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1. Become friends with your roommate, and dorm people. You see these people everyday. Say hi to them, and just small talk for only 2-3mins time to time when p

1. Become friends with your roommate, and dorm people. You see these people everyday. Say hi to them, and just small talk for only 2-3mins time to time when people are not in a rush. 2. Play sports... (recreational/intramural), coed better. 3. Join a gym, and start exercising/living healthy 4. Make sure your hygiene is on point and dress well/better than the average. Also pay attention to your grooming and other habits (eg. eating habits). Perhaps there is something that is turning off people. 5. Try to invite people to events/things. Event just lunch at the school cafeteria. Try to form a habit to have lunch with the same people/group and eventually people will invite you to things. Some of the folks that I went in college that had trouble making friends, apart being socially akward, had some kind of basic hygiene/grooming problem. You are not going to get invites to parties if you look like crap, and have body odor. Nobody will tell you why. Make sure these basic stuff are covered, then the other thing is just talking regularly to the same people, having lunch with them regularly, etc... Also, don't beat yourself up, as many people are in the same boat as you. This year is kind of unusual, as covid is still a concern and most people will be more reserved as usual. Good luck,

egwor 5y ago
Stick hygiene at top of your list including making sure that your clothes and bedding are regularly washed. You'll feel better for it anyway and if you're feeling ill/under the weather then you've got a good buffer :)
jjice 5y ago
To add to #5, it might be awkward the first time you invite someone(s) to do something, but think about it like this: no one will think less of you for asking them to have lunch with you. There's a really good chance they're too nervous to ask people to go to lunch with them too. It's really common in social settings where multiple people want the same thing, but are too nervous to ask the other person. A lot of people don't like making the decision or will wait for someone else to say something, but that usually results in nothing. In the end, there's no real downside to asking. It can be really hard to meet people, but college gives you constant opportunities to, so there's plenty to take advantage of. Chat with your class mates and once you've had regular conversation with them a few times, ask them to grab food or study together. The amount of friends I've made from study groups was huge, definitely recommend.

egwor 5y ago

Stick hygiene at top of your list including making sure that your clothes and bedding are regularly washed. You'll feel better for it anyway and if you're feeling ill/under the weather then you've got a good buffer :)

jjice 5y ago

To add to #5, it might be awkward the first time you invite someone(s) to do something, but think about it like this: no one will think less of you for asking them to have lunch with you. There's a really good chance they're too nervous to ask people to go to lunch with them too. It's really common in social settings where multiple people want the same thing, but are too nervous to ask the other person. A lot of people don't like making the decision or will wait for someone else to say something, but that usually results in nothing. In the end, there's no real downside to asking. It can be really hard to meet people, but college gives you constant opportunities to, so there's plenty to take advantage of. Chat with your class mates and once you've had regular conversation with them a few times, ask them to grab food or study together. The amount of friends I've made from study groups was huge, definitely recommend.