Meeting college Facebook friends in person for the first time

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<p>This is kind of two questions in one
The first one is about the topic
The second one is still college related but a different topic</p>

<p>I've been doing a lot of meeting and greeting with people on Facebook from my new school
and now that it's getting closer to move in day I've been getting invited to a lot of events where I actually get a chance to meet some of them.
Some school sponsored and others not</p>

<p>In person I'm generally reserved and shy so of course meeting a bunch of new people is overwhelming to me especially when I'm going to a college of 40k with 7000 freshman</p>

<p>The size of the school and how easy it can be to get lost didn't sync in until orientation </p>

<p>I'd really appreciate any advice about meeting new people (do's and dont's ) so maybe new time I'll be more prepared and not so overwhelmed.</p>

<p>Second Question </p>

<p>Also can someone explain the whole college dating and hooking up thing?</p>

<p>" I think I may have agreed to go on a date with an upperclassman but I'm not exactly sure"</p>

<p>At first he was just being super friendly giving me advice about classes things to watch out for
we had a pretty long conversation he also texted me like all day the next day </p>

<p>then he asked if I wanted to meet up sometime, go out for lunch or something </p>

<p>"And of course I said yes!! b/c
he has experience in both engineering and business two of my fields of interest</p>

<p>Got to make connections w/ ppl in your field right ?</p>

<p>he's one of the campus tutors
Obvious benefits </p>

<p>he's also has one of the same classes as me
Always a plus to have friends with similar classes just incase you miss a day</p>

<p>Next thing I know he's hardcore flirting dropping hints about how he hopes that I don't have a boyfriend </p>

<p>Made me wonder if I'm actually just going out for lunch or something
or
in his head are we going on a date and I just don't know it yet</p>

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<p>he definitely asked you out</p>

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<p>That’s just awesome I have a date with the campus nerd ^_^</p>

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<p>lol, have fun with that. I find it kinda creepy when orientation leaders and students working at the school during the summer hit on the newbz. Am I the only one who sees it as creepy? Maybe…</p>

<p>anywho…
I met some kids from my fb group and I just said hi :slight_smile:
The one’s I hung out with the most were not even on the page. lol
Just be you and talk to whoever, you’ll break out of your shell pretty fast. I did! :)</p>

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<p>No you’re not the only one who finds it creepy.</p>

<p>“I find it creepy” I have a few upperclassman guys lurking on my page now</p>

<p>but I understand they’ve already seen everything on campus
They want first dibs on the fresh meat!</p>

<p>And yeah I thinks that’s what’s going to happen to me…</p>

<p>I’m going to talk to everyone except the people I have on Facebook </p>

<p>I’m going to see them and its just going to be awkward stares</p>

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<p>There are definitely dudes that ■■■■■ for freshmen girls. Also, it’s not a phenomenon unique to undergrad. I’ve seen a good number of senior level grad students going after first year grads as well.</p>

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<p><___<</p>

<p>Now that’s even creepier. But it’s legal so I guess that they don’t care.</p>