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Experiences with Course Friendships

randomuser
edited February 2009 in General
What is everyones experiences with making friends in classes?

For me I personally find usually on day one I'll know whether or not I'll get along with anyone, or if we'll end up being class friends or more. (This only applies to Seminars and Tutorials)

Seems like this semester isn't going to be too promising, except I think I know one guy in one of my classes, I just need to steal someones seat so I can sit next to him since by the time he walked in both seats beside me were taken.
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  • buflibufli
    edited January 2009
    why make friends with the competition? jk

    in comp sci i've been having classes with generally the same people every semester.. so no real opportunity to meet new people as often
  • Jimmy
    edited January 2009
    yeah its usually the same faces i see now in all my (upper division) classes

    while in my cmpt110 class its a new fishing game :)
  • NukeChem
    edited January 2009
    It's happened. I still keep in touch with some people I met through being chemistry majors. :)
  • randomuser
    edited January 2009
    But did you find the moment you saw the people or in the first class whether or not you'd be friends? Or was there mid-semester revelations?
  • Kingsley
    edited January 2009
    yeah i find that sometimes I see people and I know instantly that we would be friends. However, I have also been mistaken in the past, so it's better to keep an open mind.
  • Ether
    edited January 2009
    I don't think I've ever made friends with anyone in class.

    For one thing, I take a lot of CompSci classes, which are full of .. uh.. CompSci people. CS students are usually pretty introverted and like to keep to themselves. Besides, I already know more than my fair share of CompSci people.

    I've never made friends with anyone in large non-CS lectures either (PSYC 100, PHYS 101). People sit in different seats and skip lecture a lot, so you're rarely sitting near the same people as the class before. Another thing is that these courses don't offer much in terms of tutorials or small group work, so it's difficult to get to know people.

    I took a small 20-person Phil course last spring and that had a pretty friendly atmosphere, but I don't think anyone actually "made friends".

    I'm definitely interested to see other people's responses on this. Do people generally want to make friends in classes? I know I do, but it seems like everyone else is content to mind their own business.
  • JayDub
    edited January 2009
    We are in some of the same classes, want to be friends?
  • Ether
    edited January 2009
    Sorry, I've reached my quota of CS-friends. If you want, I have an opening for a nemesis position.
  • siuying
    edited January 2009
    i haven't made friends in any class either.. i will talk when someone strikes up a conversation.. but with lectures and tutorials i usually just attend then leave when it's over so i haven't really tried to make friends.. i just find it pointless though.. cause after the semester is over everyone just act like strangers..
  • flo-ra
    edited January 2009
    I made three new friends in my first day of classes in university... we still hang out occasionally. But since then I haven't made any real new friends... just people I say hi to in the hallway.
  • SpectreFire
    edited January 2009
    It's definitely a difficult endeavour. I don't know why though... most people just seem indifferent to each other in tutorials.
  • xxk1nky
    edited January 2009
    I've made friends in my tutorials and stuff but I honestly would only hang out with like four of them outside class. Everyone else is sooooo into their schoolwork and stuff.
  • mmw4
    edited January 2009
    i only made friends in the first semester, most are friends of friends
    and only one is from a tutorial
    we hang out a lot cuz most of us live (or lived) in richmond
    easier to hang out than to see each other at school
  • nicole
    edited January 2009
    It seems to depend on the class for me...I find that Communication classes are generally filled with extroverts, and it's a great place to meet people. Psychology was brutal, Business was brutal (albeit I've only taken two courses)...Crim was decent. It's probably why I chose CMNS as my major though -- the courses can be dry, but the people are interesting and easy to get along with.
  • JayDub
    edited January 2009
    Note to self... take a cmns course before I gtfo of SFU.
  • PhilBPhilB
    edited January 2009
    Ether;45023 said:

    I'm definitely interested to see other people's responses on this. Do people generally want to make friends in classes? I know I do, but it seems like everyone else is content to mind their own business.
    I don't necessarily seek out people in class, but I'm friendly (sometimes), outgoing, I stand out, and people are often drawn to me. I've made friends with people in non-CS classes.

    I've also made friends with several teachers, but that may have to do with me being closer in age to them (or older than them) than to most students!

    Phil
  • buflibufli
    edited January 2009
    Ether;45023 said:
    I don't think I've ever made friends with anyone in class.

    For one thing, I take a lot of CompSci classes, which are full of .. uh.. CompSci people. CS students are usually pretty introverted and like to keep to themselves. Besides, I already know more than my fair share of CompSci people.

    thats hurts man ....
    haha

    i've made quite a few friends in comp sci lectures
    its quite easy to find things we all agree on that suck about the class or prof :P makes for great discussions

    on the other hand i havent really made friends outside of cmpt classes
    for example in my geog class ... i swear i do not have the slightest idea how people that uneducated made it into university
    english classes i found had a bunch of snobby people so again didnt really keep in touch with the people i met there
    etc..
  • Agentbob
    edited January 2009
    Agrees with CS, but I have made a few friends from my CS classes, mainly through group projects and tutorials.

    Clubs are another great way to make friends. I've met quite a few last semester from just one club.
  • JayDub
    edited January 2009
    I met someone today in my CRIm 356 class, we chatted he entire time.
  • vonnie
    edited January 2009
    Hm... I haven't made any 'real' friends that I hang out with in classes.
    Like Flora said, only the head nod or hi in the hallway friends.

    I've made friend friends in clubs though, so *shrugs*
  • schmoey
    edited January 2009
    Haha I'm a little paranoid in trusting people in classes, especially when the course is curved and the prof reminds everyone that you're in competition with everyone else.. I find it a little difficult to find friends in those situations.

    Tutorials and stuff are definitely better though, it's at least easier to talk and stuff. Like someone posted above, it's also hard to find friends in lectures because of people sitting in different spots all the time.
  • anonsxc
    edited January 2009
    once i get to know some1 and am comfortable im usually very talkative

    unfortunately i rarely have interest in getting to know ppl in my major LOL
    especially in tutorial.. every1 comes off as such a try hard, and every1 tries to get buddy buddy with eachother... not my thing
  • registereduser
    edited January 2009
    I usually can just look at someone and I know we will be friends. lol or I choose them to be my friend.
  • vonnie
    edited January 2009
    ^ Woah. We now have a random_user AND a registereduser.
    You guys should battle.
  • randomuser
    edited January 2009
    registereduser, was your first choice of name my username?
  • Guest1
    edited January 2009
    A girl next to me had her computer crash and she lost all her notes so she asked me if I could email her my notes... but then she ignored me the rest of the class, ouch. We're in the same tutorial too.

    I wonder why she even asked me, she had two other friends sitting next to her.
  • lazyGUY
    edited January 2009
    I think the easiest place to make friends at sfu is in Kinesiology labs
    One of the labs requires you to grab other peoples fat and skin and measure it, which pretty much means you have to interact with other people lol
  • Jimmy
    edited January 2009
    lazyGUY;45548 said:
    I think the easiest place to make friends at sfu is in Kinesiology labs
    One of the labs requires you to grab other peoples fat and skin and measure it, which pretty much means you have to interact with other people lol
    also bandaging up people is pretty hot too
  • illicit
    edited January 2009
    acquaintances =/= friends

    however i do have two crews i met from sfu that we regularly go out with.
  • Peter
    edited January 2009
    Not that I make much of an effort to do so, but I generally don't befriend anyone in lectures and tutorials. I usually meet them through other friends or at work.

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