<p>Stop beng afraid, shy or modest. Just go to college, meet new people and have fun. If you are not confident, spend this summer working out, run, do push-ups and so on.</p>
<p>I meet new people very well, but of course college is completely different from just meeting a few strangers once in a while. I merely wanted to find out some of the experiences of other people.</p>
<p>My high school was full of people who didn't care at all about math or science or school in general. My college is full of people who are interested in math and science and lots of other random interesting stuff too.</p>
<p>beck86nj - i didn't mean it would be EXACTLY like high school... of course there are going to be many, many differences! i just meant that some of the gossiping/social aspects MIGHT be more similar if the school is smaller</p>
<p>I hope not....</p>
<p>Well, my high school was 3x the size of my college and somehow my college has less gossip, expecially of the mean-spirited kind. </p>
<p>But yes, we do all know each other very well.</p>
<p>irbis, not all shy people are shy because they don't like the way they look...</p>
<p>facebook to find friends? eh.... maybe that works, but your best bet is to join things that you like, and you will meet other people who like the same things!</p>
<p>To the OP: I was like that too. I went to a really small school with the same people since second grade. I knew everyone and everyone knew me (that had its advantages AND its draw backs). At the start of my junior year I went to a much larger school (340 in my grad. class vs. the 45-50 at my old highschool). I had to start completely over and it was difficult. Its really more of stepping out of your comfort zone and meeting new people. Im not really a "Hi my name is Rachel" kind of person so for me it was speak up and talk to SOMEONE or be alone for my junior and senior year. Trust me it is NOT in your best interest to "lay low" in hopes that your personality alone will be enough to get you friends or meet new people. You have to do some work. Keeping to yourself just because your scared and in a new environment isnt worth the personal alienation. The easiest thing is really to look for people with like minded ideals/views/opinions as you have. At least your building on something instead of trying to start a new friendship or aquaintance out of thin air.</p>