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eternal

Why would an entire body of students ignore one innocent person? Answers on a postcard please.

ReacherCreature

eternal wrote: »

Why would an entire body of students ignore one innocent person? Answers on a postcard please.

What?

Palytoxin

ReacherCreature wrote: »

What?

+1

UnknownSpecies

Well?

UpTheSlashers

Strange indeed.

MikeCork2009

I'm confuzzled!!!

Herb Powell

eternal wrote: »

Why would an entire body of students ignore one innocent person? Answers on a postcard please.

That is annoyingly attention-seeking ambiguity. You're going to have to be specific if you want answers to questions.

eternal

Herb Powell wrote: »

eternal wrote: »

Why would an entire body of students ignore one innocent person? Answers on a postcard please.

That is annoyingly attention-seeking ambiguity. You're going to have to be specific if you want answers to questions.

In my whole year in college nobody spoke to me unless they had to. I find this unfair and strange. I think UCC is cliquey or it has been towards me. If I see someone I recognise, they ignore me. I can't see myself going back next year.

Patriciamc93

It all depends what course your in really... I'm in first year Finance this year and our course is extremely clique! But Next year that is supposed to change as we will have more course work and group work.... And i'm not just presuming its going to change. I have spoken to a few others in different years and they all said that first year was the same for them.

eternal

Patriciamc93 wrote: »

It all depends what course your in really... I'm in first year Finance this year and our course is extremely clique! But Next year that is supposed to change as we will have more course work and group work.... And i'm not just presuming its going to change. I have spoken to a few others in different years and they all said that first year was the same for them.

This is my second time studying but my first time in UCC. I have never experienced this before. I'd like to stay but what if it doesn't change?

titan18

eternal wrote: »

This is my second time studying but my first time in UCC. I have never experienced this before. I'd like to stay but what if it doesn't change?

Join a society. More than likely there's something there you'd be interested in

EyeSight

firstly you're opening post was way too vague, sort of like when a girl posts "this makes me so sad" on facebook and won't tell anyone why..

But it depends on your course. i did CS and for the first year people were like that. some people stayed like that for the whole thing. but in other courses people are a lot more sociable and open. it really frustrated me for a while. (tip: mature students are really easy to chat to, especially when everyone is new and nobody is talking)

you have to make an effort yourself though, joining societies are an excellent way to do this. the hot beverage society basically involves drinking tea/coffee while having a chat.
if you're alone and you head to one of their events(or another societies) i find its easier to strike up a conversation with the people running the society, they seem to be more enthusiastic about new people joining.

also a good way is to join one of the self defense clubs. Usually they pair people up to try out moves so it basically forces the people in pairs to chat away

honestly i don't think UCC is as bad as you have described, some people are clique-y, others are just really bad at socialising and how low confidence. but the one thing i learned is that you have to make the effort, people won't come running up to you to try and be your friend. unless you're a really hot girl

eternal

It is exactly as I have described. I have tried talking to people and they laugh in my face. I wouldn't be posting this as I really feel unhappy there. As for the self defence, I have a walking disability so that is out. Good advice though, thanks.
I have also tried talking to people and the next time they see me I am blanked. It's pretty hurtful.

Corkfeen

eternal wrote: »

It is exactly as I have described. I have tried talking to people and they laugh in my face. I wouldn't be posting this as I really feel unhappy there. As for the self defence, I have a walking disability so that is out. Good advice though, thanks.
I have also tried talking to people and the next time they see me I am blanked. It's pretty hurtful.

I hated my first year in college, admittedly didn't like my second year either but that was more to do with personal complications. Although I've had 2 people that I became friends with as a result of tutorials in first year. But in second year, I did start going to society events and know tons of people that I could consider to be friends as a result. And it's worth considering that i'm pretty much socially inept.