Freshman in college, how do I climb up the social hierarchy?

TimPartendale · 2018-01-09T12:46:17+00:00

Cliched things, but they work because college is just an adult continuation of high school... I’m going to go down the list in order of the most difficult things to the least:

Joining a collegiate sports team (hard) or club team (easier).
Have your own apartment or space near campus. Throw a party. Invite people over.
Join a frat or clubs to meet people. This can be time consuming but it does hold merit as long as it’s not a “nerdy” one. Many clubs I joined had monthly socials and fun events to go to which gave me an easy way to invite a “date” to something.
Continue to lift and go out weekly (you don’t have to drink, but take advantage of the fact that some US college students party 3-4 days a week)

The simplest thing would be to try and sit near/befriend the hot girls at the start of the semester. You don’t have to bang every single one of them. Just surrounding yourself with attractive people raises your SMV. If they’re in proximity to you, it’s also easier to transition things to outside of the classroom, I.e, “let’s go study at my place.”

TRPconverter · 2018-01-09T13:40:34+00:00

Well you pretty much figured it out. In highschool I wasn't exactly a nobody but not many people knew who I was. Now at university pretty much all of my classmates know who I am because how I acted and what I did. Read maybe some books like How to win friends and infulence people, The Connection Algorithm. Join clubs you like, specially the ones that organize events on college. Try to take initiative on thinks like being the leader of a certain smaller groups. For example I imidiatly said I wanted to be an admin for our FB group, I joined student organization etc. Before I was greeting people that I "looked up to" or that were more "popular" than me, now when I take one of my friends to the UNI they are surprised how so many people know and greet me. Just try to socialize a lot, go to bars/clubs with classmates, go to dorm parties, throw a party yourself, just don't be autistic and you should be fine.

blister333 · 2018-01-10T03:46:53+00:00

As a freshman, remember that a lot of college is a “long game”. People you meet and become acquainted with freshman year may end up being in a class/club a couple years down the road. Don’t hesitate to plant a lot of seeds. It can take a semester or two to really bloom but keep at it.

Title	Freshman in college, how do I climb up the social hierarchy?
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Date	January 9, 2018 10:49 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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