how to come out of your shell and make friends in college
how to come out of your shell and make friends in college
by Guillermo Guzman
by Guillermo Guzman
“Grind for grades, grind for connections, grind for recommendations. In the words of capitalist Kool-Aid drinking millennials on Twitter, ‘the grind never stops.’”
“Grind for grades, grind for connections, grind for recommendations. In the words of capitalist Kool-Aid drinking millennials on Twitter, ‘the grind never stops.’”

The road to making friends is not easy. Trust me, I know. Every person back in high school told me again and again that college is the last step. The final boss. Bowser’s last gambit before you save Peach and get her cake. But that is not how real life works. Instead, like is more like one of my favorite games, Destiny 2. You do the main story, level up, and GRIND. YOU GRIND AND GRIND AND GRIND. Grind for grades, grind for connections, grind for recommendations. In the words of capitalist Kool-Aid drinking millennials on Twitter, “The grind never stops.”
Here are some tips for you to be on your way!
The road to making friends is not easy. Trust me, I know. Every person back in high school told me again and again that college is the last step. The final boss. Bowser’s last gambit before you save Peach and get her cake. But that is not how real life works. Instead, like is more like one of my favorite games, Destiny 2. You do the main story, level up, and GRIND. YOU GRIND AND GRIND AND GRIND. Grind for grades, grind for connections, grind for recommendations. In the words of capitalist Kool-Aid drinking millennials on Twitter, “The grind never stops.”
Here are some tips for you to be on your way!
“Okay that last step was serious. So serious, in fact, I needed towear actual pants while writing it.”
“Okay that last step was serious. So serious, in fact, I needed towear actual pants while writing it.”
But it remains the same. Keep surviving and focus on you first. Not your family, not your professor, just you. One comes to college to better themselves and help someone, but sometimes, that one person you save may be yourself.
But it remains the same. Keep surviving and focus on you first. Not your family, not your professor, just you. One comes to college to better themselves and help someone, but sometimes, that one person you save may be yourself.