<p>Any other non-freshmen out there feel homesick? I'm a junior and I was really homesick my first semester but then the feeling pretty much went away until this last summer. It might have something to do with the fact that I have younger sibs that are 9 and 11 and I feel like they don't know me - and they should - and my mom never calls because she is very busy. I'm also out of state so I only see my family about 4 times a year. I'm starting to feel as if I should have stayed closer to home, anybody else feel like this?</p>
<p>I was homesick beginning of this sem but i got over it (soph). i only see my parents once a year because i can't afford to fly so often. I think not seeing them that often helped, although i feel it every summer.</p>
<p>My son also gets homesick as a sophmore and misses his little sister at home. I think it's perfectly normal to miss your family, especially if it's a close knit one. I know that I miss my son terribly and time has not changed that. There is a big hole in our lives when he is away. </p>
<p>Maybe we have too many expectations for both parents and students who are far away to just move on and be fine with the seperation. It's not that way for us.</p>
<p>Don't wait for your mom to call--call her! And call or im with your sibs! I have one son in DC, one son in Denver, and one son here at home-- </p>
<p>I miss my family of 5 as it used to be. But my boys are close like they always were. I may not have heard from son #1 or son #2 for several days, but son #3 will make a comment about what they have been up to or some advice they gave him--it's nice.</p>
<p>I know they miss each other and can't wait for Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>Be proactive on contacts with your family and let them know you miss them. But don't let it dominate your thoughts or ruin your experience.</p>
<p>I wasn't homesick at all my first year because everything was new and different. I was more homesick sophomore year and most homesick my Junior year. This year (Senior) not so much, though. I talk to at least one of my sisters most days, though, and my mom when I can get a hold of her (she's so busy it's tough to catch her on the phone). </p>
<p>I think it's totally normal to be homesick in other years besides your freshman year.</p>
<p>Totally normal. I always enjoyed calling or visiting home, and heading back to school was always a bit of a trial (even though I loved my college). My last semester, I only had class 2 days a week, so I flew home (hour flight, and cheap) for stuff like my sister's school musical and the mother daughter school fashion show...best schedule ever :)</p>
<p>I'm 22, graduated, abroad, and still very homesick. </p>
<p>Just assume that it says wonderful things about your home and your family. You'll get back there soon! And I can assure you that at 9 and 11, even if you don't feel like your siblings really know you, they think that you're the greatest thing in the world!</p>