It's what they call the turkey-drop. No, it’s nothing like when David Letterman launches big birds off the top of a building. It’s when first year college students break up with their high school sweethearts over the Thanksgiving Holiday. It’s just one of many changes, as they adjust to the jitters of transferring from teen to adult.
Experts say the Thanksgiving Break can be a time of self-doubt for many college students who will even second guess their choice of college and consider transferring. Clemson University Freshman Samantha Fischer says she loves school, now it was hard at first. According to Fischer, "It started out pretty rough because I didn't know anybody. I'm from Pennsylvania… There has been kind of like hard work loads, like all of my tests will be at the same time, and I'll just be like, oh my gosh, pulling all-nighters in the library." She says she leans on a guy friend for support. "Every time we do feel homesick, we'll call each other up, and get lunch and be like, oh my gosh, like, remember this, remember high school," says Fischer.
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, Verna Howell, says it’s important to listen to your college student in trying times. Howell says, "If your student is totally wigging out, it doesn't help for you to join them in that. They need for you to listen to them, to help them process their thoughts and their feelings." She says parents can help a son or daughter struggling with self-doubt about college by supporting them, but reminding them how much they have already invested in the college where they are right now.
More advice from experts: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-11-12-TurkeyDrop12_VA_N.htm?obref=obinsite
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