<p>My advice to all you class of '13ers is to join clubs. The best way to make new friends is to find people with similar interests. Also, if the RAs on your floor organize some kind of cheezy get-to-know-each-other event during your first week, GO! I myself am usually not a fan of forced social mingling, but if you’re on a floor with a lot of other freshmen, chances are they’re just as nervous as you are and are also looking to make friends. The people on your floor probably won’t end up being your best friends (sometimes it does work out that way, but I personally have met most of my friends just randomly or through clubs), but at least you’ll have people to hang with the first couple of weeks while you’re still figuring out who you really click with.</p>