<p>dont worry. apparently every college's official fb class of 2015 groups are filled with kids like these doing most of the talking. if you ever visit or talk to kids who go there, they'll tell you that one of the first icebreakers they did during wildcat welcome week was to talk about "those" kids in the group, and that most kids at NU are normal and cool for the most part</p>
<p>just passing this along, since this was once a fear of mine</p>
<p>Agreed. I used to actively post and read in the group, but now it’s like these 7-10 individuals that…I really wouldn’t talk to otherwise.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity… What goes on? Why is it a big deal?</p>
<p>I lived with THAT guy freshman year, and though I too was one of the more active posters (to the point where we each knew the other by name when we got assignments) that “remember _____, have you met him yet?” game was definitely interesting for new student week.</p>
<p>I don’t get it either. I’m in the group. I’ve posted like once, but I don’t really see others taking over it. Or, maybe I don’t understand what you mean.</p>
<p>I am a poster in the FB group, but not very often and only in relevant posts. that group used to scare the crap out of me but I now know to read between the lines. there are some good posts like the ones for band, some idiotic ones like the guy who joked about crystal meth and the hookah one (still scares me), and some idiotic ones like the guys who asked for fellow Heat fans! but I have talked to people who share common interests from that group, which is nice</p>
<p>i am a poster in the FB group and i check the wall often. don’t get what the dealio is.</p>
<p>^ i know of the crystal meth comment, and the hookah one.</p>
<p>The Facebook group isn’t that bad lol</p>
<p>@Texangirl - Hookah/Sheesha is legal and less harmful than alcohol/cigarettes. So why exactly did that post weird you out? =S</p>
<p>I definitely post a lot. In fact, I might be posting the most…</p>
<p>HOWEVER, it’s important to realize that there are 2100 students in the incoming class. out of that, only about 150 or so actively post. probably less. that’s less than 10% of the class. you’ll meet plenty of other people and people act differently online, so quit worrying. the FB group was just a place (created by the welcome board of the school) to allow us to meet a few other people and get a vibe for a portion of the class. I’ve made four REALLY good friends through the forum, and have traded over 1600 messages with them in our inbox.</p>
<p>There’s nothing to be scared of. The hookah thing is LEGAL, so quit whining
the crystal meth thing was a total ■■■■■ and a joke. AND everybody yelled at him anyway, so isn’t that an indicator that we’re not jerks? CALM DOWN</p>
<p>STOP BLOWING STUFF OUT OF PROPORTION.</p>
<p>haha Teo, you just made my day :D</p>
<p>yeah well…</p>
<p>i like the FB group. and obviously… i post a lot of stuff. here too apparently.</p>
<p>Whoa, Teo, you’re gonna have to calm down. The OP has a totally valid point and, what’s more, there are definitely kids who are intimidated by the incessant socializing/posting in the Facebook group. When you see names crop up again and again in posts, you get to wondering – is this what college is going to be like? Middle school again, with popularity contests? Obviously, it’s a wrong impression, and that’s all the OP was saying – to not be nervous. The people who post the most are recognized for now, but on a campus of 8000 kids, the hype will die down before the third day of Wildcat Welcome. Enjoy it while it lasts. Meanwhile, the kids who aren’t posting a lot, don’t worry. It doesn’t mean you won’t make friends. That’s all the OP was saying. If you aren’t concerned about this, don’t comment on it. There’s no need to invalidate other people’s feelings.</p>
<p>so is it worth it to join the FB group? Pros and Cons plz. Thanks</p>
<p>I think sharpest addressed this properly. Some kids may have been worried that they wouldn’t be popular or make friends next year because they weren’t well-known or didn’t post in the Facebook group.</p>
<p>Also it’s important to note that posting in the group definitely doesnt make you popular.</p>
<p>No, I totally agree with what sharpest meant and the op. I’m really disagreeing with the other comments that basically negate or degrade those that post in the fb group. It’s totally worth it, even if you just meet one person that seems chill or that you connect with.</p>
<p>For the most part, as I said above, the fb group has only a SMALL portion of the total class. Naturally you won’t run into many fb kids and you’ll meet so many more that aren’t! College isn’t going to be a popularity contest unless you make it one. I was never the popular kid, but that doesn’t mean I’m trying to make fb that. I’m meeting people before I go to nu that I might not have met otherwise. My best friends have totally different academic interests from me. One is from Korea. How is that such a bad thing? How is posting my extra curricular interests or state of origin or anything like that bad? Isn’t that why the welcome board created this in the first place? The fb group is where I got excited about nu. I didnt even know what nu was before. I applied totally blind. But I met a group of people I really enjoy.</p>
<p>We plan to meet up before we march to the arch.</p>
<p>However, does that mean I’m only going to socialize with those in the fb group? Hell no. I want meet way more people than just those that actively post!</p>
<p>So don’t be scared. There’s absolutely nothing to worry about. You have NOTHING to lose. Just come meet a few people, laugh it up, chillax.</p>
<p>My highschool had a FB group too. It was actually set up to be a debate about our summer reading. It turned for the worst, and opinionated people were judging students they had never met. Once school started, however, everyone just started making friends. We still laugh about arguments we had together on that FB group. Whether you’re active or not, the group is just a great way to socialize with your future peers before you have the chance to meet them. Hold off on judgement until you actually meet someone.</p>
<p>last year, i didn’t join the 2014 facebook group until like august.</p>
<p>i would join it to get advice on when/how to do the placement tests and other random stuff they make you do before you get to campus, information on what to pack and what not to pack, and to chat a little because september gets REALLY boring once all your other friends ship out in mid-late August.</p>
<p>nothing to do about popularity. for the most part(again, for the most part), a majority of the frequent posters seem to be, for lack of a better word, quirky/doidy/weird/however you want to put it. For some, that may be a positive, but for others like me, its kind of a negative, and I was at first worried that the whole school would be like that.</p>
<p>again, I dont mean to rip on any kids in particular, I’m just saying that the kids in the group are just one of many different types of kids that will be in nu, and that they dont represent the whole college for better or worse</p>