College Freshmen, if you start college already, how is it going for you??

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<p>Well, I started on Monday, its going pretty good for me now. Someone pls give me advice of how to make friends?? I know this is a silly question, but its my 2nd day, still haven't made "friends" yet, I only met a few ppl in my classes. Thats about it though. Making friends in college is definitely much harder than making friends in high school. Harder than I thought it would. Well, I can be outgoing, but most of the time, I'm shy unless I met someone, than I will be outgoing. lol</p>

<p>Anyone the same position as I am??</p>

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<p>Just give it time. It’s only the second day!</p>

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<p>Jesus guys, don’t you remember how you made friends in High School? No one can make “friends” in one day.</p>

<p>“I only met a few ppl in my classes.”</p>

<p>That is good. Now talk to those people every day and start hanging out with the ones you click with.</p>

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<p>If I see one more “I don’t have any friends after being on campus a whole eight seconds” thread…</p>

<p>Give it time and don’t force a friendship. If you meet someone you click with, great. If not, there are thousands of other candidates on campus.</p>

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<p>^ I know! It’s making me embarrased to be a class of '13 on CC. Seriously, people? You’ve been on campus for just a couple of days! No one has made any “best friends” yet!</p>

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<p>lol I feel bad when I see all these threads. My college had a lot of pre-college events where I made friends. One was preview weekend back in April where I made friends with one girl we decided to be roommates. I also made friends with this other girl. My school had 3 different orientations during the summer. I couldn’t go to the same one as my roommate but was able to go to the one with my other friend. She and I click so well already and have made plans to hang out and go into NYC together. We comment eachother on Facebook all the time and it’s not even like polite just trying to be friendly stuff, it’s just things as if we are already good friends. I guess it’s because we both thoroughly enjoy sarcasm and we already started a religion for it. ha ha We’re just joking around and stuff. lol I don’t even move in until the 5th. </p>

<p>So I guess you just need to let things happen naturally.</p>

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<p>It is nice to have events prior to the start of school, but most colleges don’t. Like others have said, it takes time to develop relationships in college. I know it feels uncomfortable to be alone a lot in the beginning, but it’s just one of those things you have to go through. It is a really good learning experience as there are many times in life where you can be the new person and have to develop the social skills to meet new people. Just keep trying…the fact that you have met a few people in class is great. Try and continue to develop those relationships and use the tools you have by getting phone numbers, using facebook, creating study groups, comparing notes on assignments, asking others to join you for a meal or go to a party together or even ask what they’re doing over the weekend. Give it more time.</p>

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<p>I’ve never tried to make friends before. I just don’t worry about and let things flow naturally. It works great. Stop stressing yourself.</p>

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<p>^okay, I’ll try…haha</p>

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<p>Don’t think about it, and it will happened naturally!. </p>

<p>That’s what Bush did!</p>

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<p>^</p>

<p>What? That’s what Bush did?</p>

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<p>^You sure you’re not from Texas? Your ignorance is astonishing.</p>

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<p>^Your arrogance is astonishing.</p>

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<p>no friends in 2 days?</p>

<p>doomed to a life of loneliness, sorry</p>

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<p>"^Your arrogance is astonishing. "</p>

<p>How so? Bush was a governor of Texas. Ergo a true, die-hard Texan is more likely to find nothing wrong with his policies and the way he ran this country.</p>

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<p>“Bush was a governor of Texas. Ergo a true, die-hard Texan is more likely to find nothing wrong with his policies and the way he ran this country.”</p>

<p>Said by someone who is not a Texan.</p>

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<p>i’m a texan studies major, let me tell you about your culture</p>

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<p>What the hell does it mean to be a “die-hard” Texan? Maybe you have to support secession?</p>

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<p>to be a die-hard texan you have to shoot a trespasser. texan studies 101 here people.</p>

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<p>Um… now, back to the subject.</p>

<p>A tip on making friends from someone in the same place… it works better to discuss your interests and hobbies than the normal boring “what dorm are you in?” “how’s your roommate?” “where are you from?” During an event, a girl came up to me, introduced herself, and bluntly said what she was interested in. Her interests happened to be the exact same as mine. I think we’ll end up being good friends! Clubs will also be a good place to make friends, but I’ve only had one club meeting so far, so I’ll see how it goes. College is going well for me, but I am not attached at the hip with other friend like some people are already…</p>