<p>Like walk door to door to all the people on the floor/hall and strike up a conversation with the people in that room, every room.</p>
<p>Well if you have enough confidence to do so, go ahead.
My freshman year, people did go from door to door meeting people on their floor.</p>
<p>It’s probably a good way to meet new people, even if it’s just sticking your head, introducing yourself, and saying what room you’re in.</p>
<p>Nasty, I woud recommend this…</p>
<p>get to know the neighbors and take the initiative to do it.</p>
<p>I would love it if other people did that. I don’t know if I’d be able to do it though.</p>
<p>Luna, ah…come on!</p>
<p>you can do it!</p>
<p>My son did this when he transferred into a new college for his sophomore year. It worked out great for him.</p>
<p>Since I’ll be going blindly into my sophomore dorm (signed up for housing lottery near my friends but had to move due to knee problems), I’m going to try something like this… It’d be easier for a freshman, though, because everyone’s in the same situation, but I’m still optimistic about it.</p>
<p>Do it, NastyPolitician! It’s a great start to making a friend or more in your dorm.</p>
<p>I wish I had such confidence to do so when I started. I only said hi to the other girls across the hall and the boys next door. :)</p>
<p>John, I suck at introducing my self!</p>
<p>An even better approach is to host a “get to know each other” cocktail (really sodas) party in your room - only for the hallmates, before the first day of classes. Do it right before dinner so that it lasts only an hour or two (4:30-6:00 pm). Include a few snacks and some good music.</p>
<p>Luna, your social awareness and how to behave in groups of unknown people is part of what you will be learning in college - it is not just the classes and books…</p>
<p>take a chance and do it.</p>
<p>Will chance. Will do.</p>
<p>Do it Luna!</p>
<p>I might attempt it even though I’ll be a junior and living with a bunch of girls. I’m trying to make little attempts to put myself out there and make more friends :)</p>
<p>Here’s another idea for “breaking the ice”. Son moved into the dorm early in the day. He went door to door on his floor to introduce himself. He also offered to help some of the kids carry their stuff into the dorm. These two things led into—“Hey, let’s go get something to eat.”</p>
<p>I don’t go door to door and introduce myself, but whenever I run into someone new on my floor, I’ll introduce myself and talk to the guy for a few minutes. Typically your formulaic where are you from and what’s your major type stuff.</p>
<p>It’s a good idea.</p>
<p>When encountering any social situation, put yourself in the other person’s shoes and ask: if I were that person, how would I react?</p>
<p>If someone walked around to your door and introduced themselves in a friendly way, you’d probably think: wow, he’s a really cool person who’s taken the effort to get to know me better. This even applies to some of the least social geeks. In fact, before I got comfortable with just approaching people like that, all my friends were the socialable types who took the initiative to introduce themselves to me.</p>
<p>Of course, there are those extreme weirdos who respond in a negative way, but everyone will understand that they are not normal, and it’s OK to get rejected by those types, who probably don’t have any friends anyways.</p>
<p>I know people who have done this way after move-in took place, works great for them and I made some friends from people who have come over.</p>
<p>nysmile, your son is heading in the right path. You should be proud of him</p>
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<p>Yes it’s a great idea! I don’t have the confidence / ability to do that though… </p>
<p>I’d sure like it if some kids did that so I could get to know someone if I were new</p>