<p>I'm leaving for college in 9 weeks, and I'm excited to go. My parents keep saying I'll miss home so much and miss them and everything, but I don't think I will that much. </p>
<p>Can some share their experiences with this? Please share how you felt about leaving the summer before college and how it actually turn out...</p>
<p>God yes. I was actually just flying back to a place I had lived for a long time, but I was excited to be on my own. You’ll probably be homesick at first, but…you’ll get over it eventually, once you start making friends, getting involved, etc.</p>
<p>I was so amazingly excited, it was all I thought about all summer. I didn’t have many ties to my home though so I was totally ready to go. I was not homesick for a second.</p>
<p>Being on your own is so freeing. Nah, didn’t miss Mom and Dad (much). But it was expected for me to do well on my own (sort of the pushing baby bird out of the nest).
I had a lot of (far away) support and was so involved in new surroundings and new friends that I’m amazed I came back home to even visit!</p>
<p>I hit the ground running and wasn’t homesick at all. I can’t wait to go back.</p>
<p>I’m leaving in ten! I have a countdown calendar going, I’m so excited…</p>
<p>My parents are very fond of me and I know I’ll leave a huge hole in their lives when I leave (sorry!), but they’re very protective and hovery; can’t wait to get away from all that. At overnight camps and programs I’ve never missed my parents and never called unless they told me to, so I can’t imagine myself feeling homesick. </p>
<p>I might miss home, though, in the sense that I hail from a big city but I’m heading to a rural college. I love my school but I’m positive that I’ll yearn for the hustle & bustle of big-city life, along with its shopping, eating, culture, etc. </p>
<p>Good luck to all rising freshmen! :)</p>
<p>I’m excited and scared at the same time. I’ve been dependent on my family for so long that I’m not sure whether I’d be able to cope well or not, not to mention my twin sister and I will no longer be together. It’s the first time we’re ever going to be separated for a really long time.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was excited to meet my roommate and experience being a freshman
/nosarcasm</p>
<p>I was sad for about 20 minutes when my parents dropped me off, said their (semi)final goodbyes and drove off, but I got over that once I unpacked my room and met people in my unit. If you feel homesick when you get to school, just try to meet people and participate in early-year activities to get yourself out there making friends. And call your family once in a while of course :)</p>
<p>Man, I am scared as ****. In fact, I am gonna wet my pants when I actually do leave for college. Scratch that. Actually, just thinking about it makes me wet my pants. Whoops, I did it again. brb</p>
<p>BTW, I am wondering if my roommate will be willing to change my diapers :/</p>
<p>I was excited, and then my parents started talking about how far away I’d be, how they didn’t think I’d make friends very easily and how lonely their lives were before I was born, which made me feel guilty and added to the awfulness that was my first semester. Oh, the joys of being an only child.</p>
<p>About halfway through second semester, I stopped dreading going to college, and things got better. :)</p>
<p>I’m leaving in a little over 9 weeks and can’t wait.</p>
<p>I’m extremely excited. Partly because I finally get to quit my job (which I hate) and start my new job on campus (which people tell me they love). I’m mostly excited to start my freshman year, meet new people and start fresh.</p>
<p>thrilled.
10char.</p>
<p>I have so many mixed emotions! I’m excited to start fresh. NEW. Meet new people, make new friends, be surrounded and immersed into a different environment, follow a different schedule, and become more independent. It’s a rush of excitement and I just want to GO! haha.</p>
<p>Another side of me is sadness. When the final days of my high school career was coming to a close (which was just last week!), I started thinking about the past, my freshmen year, and realized that I’ll never see 80+% of my class ever again. We’re all taking different roads and might never cross paths and it’s pretty sad. My parents keep asking me what I’m going to do without all the home cooked meals when I’m away. I’ll miss my parents, my bed, and my home.</p>
<p>Then there’s worry. I’m an only child so life and home will be a lot different for my parents when they come home from work. I’m wondering how that’ll work out for them …</p>
<p>I’m also nervous! Getting those first day college jitters and I’m hoping I’ll make friends haha. I’m scared of the work too 
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<p>All in all, it’s a roller coaster.</p>
<p>I knew I’d miss my friends a lot, but I was really really really excited to go. I was nervous flying out by myself, especially since I went early for soccer preseason, but also really excited.</p>
<p>anyone else???</p>
<p>im leaving in about 9 weeks too and im so excited!</p>
<p>Don’t sweat it, you’ll have the time of your life! I was tad overly apprehensive, which made me nervous, my first few weeks. Once you settle down and set into the groove of the campus life and classes it’ll be just as easy as going everyday to high school back home. Just relax, handle your responsibilities, and RELAX again…itll be all good, trust me</p>
<p>I leave August 25 which is about 8 weeks from now. I’m excited but really nervous. Having no clue what I need to buy for my dorm is stressing me out, I’m a bit of a perfectionist and everything has to be perfect. The other thing I’m nervous about is leaving my boyfriend, we will have been going out for 11 months on the day I leave. I see him every day and living 5 hours aways is going to be terrible. I also feel bad about leaving my mom, we are best friends, she’s already sad and has asked what she is supposed to do when I’m gone. </p>
<p>Other than that I’m really excited. My parents travel all the time so I know how to run a household and know I will be fine alone. I’m not nervous about the work load or the social aspect. I can’t wait to leave but I’m going to miss my boyfriend like crazy.</p>