<p>Just got back from orientation, it was hair raising. a lot of new people, i met three or four people living nearby, exchanged numbers, did all that stuff. People seem nice, but i was blown away by the sheer amount of people. I came from a school of 1500 so I went to a decent size hs but still I was swamped. I saw a lot of people hanging out with their hs friends, made me feel left out, (OOS student) but i did hangout with two girls that i met there. I am a little anxious about making friends and meeting that special someone, Im a pretty outgoing person but it seems like its going to be harder than i expected. My older cousin who is a Junior at va tech told me i was overthinking it and most people are even lonelier, just wanted to get advice. thank youu!</p>
<p>You will make friends with people who cross your path on a daily basis once school starts.</p>
<p>Better to have fewer quality friends than a large quantity of friends.</p>
<p>I think you meet really nice people at clubs that have an emphasis on volunteering and community work.</p>
<p>Don’t base anything on orientation. Mine was not that great but I made lots of friends and had an amazing year.</p>
<p>My first night of orientation I cried alone in my lonely new dorm room. I feel extremely silly about that now. Everyone is new and nervous or alone. Don’t be discouraged if you see other people making friends faster than you are. Most friends you make during the first few days or even weeks are probably people you won’t be hanging out with again. You’ll have a ton of numbers and by the end of the year, you may wonder, “who’s number is this?” It took me until January to find my permanent group. I always thought this is it! I found the group of people who I’ll be spending everyday with, but then I’d meet someone new that I’d really like. I eventually found my best friend and she introduced me to her friends. Thats my main group for certain things, but I also have tight bonds with people separate from them. I formed a completely different relationship with the people on my floor. You have plenty of time to make friends. If you can’t picture yourself having zero friends for four years, then you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>You’re actually ahead of most people by exchanging numbers with three or four people.</p>
<p>Yes, making friends is harder in college than in high school, but you’ll do just fine. Relax, continue doing what you’re doing, and your problem will soon be keeping your social life from interfering with academics too much instead of not having one.</p>
<p>You’ll make friends once you get there. Sometimes the people you meet during orientation don’t even end up being your good friends - it all depends on where you live, what classes you take, etc. Relax. :)</p>
<p>thanks so much everyone</p>
<p>there is a chance you will not make ANY friends this year. so prepare for it.</p>
<p>Then there will be people like the person above me who you’ll choose not to befriend. haha. jk.</p>