Real talk man, i made literally 0 friends at northwestern my freshman yr and it wasn't like fun per say, but it probably would have been fine except for that on top of that i got rejected - kinda brutally - by the only girl i've ever asked out lmao.
That being said, it’s the hand you’ve been dealt and you just have to play it. I know this is stressful, and I won’t give you some bullshit about things magically working out, you’ll have to work hard to make friends and that sucks because it’s something that should come naturally. Reach out to the friends you made in your PA group, if you didn’t make any, reach out to random people in your classes or seminar, if you don’t want to do that, I would be happy to talk to you about some other options, dm me. At the end of the day, clubs do not have to make or break your first year experience. As someone who’s reviewed a few across a few clubs, stupid mistakes and late applications are common, don’t be one of those people.įinally, and sorry for the long reply, there are 2,400 first years that are in the same position as you. You can also ask people to review your application. You can improve your chances at the clubs you really like by reaching out and talking to leadership and members after the org fair, pay attention and find out exactly what they’re looking for in tryouts, ask if there’s anything different the NU version might be from your high school club. There are also still lots of clubs that aren’t as selective, for example things like Wildside, our school spirit club, the Poker club, which is just a group of people who get together to play poker, or various environmental, baking, and academic clubs that I can think of off the top of my head. So make the smart choice and apply to lots of places! It’s very easy to drop out of a club, much harder to get in once you’ve missed the cycle. NU students, like yourself, are really talented, so a half-assed application or try-out won’t cut it at a lot of places, and even really good applicants get cut from clubs sometimes. Lots of people don’t make it into any of the clubs they want their first year because they’re not ready for the level of competition. While it might feel like this pandemic is going to go on forever, it will not, and all those clubs, greek life (meh), and people will all be back almost certainly by next fall. It sucks, and it’s okay to be anxious about the problems it’s created for you. It’s never happened to anyone quite like this and people are very unprepared for it.
Hey, firstly, sorry your first year is starting out like this.
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