How to meet people at uni

[nononono12345]

I'm new to the uni and wondered how to make friends at melbourne uni/ how to talk to people lol. Do people get annoyed like thier just trying to go to the lecture or what? Also if u go to melb uni hmu i need friends xx lmao

[tiredandstressed]

Heyyyy,
I was in the same boat as you last year, but everyone is in the same boat as you. Therefore, everyone is willing to make friends, you'll be fine talking to people in lectures (and O-WEEK) you'll easily make friends. Just go up to someone and say HEY (yes, very scary but no one will ignore you everyone is wanting to make friends- so don't stress if you're lucky maybe so extroverts will come to you, otherwise just saying hey can go a long way.
Also, making friends in tutes and labs are easy since you are stuck with the people around for the rest of the term

Feel free to pm me as a fellow UoM student we can all support each other 

[keightleennd]

you'll be fine talking to people in lectures
Also, making friends in tutes and labs are easy since you are stuck with the people around for the rest of the term

omg I have been so worried about the possibility of people not wanting to talk people in lectures. It really doesn't help that the year I start uni, Monash is delaying O week...

[Sine]

Lectures are probably the hardest place to make friends imo. That is because if you turn up a few minutes early you can maybe sit next to someone and start a conversation, however, as soon as the lecturer starts it is basically 50 minutes listening to them. Lecturers may get you to talk with those around you for certain concepts so that can help a bit. But, once the lecture is over you can probably chat for a coiple more minutes then it's off to your own probably different classes (unless you are in those distinct cohorts like Biomed where everyone does the same subjects).

As tiredandstressed has said labs and tutorials are where it is easiest as it is a classroom-type environment just like high school and it usually invovles students actually doing things rather than just listening.

[tiredandstressed]

(unless you are in those distinct cohorts like Biomed where everyone does the same subjects).

Whoopsie my bad I guess it did help that we all were doing the same subjects that is probably why I met most of the friends in lectures, guess it not the same for other courses 
O-Week (as well as WK 1-2)  also has a lot of activities where you can meet new people, try joining a club where you'll find people with similar interests as you!

[Sine]

Whoopsie my bad I guess it did help that we all were doing the same subjects that is probably why I met most of the friends in lectures, guess it not the same for other courses 
O-Week (as well as WK 1-2)  also has a lot of activities where you can meet new people, try joining a club where you'll find people with similar interests as you!

I was doing biomed as well ahah so yeah making friends can be a bit easier since everyone is nearly doing the exact same things but I was talking from other students experiences.

Maybe someone from a degree like science/arts/commerce where most people do different subjects should chime in

[Bri MT]

Maybe someone from a degree like science/arts/commerce where most people do different subjects should chime in

I'm not sure if science - global challenges counts since you bond with other gc-ers incredibly quickly but 3/4 of my units are normal science so I'll speak from that.  Some lecturers want you to make friends in the lectures (in my experience more common in maths than anything else) and if so ask the people near you what units they're studying. If they're doing any units you also study (this is likely) and you get along you can become lecture-buddies (usually you don't say "let's be lecture buddies" it just becomes a thing) for those units. Basically this means you sit next to eachother for those lectures and chat in the few minutes before it starts,  on your way to your next class etc.  If you become lecture-buddies with someone who is socially connected you may be adopted into a larger friendship group. Usually you want to say something as soon as the lecture finishes to your lecture buddies & this can lead to you having convos outside of class too.

Tutes & labs (as mentioned above) are great places to make friends. It's generally a good idea to add lab partners on social media so that you can talk about the unit together. This also facilitates convos outside of class which is pretty important for being friends with someone.

Clubs & socities can be used to make friends and this is especially likely if you join a committee and/or turn up to events and talk to people frequently.

Lots of people in science units aren't studying "bachelor of science" so feel free to talk to them about their non-science uni stuff too! Pragmatically, this helps you expand your horizons and learn about potential electives; socially, people are usually more engaging and engaged when talking about something they're passionate about.  You'll probably encounter a much greater diversity of people in uni than highschool & being interested in their perspectives and why they have them will add richness to your understanding + make it easier for you to find friends.

Hope this advice helps,  best of luck!