<p>In my opinion, a college can never be too big to make friends. If interacting with complete strangers is a problem for you, no worries because I’m like that too! You will definitely find friends if you find people with similar interests to you. Join a club, go Greek, or join a sport, and you will be sure to find similar people to yourself. Also, your roommate will probably be your first friend, so make sure to establish a connection right away with your roommate. For me, I found friends through joining band, jazz band, and honors classes, so there was a lot of overlap between people I was around. Also, you can find friends within your intended major/study of interest, so take advantage of seeing the same people in classes and make friends with them ASAP! 
The sooner you reach out to people, the sooner you will find a group of friends that are similar to yourself. </p>
<p>Professors may be more difficult to get to know due to medium to large required introductory classes as a freshman. Go to office hours, participate in class when necessary, and ask relevant questions.</p>
<p>You will probably have no trouble meeting new people and making friends as a freshman as long as you start talking to people right away. Also, the fairly large amount of students ensures many possible friends to talk to. Virginia Tech’s size is a happy medium because you can establish a solid group of friends but still see new people every day!</p>