Many students at Michigan State University are looking forward to Thanksgiving break. Some students, however, are unable to travel back home.
Katie Palmer, a MSU graduate, said she used to be an out-of-state student when she went to a different university, and remembers how it felt when Thanksgiving break came along.
She said that although she was able to still visit her family for Thanksgiving, it was her first time seeing them during the semester, and said she felt homesick in that time.
Homesickness is a big issue for college students, especially for those in their first year of college.
In a study done by Shelby Winn at Concordia University, in a survey of 101 first-year college students, 60 percent of them reported homesickness.
But, for those that can’t see their families on break, there are alternatives, as said by Dooeun Lee, a senior at MSU.
Lee said some students travel to places like New York or Disneyland, and some students’ even travel to their friends’ home for the holiday.
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