easier in college. first theres our roommate, and people in your dorm floor or hall or whatever. and people you pass all the time as you do stuff. you just need to meet a few good people, and then their friends and they met your friends so then everyone is friends. your around all these people all the time, just strinke up a conversation and your good to go.

Hi amanda,

I just helped my daughter move into college last week and she’s loving the difference between high school and college. High school is tough because people tend more toward cliques and labels for each other. If you are popular, fit easily into a group, it may seem easy to make friends; but making NEW friends; that’s more challenging in high school; challenging the “status quo” of comfortable relationships….The main difference in college is a much wider variety of people, not just people you may have known since first grade! Often college is more diverse, full of people who are exploring their futures….high school sometimes seems more about “fitting in”. Friendships are easier to “try on” in the college atmosphere from my experience, thus leaving you more options. Also, the most important factor is “what kind of person are you?” If you stay in your dorm room and keep to yourself all the time, either place is hard to make friends. In either place, be yourself, don’t compromise on what you believe in and try new things! Take care.

I found it much easier to make friends in college than in high school, but that’s largely because I went away to school and lived in a dorm. If you do so, then you will be surrounded by people who are in your situation: away from home for the first time, 18, with easy access to alcohol. The first month of college is usually the the friendliest time in anyone’s life. Just leave your dorm room, walk up to ANYONE, and start talking. They should respond in kind.

If you don’t go away and live in a dorm, things may be different. I have no idea.

My point is, go away to college! Live in a co-ed dorm! It’s amazing how life changes when your parents are several thousand miles away.

Depends on the situation. In college you are significantly less likely to be outright rejected based on appearance or accessories than you would in high school.

You are also more likely in college to be given a chance by others to show your personality rather than snap judgments being made. And since at most colleges the number of people will be significantly higher the diversity will be significantly higher as well.

The short version for me it was much easier to make friends in college than it was in high school

I found it much easier to make friends in college. In high school, we were grouped much more by accident of birth/residence (living in that town), and by general academic ability (“smart” kids went into the same math class, the same English class, etc.). Our lockers were arranged alphabetically.

In college, we grouped ourselves according to interest and ability levels, both in and out of class. I met friends both younger and older in my classes and activites. Also, the maturity gap between ages 14 and 17 is larger than between 18 and 21, so it’s easier to find good friends a year or two from your own age.

Also, college students are, in general, more sure of their own self-worth, so that there aren’t nearly as many ego games going on, leaving room for better interpersonal treatment and getting to know one another.

Most of all, 30 years later, I can go back to college for homecoming, and I have plenty to talk about with people I haven’t seen for 30 years … including people I barely knew then. When I go back to my home town, the conversations are often shorter and narrower — I have a base of values in common with my former classmates, but our lives and interests have diverged so much that it’s more trading resumes than rekindling a friendship, like Christmas letters passing in the night.

Well I’m not in college, but I’d have to say its easier in college. At college, nobody knows each other. Everyone is in the same position as you, and everyone wants to make friends. Plus, if you have a roommate, thats like an automatic bond right there. Everyone I know who’s in college or went to college in the past has become good friends with their roommate.

Not really, you’ll meet so many people that being friends will take on a whole new meaning. You won’t have much time for a social life, not unless you are willing to accept poor grades and all you really want to do is party.

If all you really want to do is party, you’re not going to make it through school with any degree of success. You’ll meet people everyday and becoming acquainted will not be a challenge. You have to pick good friends, though.

Good luck.

It’s as easy as you can imagine to make friends in college so long as you don’t isolate yourself from other people on the first day/week… nobody knows anybody at this crucial stage so just feel free to walk over to a group of people that are chatting and introduce yourself… i’ve seen people that were classed as social rejects in highscool end up being the centre of a large group of peoples attention within a couple of weeks after starting college. And hey, most of the life-long friends you are ever likely to have… you haven’t even met them yet, but it’s in college where you will. look forward to it!

It’s my impression that over 70% of college students just party, socialize, get drunk, get arrested and then finally their liberal parents have finally had enough of their shenanigans and cut them off and they wind up either dropping out, getting a job or sober up allbeit too late to save their ruined gpa. Making friends will the easiest thing for you. Just don’t say, ‘no’, to all of the drinks, drugs and parties. You’ll have all the friends you’ll ever want, but you’ll never get good grades, a great career and make over 80,000 dollars a year.

I personally found it to be alot easier – but it can depend on what classes your in. You do have to somewhat make a step to start a convo w/ other studenst but it’s not that difficult and if you are in a class, and there are many, that requires group projects that’s another way to meet people. Also, there are opportunities to join various clubs on campus so that you can meet even more people.