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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous](1) You go to meals with your roommate.  Or you knock on doors and say, "I'm headed to the dining hall, anyone want to join me?"  
(2) You get to the dining hall and see people sitting at a table who look like they just got there and say, "mind if I sit here?" and they say, "Sure," and you sit down.
(3) You join one of the 18 bazillion clubs, rec sports teams, or student organizations that exist on big campuses.  [/quote]

This^^^ 
Also add: 4) you do things that normally wouldn't interest you (Ie. my kid is attending sporting events, playing basketball---she's never done that, hated PE and regular sports except gymnastics and dance.  Yet she is at the gym 3-4/wk doing it with her roommate/floormates) just anything so you are with people> and when you are with people you need to be actively "faking it until you make it", so talking and participating. Who knows, you might find new things you like, and as a bonus you meet people.

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I am as non-sporty/athletic as they come and my hallmates persuaded me to join their intramural basketball team.  I was scared to death and so awkward, but I actually did ok and had a blast.  Those girls became my close friends.[/quote]

Love, love love!

Doubt my kid will go that far, but only time will tell.  But it's given her a different group of friends to do stuff with and bonding with roommate and roommates friend from home.  And exercise is great for mental health as well and hey, the gym has AC (dorm does not).  Meanwhile her very athletic/sporty older sibling got a huge laugh out of the statement "X is at the gym playing basketball" 
College is all about new experiences, and some kids just need to be pushed a bit more to do it (shy/introverted), but my kid actually is having a blast playing BB and watching sports with this group.

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