<p>In high school if I dont have classes with my friends for like a year I begin to drift apart from them. I feel like in college with so many kids its going to be so hard to make friends and remain friends the next couple of years. I always hear of friends renting out apartments and being friends forever and all that but I dont see how its possible :( Anyone have any experience/tips??</p>
<p>It really depends on the kind of friends you make. Sure, everyone has their “class” friends with whom they sit and talk before and after class, but these people can quickly fade away after the semester ends. However, if you make friends with people in your major, odds are you’ll have more classes with them and will see them at department events and stuff.</p>
<p>I’m a junior this year I have solid friendships from my sophomore year. I work with these people and have class with them, so that helps solidify the bond.</p>
<p>So, yes, it IS possible to get the bffs everyone talks about. You just gotta put yourself out there and be receptive :)</p>
<p>Every college semester had a certain “theme” to it in my experiences. I would be interested in one type of music one semester, only to like something different the next semester… same with my general interests and even political views. It was a very dynamic time.</p>
<p>The friendship situation was also dynamic. I kept a “core” group of friends throughout my years in college, but every semester I would meet and lose a few others. </p>
<p>I’ve made plenty of friends in my classes, but aside from a few people that are in the same major as me (I’ve had a lot of classes with them), most of these people are more like “in class friends.” I talk with them before and after class, we might occasionally go get lunch together after class etc, but they aren’t the kind of friends that I’m going to call up on the weekend or anything like that. Some of my friends I’ve met in my physics and math classes though (I’m a physics major), are now good friends that I talk to regularly both inside and outside of class. I’ve also made friends that I’ve never had a single class with, and have met through clubs and such. It really all depends, and there is no definitive answer to this question. </p>
<p>I’ll echo what a few have said already: friends you make in your major will stick with you. Other than that, if you don’t hang-out outside of class it’ll be hard to maintain considering how much is going on in a typical 4 years. Another thing you can do is room with your friends on/off campus.</p>
<p>For me, my core group of friends were outside my major. One I met in my freshman dorm and we roomed together sophomore year, another friend was from Calc I and subsequently a few other math classes, and the third close friend was the roommate of my math buddy. We all hung-out quite a bit sophomore year, on, choosing to play video games a few times a week instead of going out and getting drunk. Those three even ended-up being groomsmen in my wedding :)</p>
<p>I dont have any friends at my college. Just people i may talk to every now and then</p>