<p>What do people do to make friends in classes?
I moved in yesterday, had a good time with my roommate,
but I know we're not going to be good friends because he already has his other friends who came to school with him.
I've talked to a couple of his friends and they seem disinterested in me.</p>
<p>I'm going to go to "meetings" or "introductions" for my major so I can meet people there since i'd probably be hanging out with them more when school starts.</p>
<p>Since I don't have friends who came to this school with me, I'm a loner, i try to socialize, but everybody's already with their highs chool / camp friends. I'm waiting for classes to start for things to be better but i don't know if things will be better..</p>
<p>Don’t be so down on yourself!
Of course you’ll make friends, school hasn’t even started yet.
Think about when you went to high school for the first time…and in all of those classes that you knew absolutely nobody…by the end of the month you had at least a FEW people you were talking too on a daily basis in the class? Right?
The only difference is now, that you have turn those conversations into friendships.
College is different then high school…it’s not awkward to eat by yourself, or study in the library. Don’t be shy, put a smile on your face, and be confident.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help,
I moved in way too early before classes…oh well.
I’m joining organizations and clubs, so I’m hoping I’ll be able to get close with people in there.</p>
<p>Just strike up a conversation. Class is an easy place to meet people because you already have that one thing in common. “hey, what’s your major?” or even something as simple as “do you think the midterm’s gonna be hard?”</p>
<p>D2 went through this…was OOS at a large public university, and had a strange mix of people on her dorm floor. Just try to stick it out for the next 3 weeks being as friendly as you care to be. The high school friends tend to stick together at first until they realize that there are lots of probably more interesting people out there. Many of D1’s friends were people she met through someone else (i.e. they were h.s. friends of someone she casually knew, then she started hanging out with them more than the person she originally met).</p>
<p>Class is also good for spotting those people who appear to be conscientious note-takers, someone you can possibly study with. </p>
<p>D2 is involved in a crazy-amount of activities on campus; that’s where she met her closest friends…again, it was at least 3-4 weeks into school before things started clicking. She was extremely out-going in high school and the last person I ever thought I’d be concerned about. She was lucky to have her older sister to hang out with until she found “her people”. Hang in there.</p>
<p>I agree with people suggesting study groups! At my school, nearly everyone comes with their friends, so it’s kind of hard to include yourself in. But what i’ve discovered is that there are plenty of those students who actually want to meet new people - and they will. I’ve already met a good few people whom i’ve went out to dine with and all I can say is just be very nice and social. Most of my new friends i’ve met through small classes. Whenever my class does a group project, it gives me an opportunity to make friends. Of course, classes that are 400+ size will be impossible so it doesn’t really matter at that point.</p>
<p>Here’s how I go about it:</p>
<p>Teacher: Ok, class, get together with the person next to you and discuss chapter XX.
Me: Hi, i’m XX! <em>shakes hand and smiles courteously</em>
Person: Hi, i’m XX! Nice to meet you!
Me: So, do you understand any of the stuff we’ve been going through?
Person: Kind of, I get parts of it.
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Me: Hey, we should get together and study for tests.
Person: Yeah, that sounds good! Do you have facebook?
Me: Yeah! I’ll give you my number, too.
Person: Sweet, i’ll text you right now.
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You get the message.</p>
<p>Also, if you ever get a chance, just talk about random things with your partners in class. For ex, if your Spanish class is on the subject of food, then tell them about the food that you love to eat and ask them what they like. The more you revolve the conversation around the person, chances are he/she will likely respond to you and want to continue the conversation - people just like to talk about themselves (human instincts). </p>
<p>Lastly, just be yourself. I’m not going to be making friends with everyone in my classroom, so you just have to meet the right person who you click with well.</p>
<p>Good Luck!! Also, don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t make many friends the first year because it happens! Join clubs, too. It really does help.</p>