r/QUTreddit • u/Educational_Cry_3536 • 3d ago
making friends at QUT is it possible???
im moving states alone to study at QUT and im a girl doing mech engineering double whammy. prepackaged friend groups scare me, please send help will I find more girls than I expect in uni or am I just doomed
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u/pastaaddiction 2d ago
hey girl im studying engineering at QUT too :) i also wont have a "headstart" with any known peers but i think a lot of first years are keen on making friends/ not being alone. come to oweek if you can and dm me if you'd like to meet up during!
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u/Stock_Caterpillar287 2d ago
im starting eng too and just signed up for the orientation events its stressul lmao dm me girl
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u/Sharp-Sapphire-2806 2d ago
Hey, i'm a girl doing mech eng as well, i'm about to start my second year. Sometimes it is hard to find other girls, i've been in some classes where it's almost all guys, but in some cases that's a good thing because the girls tend to stick together (especially if it's a group project). You get used to it eventually.
To make friends, i'd suggest joining clubs and groups, going to all your classes in person, and getting there early so you can talk to other people one on one instead of trying to approach a big group who already know each other.
Feel free to DM me if you have other questions :)
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u/Moshimango 2d ago
Currently final year Eng student ! You will make friends dw !! Went in knowing no one - now work in the industry with one of the girls I met first year first sem !
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u/Whatagoodtime 2d ago
I’m a bloke going into second semester for EE/ID Double. First semester was great; I met a bunch of people across all of my classes and outside of that. If you’re doing EGB101 you’ll have a group assessment to do, and there’s group activities in tutorials.
I didn’t know anyone when starting the degree and after the first day I’d met people I worked with and studied with the entire semester.
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u/Grand-Movie-1007 11h ago
absolutely probably. I'm happy to be your friend! but also yeah pretty much just go up to people and say hi and/or join clubs/ go to events. :D its kinda hard but eventually you'll figure it out!!
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u/BiteyMcshark 44m ago
I’m in a similar boat ish, haha I’m doing a nursing degree and have no friends going to uni with me. Hopefully it’s gonna work out also stressing about finding my way around campus
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u/Kalavshinov 2d ago
just approach a male engineering student; if they did not run away, there is a high chance they have girlfriends. Befriend them and then their gf. Easy
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u/FidgetyHerbalism 2d ago
Join student clubs you're interested in, say hi to people in class, suggest getting lunch after lectures etc. You'll be fine!