Hi,
I’m in my first semester and I live in a single room (shared bathroom) on campus. We have a common area with TV, kitchen etc but I didn’t go there much during the first days. I should have, because the people who were always hanging out in the common room are now friends.
I’ll try it again next semester but will there be the same people that have already formed their group? Or does it change every semester/year?
Why wait until your next semester? If you want to make friends, put yourself in a variety of places where there are other people and be friendly and open to discussions and hanging out. You won’t make friends hanging out in your single room. That could be a common room, the dining hall, campus cafe, the library, the fitness facilities, club meetings, just about anywhere that social life can happen. Once you meet one or two people you like you have to plan getting together or doing things together.
Roommates don’t typically change every semester, but it is entirely possible that you will have different roommates next year. If you meet someone you want to room with you might request being roommates.
Friend groups are fluid and people are added all the time.
It helps to actually try to get along your dormmates I believe. Since you’ll be living with them probably your whole college life it might be healthy to try.