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If you're enrolled in online college classes and living off-campus, how can you connect with your classmates and form strong friendships? Making new friends is one of the best parts of college, and you can still easily bond with other students even if you're completely remote. Keep reading for everything you need to know about starting a lasting friendship in the virtual classroom!
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QuestionIs it possible to make friends outside your country as well?WikiVYCommunity AnswerDefinitely! Many people make friends online who belong to different countries. However, they become close friends when they get to know each other. If you think you have met well-intentioned and true folks online and feel happy about becoming their friend, you can chat, exchange emails, and share about less personal things. Online communities, volunteer communities, groups with specific mission etc. are great places to find genuine people who can become friends in the longer run.
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QuestionWhat if you're too shy to ask your class to do it, or you're not sue if you're parents would even allow it (I am in the 7th grade)?WikiVYCommunity AnswerYou don't have to ask your class to change how they take classes. You can make friends online with your parent's permission by meeting people who are selfless or are working hard. For example, if you join an online organization or community that is working towards a social cause, you will be able to see their work, and gain friendship with them. Most opportunities like these require participants to be over 13. You can look up UNICEF, UN, wikiHow, and other organizations and companies that are famous and have policies against bullying, so you are safe and talk to people online safely.
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- ↑ https://www.utep.edu/extendeduniversity/utepconnect/blog/february-2017/Making-friends-in-online-classes.html
- ↑ https://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/2021/01/12/how-make-friends-virtual-world
- ↑ https://online.illinois.edu/articles/online-learning/item/2020/03/22/ways-to-connect-with-your-online-classmates-during-a-time-of-social-distancing
- ↑ https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/news/2020/12/14/make-friends-college-during-covid
- ↑ https://online.illinois.edu/articles/online-learning/item/2020/03/22/ways-to-connect-with-your-online-classmates-during-a-time-of-social-distancing
- ↑ https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/news/2020/12/14/make-friends-college-during-covid
- ↑ https://dss.catholic.edu/registered-students/handout_week_2_1.pdf
- ↑ https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/how-to-make-friends-online/
- ↑ https://dss.catholic.edu/registered-students/handout_week_2_1.pdf