Ok a few weeks ago one of my best friends dropped out of college and today so did another. I have 1 friend left in college and she has been saying for a while that she also is thinking of dropping out. If she leaves then I will have not a single friend left at college. What should I do?
2007-11-01 08:57:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I'm really really shy and hate talking to people I don't know i'm only friends with the people I am because they do the same course as me. I don't even know anyone else at all me and my friends are kind of outsiders.
2007-11-01 09:06:22 · update #1
This sort of happened to me last year. I was hanging with a group for a few months, then one by one, they all dropped out. Luckily, I had good friends scattered around in different groups too. I just used this as an opportunity to make new friends, and I reccomend that you do the same. You'll end up with some more great friends, just like I did. Don't see this as a problem... see it as a window of opportunity. Good luck!
Edit: Being shy isn't too much of a problem. I used to be kinda shy... I still am. But you should probly work on that... I find that pretending to be confident does the trick most of the time. Aren't there any extra activities that you could get involved in? That way, you could meet new people.
Now this part gets a new paragraph, cos its so important... Always remember that you are a great person. Focus on your good points rather than your bad. If anyone puts you down, its probably because they don't have one of your better qualities, and feel insecure because of it. Again, good luck. Let us kno how things go!
2007-11-01 09:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by NONAME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG this happened to me.
basically all my friends decided after the first week that college wasnt for them. and not only did they leave the college they left the country and moved to cyprus ( theyve been there a year now) ok so i was sooo tempted to go with them cos my 7 best friends left the country!!!! but i knew i needed my qualifications so i did the hard thing and stayed.
and it was hard because i am also really shy, they had been my best friends since i was 11!!! so it was hard. but i just pushed myself to talk to people, i was scared, but my only other choice was to be alone for the enxt two years.
i just started talking to people in my lessons and stuff and then i would walk from they lesson with them to lunch and just be like hey, mind if i sit with you?? trust me, its nerve wracking, but they will say yes. so then i was sat with this girl i kinda knew and all her friends. then just be confident, outgoing, fun and at first it will be hard if you are as shy as me but after a week or two you will get to know everyone and it wont be hard it will just come naturally and youll have some great friends. seriously i know how you feel but doing this will also make other things easier and help you overcome your shyness. good luck :]
2007-11-01 13:49:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
College is probably the easiest place in the world to make friends. Everyone is new and out of their element. There are a ton of people just like you hoping to meet friends.
Get involved in the many organizations they have. Sports, clubs, fraternities, etc. Even just asking if you can sit with someone at the cafeteria works.
If you stay active.....you'll meet a lot of friends at college.
2007-11-01 09:03:05 · answer #3 · answered by jtbrick1208 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will make friends with new people, they will learn that you are nice, and want to include you in things. If not, then concentrate on school, so you come out with high grade points. You'll be fine, just don't doubt yourself.
2007-11-01 09:11:02 · answer #4 · answered by LIPPIE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cultivate some new friends......if someone is dropping out that you were pretty close to, get their address and stay in touch.
2007-11-01 09:00:09 · answer #5 · answered by Blue Oyster Kel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to some people that are doing same course as you, start with just saying hello take it from there.
2007-11-01 09:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a college that teaches properly
2007-11-01 08:59:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you shouldnt do is follow their footsteps. what you should do is find new friends! you're in college for God's sake!
2007-11-01 09:01:17 · answer #8 · answered by melanie002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋