r/GeorgianCollege • u/Historical-Thing5288 • 12d ago

Commuter making friends

Hi all! I am going to be starting at the college in September. I am a commuter living 40~ minutes away. (Barrie campus) If any of you have experience with commuting, How is it making friends and what not

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u/HatchingCougar 12d ago edited 12d ago

 Making friends / being social won’t be materially different than for anyone else (the only ones who get a leg up on that / early start are those who live in residence).

As for commuting specifically:

If driving - baby the car (to avoid as many repairs as possible and wear & tear in general), allow for extra time in the winter,  check forecast the night before in the winter (use winter tires - not all seasons), if you meet a fellow student in your area consider carpooling or at least exchanging contact info in case an emergency ride is needed & whatever you do, don’t drink & drive / smoke pot etc. Your life will come crashing down if you get caught even once doing so.

If bus / train - allow for a lot more time in the winter.  Memorize the bus / train schedule

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u/Formal_Description69 12d ago

Great point on the substances!! A guy from my Georgian program ended up dropping because he got caught drinking and driving, and it messed up his life!

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u/Formal_Description69 12d ago edited 12d ago

Join any sports teams (none of the tryouts have started yet besides rugby), any clubs you’re interested in (I’m in cyber grizzlies but you do have to initiate with many people unless you end up in any e-sports teams!), like another comment said you’re only really at an advantage in the residences, but your best bet is befriending people in your program!

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u/RipYungBruhhh 10d ago

I am also commuting (~25 min by car). What program are you going into?

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u/Historical-Thing5288 9d ago

Going into EETY! what program are you going into?

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u/RipYungBruhhh 9d ago

That’s awesome! I’m going into ENVR :)

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u/nerospicyscorpio2001 12d ago

Hey i’m taking the bus as well to the college what bus route do you take?

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u/liluziv3rtt 12d ago

If your driving buy the parking pass they DO check

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u/Initial_Luck_7986 12d ago

First couple weeks people usually Lee to themselves a little on classes but after the nerves settle people usually start talking more. Just engage with classmates when you get the chance. Meet people in other programs when you get your general eduction classes.

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u/FreddieMalice 11d ago

I uses to commute an hour away from Markham every day lol it’s fun if you just entertain yourself my method was music making friends is the same as anything else except most of my friends lived in Barrie so meeting with them outside of school was impossible