Comments on: Countdown to College: The (Online) Class of 2013

By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:36:29 +0000

My experience was that anyone I met on facebook, I didn't end up being friends with in real life. The only people I really put a great amount of time and effort into getting to know beforehand were my roommates. While it's definitely a very exciting time, the "friends" you make online are unlikely to stay your friends if you don't have any classes together, or if you don't live in the same dorm.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:31:13 +0000

I’m a freshman at a small liberal arts school, and I definitely had experience with the friending frenzy. There were (still are) kids in my class who everyone in the class of 2012 knows because he/she friended everyone in the class of 2012 group. It’s a great way to make a name for yourself, especially at a small school, but it’s not a great way to be known. And I agree with liz, though I do know a couple people who became real life friends with the people they friended over the summer, it does make orientation more awkward if you introduce yourself to someone and they say “Yeah, we’re facebook friends”. so stick with the people you have things in common with, like sports or being from the same state/part of the country, rather than just mass friending everyone.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:44:59 +0000

I actually made the facebook group for my class at my school last year. People would recognize my name from the group at the beginning of the year, and actually thanked me for it! My roommate and I actually met first on facebook- we filled out one of the surveys on a thread- and realized we seemed really compatable, so we met in real life. So far so good

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:48:18 +0000

It doesn't really make much of a difference. I go to a small school and most people made their presence known on facebook before orientation. Facebook relationships don't equate real relationships. They do however, make something hilarious to talk about later. It's always fun to be like "I talked to that kid all summer long" when some terribly awkward human being passes you by or ends up in your class.

Also, as a rule of thumb, anyone you hook up with during the first week is a mistake. A mistake that can be forgiven, but never forgotten.

By: eliz

eliz — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:47:53 +0000

congrats

Back in my day we had to wait to get our email address to create a facebook account before joining groups.. sadly it didn't come in my acceptance package. haha but when I did I didn't friend anyone but I accepted all random requests. After the first few months it becomes so awkward to say "oh nice to meet you but I think you're my facebook friend.."

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:03:39 +0000

I went through the exact same process after getting accepted… There were many friend requests, but two of them ended up as my best friends here! The others that added me but never made any effort at conversation? I actually see them around campus, but I definitely deleted them off my friends list!