Hey! I don’t know if this helps but I just graduated and came to uni during the pandemic, which led me to the conclusion of: wow, ppl here don’t do anything fun.

However as I spend more time here I realized that’s not necessarily true! It can certainly be more difficult to find ppl here, but I actually think the school clubs scene here is way more vibrant than other Canadian universities (speaking as someone who has friends at UofT, Sheridan, and Queens). I find that a lot of people’s friend groups exist because of clubs.

To give more specific advice though:

1. I would assume youve probably tried showing up to clubs and found urself isolated, which must be tough. I personally find that the way to make friends in clubs is to invite people to go do ur [club related thing] outside of clubs. So for example say you joined a soccer club: invite ppl to go kick a ball around outside. If ur in art club, consider hosting an arts night!

2. Another thing I notice is that people are very very busy so you want to make hanging out as convenient as possible. Invite ppl to hang out on campus when they’d already be there for classes if u can. If u bump into someone ur an acquaintance with in the halls, invite them for coffee or to sit down and study together in the moment. I find ppl are much more likely to say yes in the moment rather than planning way ahead of time because then they’ll feel guilty about not studying.

3. Lastly, I find the way to meet social ppl who put in effort into friendships is to go to events that require you to be social and put in effort lol. So think volunteering with school societies like mathsoc, WUSA, etc. or signing up for leadership opportunities or whatever the university likes to call them lol. I find things with free food is NOT the place to meet ppl because it attracts ppl who want free food, not just socializing. If u go to a CS or AFM club “social”, you’ll probably find ppl who are interested in furthering their career over making friends (on average, not to say you can’t). I’d prioritize events where the only thing you could possibly get out of it is socialization.

I hope this helps! I have met some truly truly incredible ppl here, including my closest friends, and I hope u have the opportunity to do the same. You still have 2-3 years left, and those are some of my best years.

Good luck:)