homesick – adj. sad because you are away from your family and home
freshman year – n. the first year of high school or college
graduate degree(s) – n. a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following an undergraduate degree
graduate – v. to earn a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university
tuition – n. money that is paid to a school for the right to study there
undergraduate degree – n. a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study
funding – n. money that is used for a special purpose
apply – v. to ask formally for something such as a job admission to a school
academic – adj. of or relating to schools and education
admission(s) – n. the act or process of accepting someone as a student at a school
complicated – adj. hard to understand, explain, or deal with
hardship(s) – n. something that causes pain
difference(s) – n. the quality that makes one person or thing unlike another