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Asked by anon-280073 on 13 Feb 2021.
Question: Do you meet people outside of dorms and make friends with people who aren't in dorms? Are there other ways of meeting people without sharing a room/flat or having connections?
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Katie West answered on 13 Feb 2021:
Hi Kim, When I was at university I met some of my best friends through my university course. There are also lots of opportunities to get involved in societies (a type of club). There are hundreds at university eg: ultimate frisbee, skiing, baking, board games, drama, etc and is a great way to meet like-minded friends
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Kate Dobson answered on 13 Feb 2021:
Yes! I had friends from college (dorms), friends from my course (and as I did a joint honours multi-subject degree that was students from 4 different degree subjects), and you make friends in the societies/groups/clubs you join. Many universities try and offer halls/dorm rooms to all new students to help you meet new people.
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Moya Macdonald answered on 15 Feb 2021:
Yes definitely, as others have said – you meet lots of people through your course or through clubs, I definitely made more friends that way than through dorms because I was in a small shared flat of 5 as part of my dorms.
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Philip Ratcliffe answered on 15 Feb 2021:
University is a fantastic place to meet people. There’s so much going on all the time that it’s hard not to get to know lots of different people. If you’re at all sporty (like me) then you immediately have loads of teammates, but then there all sorts of clubs and societies for just about any activity you might ever have thought about and then others you’ve never even heard of.
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Kat Hunter answered on 15 Feb 2021:
There are lots of opportunities to meet people throughout university. Some of my closest uni friends are actually people i met in my halls of residence in the first year. Other people make closer friends with their course friends and or people they meet at clubs/societies they join. I didn’t go to uni with anyone i knew from school (my best friends didn’t even go to uni) and some of my closest friends now are the ones i met in uni. There are so many people with different interests and upbringings that everyone finds friends. What i would encourage is to join clubs/societies and say yes to social events, you get to know people better by spending more time with them. There are so many different types of sports, movies, games, reading, art, first aid, anything! Having a study buddy/buddies is also good support through your learning.
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Viviene Dela Cruz answered on 15 Feb 2021:
Yep! At uni you get to sign up for societies that do different of things; you will have a chance to choose which ones you like (radio, space, hockey, etc). Also you meet people in class, some of them you might be really good friends with. And sometimes hanging out in common spaces, you’ll get to meet a lot more people outside your dorm 🙂
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Amal Lavender answered on 22 Feb 2021:
as everyone says – university is an amazing place to meet people. starts with your dorms, but then your subject area as there are often project work/experiments you do in smaller teams so can form friendships. Sports is a great way and I loved that part for me – also societies, committees like the Junior Common Room, debating, languages or acting clubs to volunteering. You can even start your own club or society if there’s something that interests you.
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Ellie Young answered on 24 Feb 2021:
This is a great question! There are so many ways you can meet people and make friends that you don’t live with 🙂 The obvious one is the people on your course, who you spend 3+ years with and have to work together on group projects etc. I found the best way to make friends outside of my flat was to join sports clubs and different societies at university, because then you end up meeting people who share the same interests as you. You can even meet people through volunteering or taking on a part time job if you want!
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