i have a question about getting to know people at uni (1 Viewer)

[thelittlepotatofrog]

so basically i have had some friendship issues over the last year and have found myself quite isolated (in part my fault as I isolated myself due to the issues) now I am realising that I have basically no close friends for once I leave high school, and because I moved from England right before covid, I have no friends outside of school. will this be an issue for me (an extrovert) at uni? how is it to meet people at uni now that a lot of stuff is online?

I'm really worried that ill just end up feeling even more lonely than I am now.

thanks for reading

 

[its_ace21]

Making friends at uni is way easier than making friends at school and you will definitely make friends, such as people from ur tutorial classes or from clubs/societies since those ppl are the ones u share an interest with

Most of ur friends will probs be from ur tutorial classes i guess since u see them more often

I actually haven’t made proper friends at uni yet (and I also don’t talk to anyone from my old school) since I never joined any events and in my course everyone already had their friend groups so I’m just relying on my clubs/societies now but yea Dw u will make friends

 

[wollongong warrior]

Yea, making friends is surprisingly easy (especially so in the first sem/trimester)
Just go up to people in your tuts, lectures, labs, go "wsg bro" every time you see them and you'll become friends after like 2 encounters
Joining subcom for a society is also helps you get a friend group since you'll talk to the same people every week or so
And since uni isn't small like highschool, if things don't work out, you can just move on and find new people lol

 

[unhealthyharold]

join societies and actually go to events/hangouts

 

[carrotsss]

can also confirm even as someone who knew literally two people in the whole uni beforehand, I’ve made tons of friends this year. one thing I’ll add is it can depend a lot on what subjects you do, like tbh most comp sci classes are filled with anti social asf kids so most of my friends come from maths, even the ones that do comp sci

 

[liamkk112]

it really depends how social you wanna be, but uni has a lot of opportunities to make friends. firstly if you are in the same degree as someone you'll probably have a lot of classes with them, so meeting people in tutorials / labs is probably the easy way to make friends, still up to u if u just wanna talk to people in class or go study/eat/hang out with them obv but most people will be willing to at least study with u in gaps in timetable if u ask. secondly a bunch of clubs and societies exist if you want to socialise outside of your classes/degree cohort, these can be kinda scary and cliquey but there's usually a dozen or so ones with a lot of public events and people there are there to make friends which helps. besides that u can just talk to random people if u really want to (and have good social skills), ppl are much friendlier than hs at uni usually and it's much more chill (not so much social pressure in my experience, it's not looked down upon to sit alone either unlike hs which is nice if u just wanna study / go in and out).

 

[cinnamongrls]

so basically i have had some friendship issues over the last year and have found myself quite isolated (in part my fault as I isolated myself due to the issues) now I am realising that I have basically no close friends for once I leave high school, and because I moved from England right before covid, I have no friends outside of school. will this be an issue for me (an extrovert) at uni? how is it to meet people at uni now that a lot of stuff is online?

I'm really worried that ill just end up feeling even more lonely than I am now.

thanks for reading

which unis did you apply for??
id love to be friends!!!!!!

 

[wollongong warrior]

it really depends how social you wanna be, but uni has a lot of opportunities to make friends. firstly if you are in the same degree as someone you'll probably have a lot of classes with them, so meeting people in tutorials / labs is probably the easy way to make friends, still up to u if u just wanna talk to people in class or go study/eat/hang out with them obv but most people will be willing to at least study with u in gaps in timetable if u ask. secondly a bunch of clubs and societies exist if you want to socialise outside of your classes/degree cohort, these can be kinda scary and cliquey but there's usually a dozen or so ones with a lot of public events and people there are there to make friends which helps. besides that u can just talk to random people if u really want to (and have good social skills), ppl are much friendlier than hs at uni usually and it's much more chill (not so much social pressure in my experience, it's not looked down upon to sit alone either unlike hs which is nice if u just wanna study / go in and out).

If you go unsw, first point isn't as strong since the flexibility in degree planning makes it so that unless you plan it with people you've met, you probably won't see them again
But ofc, it looks like this becomes less so since as you progress to higher years, you'll be able to consistently meet the same people that want to specialise in the same fields

 

[liamkk112]

If you go unsw, first point isn't as strong since the flexibility in degree planning makes it so that unless you plan it with people you've met, you probably won't see them again
But ofc, it looks like this becomes less so since as you progress to higher years, you'll be able to consistently meet the same people that want to specialise in the same fields

yea ofc in the introductory classes like math 1a you'll be mixing with a large cohort of different degrees, but once you get into your core subjects you'll likely be seeing the same people in every class (if people are following the recommended progression which im pretty sure most people are)

 

[thelittlepotatofrog]

which unis did you apply for??
id love to be friends!!!!!!

omg!!

usyd, unsw, macquarie

but im hoping for usyd - bachelor of arts

how about u guys

 

[thelittlepotatofrog]

Goodreads

www.goodreads.com

this is my goodreads for anyone interested

 

[Squar3root]

Dw you'll make plenty of friends if u want to. Just talk to ppl and figure out who's worth getting to know

 

[cinnamongrls]

omg!!

usyd, unsw, macquarie

but im hoping for usyd - bachelor of arts

how about u guys

i applied for uow, macquarie, acu and wsu

i hope usyd works out for you!!