Were YOU miserable, too?

[SilverTurtle]

I went to a small school & they actually had freshman orientation week. The whole week was a blast and you met so many people!
I also lucked out and really got a long with my roommate, the girls across the hall from us, and several people from my orientation group. Many of those people turned out to be some of my best friends throughout college, and even now.

The people that seemed to have the hardest time adjusting and meeting people were the ones who had to be in their room EVERY NIGHT to call their girl/boyfriend back home (or at another university). They'd stay on the phone for like 2 hours. They missed out on a lot of the random things that drew people closer together & just hanging out with new people.

It was also completely acceptable to go up to someone you hadn't met and introduce yourself (I really like that _____ you're wearing. I think I saw you in my math class... etc.). Especially that first semester. Remember that everyone is surrounded by new people & they want to meet people, too.