Chapter 4, Finding Friends: Your Social or Antisocial College Life

Month One: The summer after senior year, was the best summer of my life. All of my friends from highschool and me hung out everyday and night. We went to the pool, the river, camping, dinner, parties, and more. There was not one day of summer that we did not see each other. It was the most fun I've ever had. Our parents let us stay out later than past summers and they did not call our phones as often. At the end of summer, we had a big dinner where we reminisced all about our memories, mostly good, and vowed that we all would talk everyday. It was like our own little "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". For the first two weeks, we talked almost everyday, still not as often we planned. We eventually came to the realization that because we all go to different colleges, it was inevitable that our schedules were going to be different. Everyone has a pretty heavy workload, so when we're not in class, at dinner, or at the gym, we're studying. This leaves barely anytime for Facebook or Skype at the same time. We still manage to talk at least three times a week, but it is not as often as we would all like. Of course, we're able to squeeze texts in here and there, but we know that the other are busy making new friends. Somehow, we know that on breaks, everything will go back to normal and we'll pick up right where we left off at the end of summer. Though it is important to make new best friends in college, you cannot forget the old ones.

Living in a residence hall, it is pretty easy to make friends. Especially, with your roommates. I've found all different cases of roommate situations. Some people are best friends with their roommate/s. Others, despise one another. And then there are some, who are in between. They don't mind living with the persom, but they are not best friends. I think it is good to like your roommate because you're with one a lot, and it's good to have someone to go to dinner with, as well. Though you might already be very close with your roommate/s, don't forget about your old friends!