4 years later and that kid is my best friend, and I have 3 other very close friends I met through him. Not only that, but I also met my first girlfriend because of the connections some of my new friends had. It transformed my high school years from being alone to having an amazing group of friends I could do almost anything with.
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Your story is oddly similar to mine lol at the beginning of college, they set up all different activities that you could sign up for and spend time with another new incoming freshman. I forget how I linked up with this certain group but I think I just met someone and we were friendly so I just ended up with their group.