Originally Posted by lmasud

What resources are you referring to?

I was thinking of family connections, but maybe he can go to an Islamic centre as well? Like I know one Muslim guy I used to work next door with they would hold like dinners to get to know other people.

Originally Posted by lmasud

Not in engineering ...the last time I counted there were 12 girls in a class of 135.

There are hundreds of university clubs and intramural sport teams (go to the C division if you don't know how to play at all!). Also, don't engineers go to the libraries a lot? If they see a girl that's occasionally there, they could try to make a friendship with her.

Overall, I think the more involved you are at the university, the more you'll increase your chances to meet someone that you truly like.

As a nerd however, I'm too busy studying my butt off to get that much involved. That means... no dates LOL.

Yeah I've heard from a lot of upper years that dating an eng girl(assuming you are in the same year of eng) almost always ends horribly. Feel kinda sorry for the girls, they must get hit on perpetually.

Originally Posted by Proxy

I was thinking of family connections, but maybe he can go to an Islamic centre as well? Like I know one Muslim guy I used to work next door with they would hold like dinners to get to know other people.

If you're talking about the MSA (Muslim Students Assoc) and stuff like that...its a good idea...if he's gay that is. Ya, we do hold dinners, events, and whatnot, but the girls have it separately than the guys. I dunno about the Pakistani Students Assoc, but my guess would be taht its similar

Originally Posted by Parnian

There are hundreds of university clubs and intramural sport teams (go to the C division if you don't know how to play at all!). Also, don't engineers go to the libraries a lot? If they see a girl that's occasionally there, they could try to make a friendship with her.

Overall, I think the more involved you are at the university, the more you'll increase your chances to meet someone that you truly like.

As a nerd however, I'm too busy studying my butt off to get that much involved. That means... no dates LOL.

I actually don't spend much time in libraries...i like the comfort of my home better, plus I don't look up much when I'm in a library to begin with....and as it so happens,all of hte clubs i'm involved in are related to engineering, which means we have the same ratio as the classes

Originally Posted by lmasud

I actually don't spend much time in libraries...i like the comfort of my home better, plus I don't look up much when I'm in a library to begin with....and as it so happens,all of hte clubs i'm involved in are related to engineering, which means we have the same ratio as the classes

Imasud, is there a reason why you only join engineering related clubs? How about religious or cultural clubs? Seriously... just curious. I get the feeling you WANT to remain single

My advice for finding a girlfriend would be: stop looking for a girlfriend.

Your friend can go out to clubs, dance with random girls, give out his number/get girls' numbers etc. But I don't know if that's going to find a girlfriend.

Most of my friends (and myself) are in serious relationships with people who we were good friends with beforehand. Tell your friend to join a club on campus for something he's interested in. Maybe not a religious/cultural club, as some posters are suggesting that's not a good idea. There are lots of clubs for sports, hobbies and other random activities. And at school, just be friendly and outgoing. He will meet someone when it's right He's probably more likely to meet a girl at the grocery store or the bus stop than he is at any of the usual "dating scenes".

Originally Posted by lmasud

If you're talking about the MSA (Muslim Students Assoc) and stuff like that...its a good idea...if he's gay that is. Ya, we do hold dinners, events, and whatnot, but the girls have it separately than the guys. I dunno about the Pakistani Students Assoc, but my guess would be taht its similar

He's someone from back home. I don't know of how things are here. What's up with your take on MSA? Predominantly all guys I'm assuming? Yeah, well I guess he could always hit up those organizations you mentioned even on a say so basis.

Originally Posted by Parnian

Imasud, is there a reason why you only join engineering related clubs? How about religious or cultural clubs? Seriously... just curious. I get the feeling you WANT to remain single

ouch...ya, there is a reason...it helps my resume in a big way, and I'm in Co-Op, so I need a resume, and the religious and cultural ones I just got dragged into. Don't worry Parnian...I'll be in Biomed Eng next yr, which means life sci and health sci classes...that should increase my chances (at least I hope, or else you will be seeing a thread like this in the future)

Originally Posted by Proxy

He's someone from back home. I don't know of how things are here. What's up with your take on MSA? Predominantly all guys I'm assuming? Yeah, well I guess he could always hit up those organizations you mentioned even on a say so basis.

Well...there are girls, I just don't know how many...cause we never really got to see them...as in the guys have a seperate events than the girls (muslim rule and whatnot)...and if he wants to hit us up, tmw is a good day, we're having some sort of lunch event

This entire thread makes me laugh

Rossclot... next time just provide people with the NECESSARY details. Too much detail just throws it off board.

*hint hint* Like the person's religious affiliation.

lol @ this thread

If your friend is looking for some sexy time than click the link below ( plus you can tag along as well if you want)
http://www.macinsiders.com/sr_classi...o =ad&id=2535

but on a serious note, he needs to get to know the place and the people first. Teaching him how to get a girlfriend isn't going to work.

I think some people here missed the point. He asked me for advice, and I wanted to provide some. Half the answers here seem to be telling me things that my friend would already know; it isn't like I am trying to set him up with someone behind his back. The other half are either useless, or venting about things that are not an issue here.



Can someone just close, lock, or delete this thread?

I was looking for help and everyone seems to be venting their opinions about stuff not related to what I asked. I appreciate the effort, but no one here really understood the point.

Advice for getting a girlfriend is simple: Be yourself, and be honest. Try striking up a conversation with someone (that's the part he needs to figure out) introduce yourself and go with the flow.

Tell your friend this: a girlfriend isn't a trophy or an accomplishment. There are reasons why many people are so patient. Take me for instance, Im 19 and I never had one yet..Engineers dont have that sort of time