do to you!</p>