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Going off to college: Any advice or encouragement?
i'm leaving for college this weekend. i dont really have a question but i just need some advice and words of encouragement. i'm a super shy person and i really want to be outgoing and make new friends. please help me! i'm nervous that i will be the same shy person i was before and that i'll be depressed and just want to go home every weekend.
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I'm going to take it that you're dorming? Dorming makes it so much easier to make new friends! College takes you out of your comfort zone, but this is the time to grow and meet tons of new people! When you move in, keep your door open. Talk to your new floormates and try to get to know as much as possible about them. Be outgoing and introduce yourself. You're in a place where EVERYBODY is feeling the same way as you now! Honestly, EVERYBODY is looking for friends and to meet new people. In my opinion, being outgoing right from the get-go will definitely help!
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Every college has clubs, social groups, and all kinds of other stuff to get into that's usually advertised everywhere.
I moved off to UT quite a while back, and I remember there being an absolutely ridiculous number of things thrown at me to do. I joined an Aikido group, a gaming group, a calculus study group (badly needed), an intramural soccer team, and met a couple of circles of friends to hang out with during off time.
Make yourself go out and show up to things that sound vaguely interesting to you. Often times the people make the group far more than the actual activity, so do a bunch of stuff and then cut things out as you narrow down what you really want to dedicate some time to.
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Well, you really know what you have to do because you just stated it. College is a new experience and majority of incoming freshmen are nervous, but I promise, you will make new friends! Just make sure that you come out of your shell and are just really friendly. You'll probably become friends with your hall mates, or your roommate(s). Hook up with your new roomies on facebook and get to know each other a little bit! But, like you said, you know you have to be outgoing, so just try to be optimistic, because it's a whole new chapter for you! Enjoy your freshman year!
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