In college, one of the essential things to have is friends. Yes, textbooks, a laptop, and other school supplies are important but friends are essential. Friends are that support system everybody needs. The more friends you have the better the support system you have. But you also have someone to share experiences with. And don’t settle for just one or two friends because 8 out of 10 times they are busy and you are studying all alone. Or they have other friend groups that do not include you. Don’t settle for just one or two friends; make as many friends as you can. After the first couple of weeks of college, most friend groups are set and you may be without friends.
1. You need people to hang out with.
Friends are almost an essential part of time. Friends make everything better; games, parties, movies, even studying. Especially in college, there is not much to do after classes. Having a few people to hang out with at night will make any night better. This will probably create lifelong friends and memories.
2. You don’t want to be stuck alone eating lunch or dinner.
One of the worst things in college is sitting alone in a huge cafeteria or feeling too awkward to go to the cafeteria by yourself. Most of the time being by yourself sucks unless you like a lot of alone time. If you're not in class, you are most likely eating food somewhere. Meals are always more enjoyable with other people.
3. Weekends suck without anyone to share them with.
In college, it is very rare to have classes on the weekends. So what else is there to do? Hang out with friends, go to football games and other sports, shopping, and anything else you can think of. Although, you wouldn't do these things by yourself usually. Having friends on the weekends will make your weekends so much more enjoyable, rather than watching a bunch of people have fun from your dorm window.
4. College will be miserable for you.
Having no friends might actually make you cry. Not having anyone to do anything with is actually pretty upsetting and after a while it might make you upset, depressed, or even stressed out. You don't want to remember college as a horrible time because you didn't have a lot of friends. You want to remember the good times and be able to share them with others.
5. Finding a roommate for the following year will be impossible.
One of the worst things in college is having a roommate you do not get alone with. Sure you can apply for another random roommate the following year, or you can have a friend to room with. But not having close friends, it will be hard for you to find a roommate. If you aren't close with a person but they are close with someone else, chances are they will room with the person they are close with over you.
6. You need someone to talk to about personal stuff or homework that isn’t your mom.
When struggling with something it is always easy to spill your guts to someone to relieve the stress. Half the time in college it is your mom. But there are somethings that you don't feel comfortable saying to your mom-- unless you are extremely comfortable/close with your mom. You also don't want to be the person known for excessively calling your mom for everything, they don't go to college with you.
7. Classes will be boring and quiet for you if you don’t know anyone.
Walking into any class and not knowing anyone is awkward. Going through the semester not talking to anyone is even worse. You'll most likely be bored as hell, and probably start to fall asleep-- unless the lecture is really interesting. Plus you will most likely be the one person who never has a partner and has to ask the professor for a partner.
8. Walking around campus is just awkward.
Walking around not knowing anyone is weird. It may feel like you don't belong there and you may just want to hurry up to go hide in your dorm. All these other students are walking around talking to their friends while you just walk with your face buried in your phone trying to avoid eye contact with anyone and everyone.
9. Homework help and study buddies do not exist.
When trying to study/ do homework it is always helpful to have something to do it with. Study buddies are a great tool in college because if you don't understand something chances are they do. You can't call up your professor at 2 a.m. trying to ask them a question but, you can call up a friend to ask them the same question. Friends are a great study tool.
