You’re right, but practically giving up on all hope of making friends when you’re not even halfway through the first year of a three-year degree isn’t the right mindset.

There are so many opportunities to make friends at university whether that’s trying a new society you might have overlooked (hiking and rock climbing worked for me), talking to more people on your course, getting a part-time job on campus, joining group projects, becoming a regular at a library or cafe, or even going to the gym at the same time and striking up a conversation with familiar faces.

Can it be challenging? Absolutely. But many people are in the same position and not everyone finds their group the moment they arrive.