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This research aims to investigate the factors that cause higher education institution students to experience alienation during the pandemic process. For this purpose, perceptions of university students about alienation, dimensions of alienation and reactions of students towards alienation were examined in the pandemic process. In determining the study group, maximum sampling and easy sampling were used. Five undergraduate, two graduate and three doctoral students attending the study participated in the study. In this study, qualitative research method and single case study pattern were used. The interviews were conducted with a semi-structured interview form. The interviews were recorded with the permission of the participants. The data is divided into themes and codes with content analysis. It was understood that the perceptions of the students about being a student during the pandemic process were gathered under three themes named as the meaning of the student, the reason for choosing the department being a student and the level of happiness. However, the dimensions of alienation emerged as weakness, meaninglessness and alienation to school. Research findings show that during the epidemic, students experienced burnout ,decreased desire to go to school, avoiding taking responsibility. Results and suggestions reached according to the findings will be included.

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