<p>I've noticed sometimes people will try to talk to me, commenting about the professor or material, asking how I did on the exam, etc. Are these people trying to befriend me or are they just being talkative? I'm curious because I would like to meet people and expand my social circle but I'm a little ignorant about college social etiquette. Do people even try to make friends in a lecture hall? You won't be able to say much while the professor is lecturing right? And say you do talk to someone in class and make a good impression, how would you maintain rapport so that a friendship will develop? Do you find them next class and sit next to them again? That sounds kinda weird.</p>
<p>They’re probably students like you who are trying to expand their social circle. It’s completely normal, I think. </p>
<p>And no, don’t make plans: Oh hey let’s totally sit together next class!!!
If you have a class with the same person walk in and say, “Oh, we have this class together too! Haha what’s up?!”</p>
<p>I’ve made tons of friends in lectures, and it wasn’t through talking to them while the professor was talking. If they talk to you, then stick around for two minutes after the next lecture and see if they want to study together or grab lunch later. Then you’re seeing them outside of class, and voila – you can become friends.</p>
<p>They probably are. Just relax and talk to them. They’re not trying to hurt you or anything. They just want to talk to you. Friends can be made in the classroom, no laws against it. Ive made some of my best friends in my classes just by commenting on the material or poking fun at the professor (hehehe 
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<p>There’s nothing weird about being friendly to random people in class. Especially if you have a very small or specialized major, making friends in class is a great way to find people with similar interests and passions. </p>
<p>Usually those little “small talk” conversations are just a way of becoming more familiar with someone, and especially if you two later meet in another class, it can make it easier to become friends outside of the class (like forming a study group that meets in the evenings and such).</p>
<p>stop thinking so much. did you meet friends in class in hs? same type of deal.</p>
<p>Many of my classes are of 15-30 students due to the nature of my majors, so it is natural for people who just talk among one another since it is a very small environment, smaller than even high school. When I was taking courses in larger lectures, I found that there is less talking among people who they did not know already. Small talk is a fast way to gauge a person’s interest and if they happen to be similar then you can get to know each another outside the classroom.</p>