| SamuelRSmith said: I assume by the not knowing anyone, it's a confidence thing? I don't think you should be too worried about socializing with people on your course... it's physics at Cambridge, I doubt there'll be too many jocks around. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that there are a fair few people on your course who are feeling the exact same way, about not knowing anybody. I should know - I'm doing Computer Science, I know the kinds of people you get on those courses, lots of shy people, hate leaving their rooms. Computer Science students actually started networking through Facebook - set up a group, people posting questions and answers, organizing socials, posting links that they think others might be interested in (like techy videos)... it basically provided a means for the shy people to communicate, make friends, form groups, and now some study together, etc, etc... find out if there is a similar group for your course, if not... make one. |
There are probably jocks doing natsci, but the Oxford system is better, the chemists and physicists are kept very seperate, as the physicistist are nice normal people and the chemists are the jocks
Also, the computer scientist I know at Oxford aren't very shy, one of them is quite quiet, but the other is my best friend, and we don't JUST sit around and play FIFA all the time....
But seriously, talk to the other people and get them to help you out. As I am also a first year physicist, but at Oxford not Cambridge, I kind of know your issues, but the best way to do it is to work as a group, that is how I got through the 2 exams I have had to do this year already and how I plan to get through my main exams later this term
