[header] How to make friends in college [title] Get to class early and strike up conversation. [step] Getting to class ten minutes early can give you time to settle in and chat with your fellow classmates. Yes, talking to new people can be scary, but making friends is worth being a little uncomfortable. 
Comment on a homework assignment, something going on at school, or an especially eccentric professor. [substeps] Say something like, " what did you think of the reading last night? " or " i heard this professor loves cold-calling.