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Hi!
I felt very similar in my second year, and honestly the classic advice is what worked for me - get involved with societies and speak to people you haven't before on your course. There is a society at YSJ called EmpowerHer, this is a dedicated space for fun activities such as, quizzes, cookie decorating, candle painting, movie nights, anything you can think of! Perhaps your university has a similar society - one primarily focusing on building friendships and meeting different people, while having fun!
Hope this helps! Faye 🙂
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Same tbh
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Hi @Frankie hedland,
Totally get this. Uni friendships can be tricky, especially in later years. If you're looking to make friends in the same course as you, I recommend join psychology society/course-specific social groups. This immediately gives you something to talk about with them, as you already have something in common - that's one barrier out the way! You can also try look to attend department socials and events.
If you have any seminars where you're sat with a smaller group of people, I would use that group sessions as a social opportunity. Start small conversations, see if you have any similar interests. And of course, you can check out uni clubs and societies that match your interests to make friends outside of your course.
Don't stress - lots of people feel the same way. Making friends takes effort but it's totally doable. Good luck!
Danish
BCU Student Rep
Reply 5
Hi there @Frankie hedland , I've had a similar situation in my first year at uni and found it a challenge as well! Aside from joining a club or society, you can try joining one time events like music events, walking tours or movie nights organised by the student union or uni 🙂 It does take a while to build up meaningful connections so don't be discouraged, you may be surprised how many people feel the same way at uni 🤗 I hope this helps
Zhi En
(Kingston Student rep.)
Reply 6
You're definitely not alone in feeling that way! University can be a weird mix of meeting loads of people but still feeling like you haven’t had the full experience. The good thing is that it’s never too late to make friends, even in second or third year.
If you haven’t already, getting involved in societies, sports teams, or volunteering opportunities is a great way to meet people with similar interests. Even something as simple as attending events on campus or making more of an effort to chat with classmates before/after lectures can lead to friendships.
I personally made loads of new friends in second year, some of whom I never even met in first year! Sometimes all it takes is putting yourself out there a bit more—maybe try joining a new society or seeing if anyone in your course wants to study together.
Marjan Karim
SOAS Student Rep
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Hi @Frankie hedland ,
I know how you feel, it can be really hard to make friends at Uni and it sometimes can be harder than you think it will be when you think about what Uni will be like.
Here are some of the ways that I have made friends/ how I would make new friends:
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Join a society! I am sure that you have heard this already, but I would always recommend this as a good way of making friends. There are usually so many so have a look and see what they have on offer at your Uni and see if you like the look of any. There will be lots of people joining at this time as it is January so don't worry about being the only one joining later on in the year!
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See if your Student Union puts any events on. Quite often the SU will put events on for students to go to so that they can try something new and make some new friends! Have a look and see if yours has anything coming up that you like the sound of.
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Have a look on social media as there will be quite often groups on there for different universities where people talk and make friends. Have a look on Facebook as there is often groups there that might be helpful for you!
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Try and talk to new people on your course. This one might seem silly and you might have already done it, but try and talk to people that are in your classes that you haven't spoken to (if there are any!). Sometimes people are shy and are waiting for people to talk to them, so maybe give it a go?
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If you want to join a club, but don't want to join a uni society, have a look and see if there are any other clubs/groups in the area! In Sheffield there are lots of sports clubs and other social clubs you can join so maybe have a look if there are any near you that you would want to join.
I hope some of this helps,
Lucy -SHU student ambassador 🙂
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