College: Meeting New People

"College Buzz: The best way to make a friend or two"

"Bad Luck Brian"

Meeting people around you should be something to consider in your life whether especially in college. Just like Sara East stated in the video, college can be intimidating and lonely. It doesn't matter if it's at a university or a community college, start getting around meet new people. I mean, you don't want to end like Bad Luck Brian.

Back when you were in elementary, middle, and high school, getting to know your classmates was pretty easy. You've probably known them since elementary school or probably even develop a really close friendship with them. This may be because you've all grown to get along with one another at a young age, but when college starts, let me tell you, getting to know someone new is a whole new world for you.

When you've reached college, classrooms tend to be more extended than it usually is in high school and everyone around you will not always in the same age group as you are. Everyone is a stranger to you, but you can be lucky if you have someone in class that you've known before in your life. Still, it doesn't hurt to make new friends. But why should we make them? There are several reason why, especially since college is another place mix with almost every part of the world.

One reason could be that you can start to develop study groups. For example, let's say math is your all time struggle ever since middle school. By meeting someone in the class that you can talk to, you can start to develop communication among each other, getting together for study groups, and even getting to know who that person is.

"Shy People"

My first semester at Southwestern College was brand new to me.I did not know a single person in class, nor did I recognize anyone from high school in my classes, and I was scared for my life. Being the "shy" introvert type did not help me at all. But as the semester went by, I started to get around and just introduce myself to people in class that I sit by or friends of friends. By the end of my first semester, I realized how much I've grown to have such a connection with people I've barely met.

That's another reason, developing new friendship. Of course in college, not everyone you went to high school with will be at the exact same college as you. Some may go to UCSD, SDSU, somewhere in LA or maybe even out of state. When you get to college, it is the best opportunity to get out there and meet other people. Try joining clubs, connecting with people who are in the same major as you, and before you know it, you've met tons of people.

So why not get to know someone, even if it's that random, awkward, quite person you sit next to in class everyday or the person who you happen to sleeps in every single lecture, go ahead, push that person off his chair until he wakes up, then. . RUN. I'm kidding, but you get my point!  Maybe then, later in life, you'll thank that person for helping you accomplish apart of your milestone.