<p>I'm a freshman at a UC school and had a rough first semester. I'm doing better now but it's so lonely. I've gone entire days without having to say one word to anyone. I've tried to reach out to others and I'm relatively easy to get along with. My floormates and I would always greet each other in the halls but it seems like everyone has already established their little groups and I feel so alone here.</p>
<p>Do you have any tips for me on how to make friends? Or stop feeling so homesick? Thanks</p>
<p>Are there any teams, clubs or activities you could join? You could meet new people with same likes and ultimately become friends! :)</p>
<p>I agree. Join a couple things.</p>
<p>I have a handful of friends, but feel like i’m in a similar situation to the OP. I randomly joined pep band halfway through the semester and only vaguely knew a couple people in it, but pretty much I knew no one. The freshman were all pretty accepting and I befriended a few of them, but I felt extremely judged for not knowing what to do right away by most of the upperclassmen. Are most clubs pretty well established by this far into the school year? And how do you go about randomly joining?</p>
<p>I feel you. I also go to a UC and the campus gets really quiet in the weekends, but people here are generally very accepting of new people. You’re not the only one in this situation though. Have you ever join your UC community on Reddit? It’s possible to meet fellow peers there.</p>
<p>There are lots of clubs you can join. Just google your university and clubs for students. You’ll likely get a very long list and then can choose one of interest to you.</p>
<p>Also, how about joining a study group in one of your classes? Larger classes tend to have more small, informally put together study groups. You’d have an opportunity to find friends and help keep your grades up at the same time!</p>