{"id":1559,"date":"2016-09-07T15:02:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T15:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/?post_type=chapter&p=1559"},"modified":"2016-09-26T17:41:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T17:41:19","slug":"putting-it-together-social-interaction-and-diversity","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-buffalo-wmopen-collegesuccess\/chapter\/putting-it-together-social-interaction-and-diversity\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together: Social Interaction and Diversity","rendered":"Putting It Together: Social Interaction and Diversity"},"content":{"raw":"As we've just seen, socializing is a big part of college, and it's an important part of every student's mental health. Friends can be a great help in stress relief and problem solving. As you meet more people, you also have the chance to learn\u00a0about different views of the world\u2014every person\u00a0has\u00a0a different life experience. Let's look at a student's experience as she\u00a0examines the importance of making friends.\r\n

\"16375464297_455197b463_z\"Monet is starting her sophomore year of college. She had struggled to meet people the year before.\u00a0Throughout her freshman\u00a0year, she found herself\u00a0running into roadblocks\u2014when she was sick and missed a class, she didn't have anyone to ask for notes; when she struggled with a topic she was studying,\u00a0and she\u00a0couldn't make it to her teacher's office hours, she didn't know who to ask for help; when teachers instructed class members to get into a group, she never knew who to talk to.<\/p>\r\n

Monet is determined to make\u00a0friends this semester. On her first day of classes, she sits next to someone else who is sitting alone and strikes up a conversation. She also joins a social dance club that meets twice a week. As her sophomore year continues, Monet finds\u00a0that she is much more relaxed and happy. She has met several new and interesting people, and she's learned a lot from them.<\/p>\r\nThere are a lot of opportunities in college to meet new people: in\u00a0classes, student housing, clubs, etc.\u00a0Be sure to take advantage of these opportunities to\u00a0make new friends.","rendered":"

As we’ve just seen, socializing is a big part of college, and it’s an important part of every student’s mental health. Friends can be a great help in stress relief and problem solving. As you meet more people, you also have the chance to learn\u00a0about different views of the world\u2014every person\u00a0has\u00a0a different life experience. Let’s look at a student’s experience as she\u00a0examines the importance of making friends.<\/p>\n

\"16375464297_455197b463_z\"Monet is starting her sophomore year of college. She had struggled to meet people the year before.\u00a0Throughout her freshman\u00a0year, she found herself\u00a0running into roadblocks\u2014when she was sick and missed a class, she didn’t have anyone to ask for notes; when she struggled with a topic she was studying,\u00a0and she\u00a0couldn’t make it to her teacher’s office hours, she didn’t know who to ask for help; when teachers instructed class members to get into a group, she never knew who to talk to.<\/p>\n

Monet is determined to make\u00a0friends this semester. On her first day of classes, she sits next to someone else who is sitting alone and strikes up a conversation. She also joins a social dance club that meets twice a week. As her sophomore year continues, Monet finds\u00a0that she is much more relaxed and happy. She has met several new and interesting people, and she’s learned a lot from them.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of opportunities in college to meet new people: in\u00a0classes, student housing, clubs, etc.\u00a0Be sure to take advantage of these opportunities to\u00a0make new friends.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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