Worried about making friends in college? Psychology experts share strategies for easing the transition

Many first-year college students worry about making friends as they transition to campus life.

For some, it may be the first time they will be living independently, or living in a big city, says Alexandra Rodman, assistant professor of psychology at Northeastern University.

“It is an exciting time,” she says, “but also nerve-wracking because everything is changing at once.”

 

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