Don't you love the first few days of new classes when nobody knows you, and you don't know anybody? I've noticed that there are two ways to handle this scenario:
1) Break social rules by turning to the person next to you, introducing yourself and letting out a steady stream of questions about major, hometown, etc. This, while awkward, is probably a good thing. It's likely that you will have to get to know these people eventually, now you are getting a head start.
2) Sit yourself far away, pull out your phone, act as anti-social as possible so no one wants to talk to you. Probably not a great thing, but let's face it, sometimes you just don't care.
This is especially hard for me because a lot of the classes I am taking are with upperclassmen and I still feel like a lowly freshman, although technically I am a sophmore now. I feel so utterly intimidated that I just want to crawl in a hole. It also makes me want to work hard enough to show up these upperclassmen, to prove myself. Last semester I did just that, and with fantastic flair. I'm hoping on taking that same route. We'll see I guess.
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