<p>Where do most of your close friends at penn come from? I mean, where did you meet the kids you hang out with at penn?
I heard pre-orientation is great, but are those the friends you eat with, study with? Do your hallmates/roommates eventually become closer friends, and those people are the ones you hang with most? Or do you meet your closest friends from your classes, or any other way?
I know it depends, but what's it like for the average penn student?</p>
<p>And also, do penn kids fall into a routine after awhile? i'm not talking about strict routines, but things like waking up at the same time (depending what day & what class you have, of course), walking to class with the same people, having class (again,d epends on what day), eating lunch & dinner with the same people depending on the day, and studying with the same people (again, depending on the class), etc.?</p>
<p>um yea... i would say as a freshman most people tend to be friends with their hallmates. while they are not always your closest friends, they are the first friends you make. other good ways to make friends is from pre orientation programs. lots of the people i know met some of their best friends from those programs. others make friends from religious/cultural programs like Hillel or PAACH, SAS or whatever else there is at this school for people of different religions and skin colors. if you're a guy and end up joining a frat that allows you to meet lots of other people and make lots of friends. There are also different clubs and organizations where you can meet people. i met my two best friends at an nso event. there is no set way to met people.<br>
from there you meet people because they are friends/hallmates/classmates with your other friends. it's all networking.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman and I do think it changes some as you get older but...most if of my close friends live near me. Not literally on my hall but very close by. If you play a varsity sport most of your best friends will probably be from that. People that do pre-orientation programs tend to stay friends. Pledging a frat or sorority is another way to make close friends. I've made friends in classes too and I hang out with them outside of class, but if that's your only connection it's unlikely they'll be your closest friends. So after you have the people you know really well, you meet the other people they know (from high school, classes, clubs, etc.) and that's how you meet your friends. You actually meet a lot of people when you go out too.</p>
<p>There are...sort of routines. My sleeping and eating schedules vary A LOT depending on my mood, my amount of work, my level of hangover, etc. I'm the type of person that doesn't really like routine though. People get into the habit of doing certain things (going out, eating) with their close friends though, but that is to be expected.</p>