<p>I’m sure your child will adapt, as long as you & she give it long enough. Several of my sibblings admit to having had bouts of homesickness when they went away to college for a semester & later grad school, but all of us stuck it out.</p>
<p>I think the key is to support the child & encourage them to spread their wings, agreeing that change is challenging but in a good way. The other thing is to have them stick it out for a year rather than pack up after a few weeks or a semester (unless its really horriffic & their mental health demands a sooner return or something). If folks give themselves enough time to adjust to a new environment, most of them come to appreciate the differences & fall in love with why they chose the campus in the 1st place.
I am hopeful my son will be OK when he goes away–nearly his entire school goes far away for college, he’s always managed transitions to new schools OK (even when he’s the ONLY new kid in the entire grade), he’s pretty self-resiliant & he does pretty well as long as he knows what the rules are & what’s expected of him. He’s been fine when he’s gone on school trips, camps, etc.</p>