Going to university can be a new and exciting adventure! Meeting new people will be one of my most memorable experiences of my university years. Here are some tips to help make your experiences enjoyable during your years on your campus.
- Take the initiative and talk to classmates.
I still have friends from my first year and my best friends are those I met in my freshmen years. If you're shy, chances are the person next to you is too!
- Form study groups.
Form a study group within each of your classes that meet every once in a while to review and study course material. The less formal atmosphere of someone's home or dorm makes it easier to get to know someone outside of class.
Chances are, if you're majoring in the same subject as others in your study group, you'll be seeing them in other classes as well.
- Join a club and find ways to be actively involved.
Clubs always need help with organizing events, setting up, administration, and other things like that. This way, you meet lots of people who share the same interests. Spending more time in a campus club is a great place to build new friendships.
- Go to school sponsored events.
Going to varsity games or large events like a hot dog sale, movie night or band night is a good place as any to meet new people or hang out with classmates.
It can be as simple as asking,"Hey, do you want to go to swing night this Wednesday? I hear the band is smoothy groovy!" Use those words exactly or it won't work.
- Find a job on campus.
I found that working on campus gave me a chance to hang out with my co-workers when I saw them outside of work. This also brings the convenience of putting work and school in the same place.
- To make the kind of friends that last, you have to BE a friend first.
Don't be selfish. Help someone out. It's the age old golden rule: treat others as you would want to be treated.
- Finally, just be yourself.
Nothing is more evident to others than someone who is putting on a facade trying to impress others or be someone who they aren't!
There are people just like you out there in that ole institution with the same interests and likes as you...You just have to look for them!
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