Life at Columbia

demeter
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:48:15 +0000

1. By “close group of friends,” do you mean to say they’re “clicky” and exclusive? I know it’s a very cynical view of friendships, but many times it’s also quite true.

From my experience, most people are settled into their groups a couple weeks into the first semester. It’s not exactly cliquey in the high school sense, but I do get the feeling that people are a lot less open to making new friends (versus just making acquaintances you would say hi to in passing). It’s definitely easiest to meet people during Orientation week because everyone’s “trying out” new friends. After that, you have to make a much bigger effort. But this also depends on your personality.

you can always ask someone in the dorms if they want to grab a bite to eat or something

Of course, this will depend on how well you know your floormates. Some floors just get along really well, while others are less tight.