How do you make friends when everyone already knows each other?
I am coming on my own and I do not know a single person in the city.
Asked by Daniel · 2 Sept 2026
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1 answer from students in Australia
Most people don't actually know each other - local students come from lots of different schools, and everyone's timetable is new. What works:
- Join two or three clubs and keep going back: one for your interest, one for your culture or language, one for something new.
- Talk to the same people in your tutorials every week. Seeing each other again and again does most of the work.
- Say yes to small invitations: a coffee after class, a study group.
It takes a few weeks, not a few days. Be patient with yourself.
Tan15 Oct 2026