Ohio's public schools are on quarters, too. Do you get a six-week break between thanksgiving and new years? They do
Freshman year generally isn't the hardest, and homesickness doesn't really become a huge deal until the second month or so - that's when it really kicks in that you aren't at camp or something. At least, that's the way it was when I went to school.
Here's a good article on dealing with homesickness, if it comes up:
http://www.studlife.com/media/paper337/ ... 1611.shtml
The South 40 is the residence area where I went to school, at Washington University in St. Louis.
Good luck - the first week of classes can be a real shocker, but that doesn't mean it'll be hard.