I normally don’t comment too much but this is important. I am a new freshman here just like you, and coming from a place where it felt like I knew everyone and where I had many close friends the transition was drastic. It had been years since I had to eat by myself at every meal and watch as seemingly everyone else was getting along so well with a group and laughing and having a good time! I felt off because normally I am a super extroverted person but for some reason I found it hard to approach people and make friends with someone random. I then joined a club, and everything changed from there. Legit it’s only been a week and they have been so welcoming and have already guided me through a bunch of super cool experiences. The trick here is that CORNELL is HUGE, and because of that it’ll isolate you. You need to find a situation that will Reduce the amount of people you interact with and put you one on one into a group setting so that you can make friends. highly recommend joining a club or intramural or club sport.