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Get out there and meey people, be friendly and try to relate to that person , even if it's someone you think you have nothing in common with.
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the best way to meet people at school is to run for student government. you can get involved in many events and meet tons of people! it also builds great leadership and networking!
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all you have to do is talk to people. how did u meet the friends that u have now?
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Guitar Hero is the proven best way to meet new friends at school. Just leave your door open and ROCK. They will come.
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get involved in something right from the start... even if you're nervous about it! seriously like student councils are a great place to start or any other volunteer opportunity!
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don't be shy. just take a chance by talking to someone you want to talk to. it gets easier the more you do it.
there are loads of conversation starters that you can use to meet people in your classes. ask to borrow class notes, ask questions about what your prof said, ask about assignment deadlines, or whatever. once you get talking, you'll meet lots of people...
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AaronM wrote:Guitar Hero is the proven best way to meet new friends at school. Just leave your door open and ROCK. They will come. lol awesome! I'm a big guitar hero fanatic and none of my current friends like guitar hero at all. They say it's too confusing! So, if your method will help me get some other gh fans I'm willing to try it! lol 
Honours English Major/History Minor, York '12Stong Rez
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ravince2004 wrote:sit at the person with the same background as you are (i.e. asian to asian). it is far more easier to do that since you guys share the same background. next is to ask what they feel at that moment and from there continue your conversations buy stating what high school you came from. and before class ends be sure to take their number, name, and email ad! very very very important! Yeah, I literally have nothing in common with those who share the same ethnicity who tend to share the same stereotypical traits. I've been friends with all sorts of people with different ethnicities and backgrounds my entire life, since kindergarten. It's easier to do that when you live in a multicultural place though. University is multicultural, most of the time, so, yeah can't be hard. As for making friends in general, I've never really thought about how I made some of my friends. Just talked to them and eventually we hung out and got closer.
McMaster '12!
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Facebook. D'oh.
McGill Engineering 2010
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mcgillguy88 wrote:Facebook. D'oh. How the heck do you make friends online. You can use Facebook with your existing friends, but you can't make new friends with it.
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Salami&Cheese wrote:mcgillguy88 wrote:Facebook. D'oh. How the hell do you make friends online. You can use Facebook with your existing friends, but you can't make new friends with it. Go to a group that is related to your future school or department and introduce yourself to people. Simple.
McGill Engineering 2010
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mcgillguy88 wrote:Salami&Cheese wrote:mcgillguy88 wrote:Facebook. D'oh. How the hell do you make friends online. You can use Facebook with your existing friends, but you can't make new friends with it. Go to a group that is related to your future school or department and introduce yourself to people. Simple. eh.... if someone introduced him/herself to me I would think he/she is too scared to talk to me in real life 
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I think all things people have mentioned above are great ways to meet new people... but what about commuters? They're going to be spending a lot of time going back and forth between home and school... That, coupled with studying, may not leave too much room for extra curriculars... any tips for commuters??
Life Sci '12 UTSG (Victoria college)
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Salami&Cheese wrote:mcgillguy88 wrote:Salami&Cheese wrote:mcgillguy88 wrote:Facebook. D'oh. How the hell do you make friends online. You can use Facebook with your existing friends, but you can't make new friends with it. Go to a group that is related to your future school or department and introduce yourself to people. Simple. eh.... if someone introduced him/herself to me I would think he/she is too scared to talk to me in real life This before you actually begin attending university, obviously.
McGill Engineering 2010
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yup to break the ice maybe and go like hey ur ______
Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS/AEO) 10'
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On the first few days of classes (and this works well if you go to a typical first year class with like 400 students), sit next to people and just introduce yourself. Just mention something like "Gosh, there's a lot of people in this class" (that's the line I used!) and you'd be surprised at the number of people who eagerly agree and jump right back into conversation. I've mad quite a few friends that way, although to be honest, a lot of them ended up being "I've-added-you-on-facebook-and-that's-that-hey-maybe-I'll-see-you-around?" friends. But hey, they are people that you now know right? And I've also meet some amazing close friends that way too. Odds are, people on the first few days are going to be just as hungry as you for friends. And if they aren't - hey, you ARE in a class with 400 other people right? Who cares?
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Oweek is a golden week where at events (especially rez ones) you shake hands with anybody and talk to them about there program, what floor they're on etc. Cement friendship a bit by going to events together, and saying hi to them if you pass them somewhere. No one minds that much if you don't really remember their name. University is all about diversity so put yourself out there. At meal times, try to go either with any random people from your floor, or just go down and look for someone sitting by themself and ask to join them. Even people who go to university with high school friends are open to meeting new people. Really really use the greatness that is oweek to your advantage with meeting people. Making friends is something pretty natural because most people are in exactly the same position as you and thinking the same thing. Accidents or embarrassing things could even turn out well. For example:
The weirdest "meeting new friends" line used on me. "Oh hey! You're ____(random name-gender appropriate) ____ right?". It would have been good because it was the 3rd day of O-week so there had already been some rez based social programming to meet people. The only problem: we had already met the day before and I remembered his name. It was still really funny though. Most people will be really open to meeting new people though. Another example, some guys tossing around a football, accidently tossed it into a small group of people. They then went over, introduced themselves and kept talking...
It's hard to meet people during class, but loudly asking a general question helps....also, definitly join clubs and groups, anything that'll let you come in contact with people of similar interests. Apply for leadership roles and challenge youself to do stuff your high school self never would have done.
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UWO BioMed Sci '11
First Year Res - Med Syd
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When I moved I didn't have any friends. I got a job and met someone who was going to the same high school as me. So I met him at school and he brought me into his group of friends and now we are all good friends =P
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headstrong wrote:I think all things people have mentioned above are great ways to meet new people... but what about commuters? They're going to be spending a lot of time going back and forth between home and school... That, coupled with studying, may not leave too much room for extra curriculars... any tips for commuters?? I can't believe no one has answered this question! people come on~! it's a good one! I'm a friendly social "talk to everyone" person. I'm a transfer student so I'm found in first year, second year, and third year classes. I also commute. I went through my entire first year talking to a lot of people, but didn't make a single study buddy. I'm not lookin for "friends" I have those. I need a solid school friend to help me through a class or two. Did I make one? no! why? I have no idea. Maybe because I never saw the same person twice because I had classes in different years! Maybe because I barely had class so I was never at school to even make a lunch buddy! I'm going to chalk up to the fact that I was 6-10 years older than MOST of the people in my class. I know I look about 21, and it wasn't until further "chat" that people realised "wow, how old ARE you?". I'm going to say that that played a large part on whether or not they thought I could be a friend type or not. Listen, I'm not interested in being friends with 17.18,19, 20 year olds as much they're not interested in hanging out with a 28 year old. The fact remains that we need to pass this class, and I need help. You help me, I help you. Whatever it takes! I may pull out the "when I was your age stories" but that's life. So that's how I ended up here. Go Figure. I am NOT failing next year no way, man. Someone is going to give me tips if it's online or whatever! I said in other threads and I am proud to say that I am not a dumb idiot. I was top of my class in College and if some 17 year old kid can pass University-- so can I. Let's stick together! MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOUR MATURE STUDENTS! we're really cool, trust me  I'm still livin' the Uni life (shhh don't tell anyone) I WILL OUT CHUG ANY OF YOU!
Glendon/York Universty - Specialization in PsychologyChild and Youth Worker Graduate
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Just because you were at the top of your class in Child and Youth worker and you are 28 does not mean you can be equal to a 17 year old in terms of passing university.
Did you ask some of your classmates if they could be your study buddy? Or did you go to the prof to get help in finding one?
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