<p>I won’t have a car, my college is in a state I’ve lived in my entire life, so I’ve done must everything (and there wasn’t much to do), I’m also really shy and reserved. I’m kinda freaking out what I will during weekends. I’ll have a roommate so I don’t want to be a big creep and just stay in my dorm all weekend.</p>
<p>@ZombieDante I’m the same way. Very reserved, don’t trust hanging out with too many people. U could go to the gym or something. If you have friends from home they can always come visit and you guys can go somewhere together.</p>
<p>Do you mind telling me what state you live in?</p>
<p>Every college has student groups and clubs. In the beginning of the school year, everyone is new and looking to make friends, so it isn’t awkward to walk in alone. Even if you are reserved, it is easier to make friends when you have a common interest and are doing something together instead of being at a party, or trying to talk to a stranger.
Look at the list of clubs on the school website under “student life” and also most clubs have some sort of welcome event. Pick some you might be interested in and go to them. Then you will settle into the ones that fit you and go to their weekend activities. As you make friends there will be more opportunities to hang out, go to movies and so on.</p>
<p>I see you’re from Oklahoma…which school are you going to?</p>
<p>^OCU </p>
<p>@Pennylane2011 I looked at the clubs and I don’t see any I would like to join…</p>
<p>Personally, I would head to a coffee shop or something similar on campus and do my homework there over the weekend. In addition to going to the gym. Other than that I would just wander around the first few weekends and fin out what interests me and do it regularly to meet people and such.</p>
<p>I suggested it because I was shy in college and it’s one of the things I wish I had tried. There may be more out there than are listed on the website, and many colleges have activity fairs, and intro meetings the first week of school. The beginning of the year is when everyone is new and nobody knows anyone, so people are open to making friends.
As an introvert too, I would wait for people to come to me, but I learned later that the chances of meeting people were better if I put myself out there.
Even if you don’t like everything about the club, or every person, there might be someone who is a potential friend there.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>You also don’t really know what you like until you try it. At that point you know it isn’t for you, until then it’s still an option.</p>
<p>You should definitely go into college with a perspective of trying to meet new people. Although alone time is important, you should definitely make an effort to meet new people and find things to do with them on the weekends. It doesn’t always have to be a structured activity, spontaneity will yield much more fun. It can be anything like going for a walk or going for a meal.</p>
<p>It sounds like you’re going in trying to figure out things for you to do by yourself which isn’t the way most college students try to start their year off (but to each their own).</p>
<p>Finally, you should definitely try to get to know your roommate…if you go do things with them sometimes, you may develop a great relationship that can last for years beyond freshman year.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>