Waiting It Out
"I didn't know anybody. Not a single person," says Paul A. Stekala '02. "But it's inevitable that you become friends with a bunch of people. Especially if you play sports or join some clubs--those are instant friends."
Keith R. Anderson, a proctor in Pennypacker Hall, said he doesn't see that students have many problems meeting people.
"I get the sense that everybody is pretty open. I don't find it too cliquish, really," Anderson says. "One student said that the level of tolerance and respect and interest that students expressed was kind of mutual."
And even first-years who are starting their fourth day at Harvard have found the same.
"I don't feel like I know too many people, but it hasn't been too hard if you just go up and introduce yourself," said Dan J. Weinstein '03. "Everyone wants to get to know other people."
Jenny Allard, a Matthews Hall proctor, said first-years often worry about not knowing anyone.
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