Jago said:
Yeah i had this random med student just start talking to me while i was getting my ID card. at first i was like wtf, but yeah he was a pretty cool dude once we started talking.
Yeah some random med student started talking to me in the steam room (aka sauna, not quite) in the Unigym. Actually, I've had a few conversations with randoms in that steam room. Sounds wierd, but its not.
Otherwise, I agree with sunny. You might meet a few new people, but unless you get some sort of contact details, chances you might never see them again. Sure, you might bump into them once or twice in the first few weeks, but you can hardly call that a 'friend'.
As for myself, I haven't really been to an o-week yet (and I'm entering 3rd year). I might turn up this year, and see what it has to offer.
millymoo: I wouldn't worry too much. Turn up to o-week, see what there is. You might even unknowingly bump into some nice people from BOS. Most of your friends you will probably meet through your lectures or tutorials, labs etc. I do agree with an above post, unless you come from those circles, it can be a little daunting to try and break into the large social groups from schools, and I'm talking about the large selctive schools here. If you're a bit nervous, just chat to some random people that look like they are by themself. Trust me, they'll be glad you started talking to them too.