Making Friends the First Year in College

Being a freshman is scary and exciting. But just know your not the only one. There are so many others in your same situation. They all feel your anxiety and are worried about making friends. But it really is incredibly easy to make friends in college.

First the roommate they usually set you up with someone that is closely like yourself. I mean you will always have a roommate from hell story to hear but most our great. Plus if you hate them switching room is not that hard to do. But just by unpacking things you can start a conversation by commenting on a movie or cd that person brought. A friendship is bound to happen.

Making other friends is as simple as keeping your dorm room open. Open the door let the room be inviting and as you see people walk by say hi! You can take a more aggresive approach and go to someones open door and say hi to them. Comment on a poseter and you can start a conversation and see if the bound is there.

Classroom are another great way to start making friends. Your all stuck in the same class with a great or not so great professor. So whisper a comment to the person next to you, you will probably get a chuckle and a friend out of the deal. Plus most classes end up doing group projects and you will be forced to interact with memebers of your classroom.

So really it is super easy to making friends on campus. Just start talking to anyone and it will probably work in your favor. College kids are not as group orientated as high school students are. They are more likely to have a diverse large group of friends and aquantances. I am sure that even if you do not approach someone right away someone will probably come up to you. I found that college kids are at least at the most part polite, most will respond to whatever you have to say. Even if you do not becomes fast friends with the persons whose shoes you commented on at the very least you made some contact with another student. College are very large but you have a way of running into the same people over and over. So keep a look out for that person you keep running into and say something. It is easier then you think it is. I hope this helps someone breath easier about their new college adventure. College really is a wonderful place to meet a great bunch of people who can become your life long friends. So keep an open mind and an open door and watch the people come walking in. Just remember they are just as scared as you are and you talking to them might make there day as well.