is anyone else super lonely?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>^MagicMan is so right!! I wish you could have seen me when I got to UT - shy and geeky! I was so lonely at first, but within a couple of weeks I made several good friends, some of whom I still keep up with, 25 years later! One girl followed me back to the dorm from a calculus class and introduced herself - she lived on the same floor that I did. We had SO much in common, it was unbelievable. </p>

<p>That’s what I liked most about UT - it is such a big, diverse place that it’s easy to find people you really like! Very different from high school, thank God.</p>

<p>Hang in there!</p>

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<p>Hmm… I’m kind of the same way. I just moved in today, but the only person I’ve really gotten to know is my roommate.</p>

<p>I’m open to a meet-up, though. I’m in Jester. :)</p>

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<p>east or west?</p>

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<p>Jester West.</p>

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<p>haha I’m east and I’m pretty bored, and its 1:30am</p>

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<p>I’m actually pretty tired, but I’ve sort of just been lazing around my dorm room the entire evening. Feels kind of lame to do that on my first night here, but oh well. :P</p>

<p>Edit:
I’m going to bed now, but if anyone wants to meet-up, feel free to PM me. I’m free most of tomorrow afternoon.</p>

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<p>LOL man i missed some random encounters yesterday</p>

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<p>i love this thread. i’m in a similar situation, plus I live off campus. sucks double hard.</p>

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<p>I have found that cafeterias/food courts are really good places to meet people. There will pretty much always be someone sitting alone to sit with. And if not, just sit down with a group. If it’s awkward, then you’ve lost nothing. Otherwise, you’ve made new friends!</p>

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<p>@Kopfmacher- Are you living alone off campus?</p>

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<p>well im not doing anything today besides laundry if anyone wants to come chill on the first floor of jester east :P</p>

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<p>@iambored10 nope i’m married. usually that’s how most of my conversations end too haha.</p>

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<p>I’m a junior who transferred to UT last year, so i’m pretty much still in the same boat as you guys. I didn’t get to meet as many people last year because I felt like most sophomores already had their groups of friends and the club I joined wasn’t as social as I had hoped it would be. I guess I kind of gave up and focused on studying because I was trying to internally transfer into McCombs. Now that i’m in i’ll probably try to be a little more outgoing but it’ll be harder now that i’m a junior living off campus alone haha.</p>

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<p>Be sure to talk to people in your classes! That’s how I met a lot of friends, including my future husband. :)</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’m looking forward to classes starting, so that I can meet more people from my major!</p>

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<p>TMT, pm me. I’m a transfer, and while I have friends who transferred too, I’m always looking to make more.</p>

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<p>@iambored10 Do you live off campus too?</p>

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<p>Nope on campus in Prather! Even though I’m a second year student, I still feel lonely. But relax guys, after a couple of weeks once you are in class, you’ll meet a crap load of people and make new circles.</p>

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<p>I am a transfer too. And I want to make friends, so PM me.</p>

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<p>I’m still having a lot of trouble making friends… all my classes are huge, and I’m pretty shy to begin with. :[ Anyone have suggestions on how to meet people? I joined a few clubs, but they don’t start up until later this month.</p>