Do I have my financial aid turned in? Done! Am I moved in to
my apartment? Yes! Have I learned the wonders of Tide Pods and Tide to Go? You
bet, young grasshopper. I think I’ve got this whole university life thing down
pat At least until lunch time comes rolling around and my stomach growls.
Begrudgingly, I leave to the Met, terrified for some reason of eating alone.
There’s something about being in a new place and wanting to have that
companionship to make adjusting easier.
Here’s some tips that
will help make that easier for you:
- Be open minded- college is a melting pot of
people from all different sorts of walks of life and different beliefs. Embrace
people’s differences and use it as a learning opportunity to become a more
worldly person. While sometimes you might not always understand why people do
some of the things they do, it can be fascinating to watch and try to relate to
them.
- Be kind- This sounds like such a basic thing,
but believe it or not, it can go such a long way. (: Everybody has their bad
days. You never know what someone is going through, and you can’t control other
people. But you can control how you impact them. Do you dare to be kind? When
faced with the challenge to make the choice to be neutral or kind, can you take
the challenge?
- Be resilient- people love to be surrounded by
positive people. If you get knocked down seven times, stand up eight.
Resilience is not letting anything keep you down for long because you remain
optimistic. (: You respect yourself and your friends will be drawn to this and
will in turn respect you for this. You’ll make even better friends for this
quality. Resilience is contagious!
- Honesty and trust go hand in hand- even if it is
a little white lie, that little white lie is a crack in the shield of
friendship. If that crack gets too long, the shield will shatter and leave you
with no shield. That’s why it is important to be honest, even if it hurts the
friendship for a little bit at first. The friendship will heal and the shield
will be stronger than before.
- Put yourself aside- be ready to look silly and
do not be ashamed. Part of the fun in friendships is looking silly to the rest
of the world. This is how people bond (: There is nothing wrong with that.
Embrace silliness as long as no one is getting hurt. A very good friend of mine
told me the more trials (serious and silly alike) people go through, the better
friends they end up being.
You meet the best people in college and make the best
friends ever. Share your friend making experiences,
readers!
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