I go to a college as an out of state student with a 94% instate attendance rate. I’m from Wisconsin and the school I go to is in Connecticut. I’m finishing up my freshman year and I virtually have no friends, only a collection of aquaintences. I do have a boyfriend (who I met through tinder :/) but that’s about it, I’m not very close to my roommates as we just don’t connect very well and where my dorm is located, there’s only one other room near us who I never really see. I’m apart of a themed housing but I really hate the theme and won’t be apart of it next year and the people in it aren’t people I really connect with. I feel absolutely miserable because it feels like everyone around here knows each other and I’m just some random person no one knows or seems to want to know. I’m not apart of any clubs because they all meet when I have class, including the club for out of state students, go figure.
I’m about to be in my sophomore year and I’m stressed about making friends because it feels like everyone has their cliques and it’s too late to meet people interested in making friends. I can’t transfer back home because of my scholarship so I’m really stuck here. I feel so stuck and alone here and it feels like every time I get close to being in a friend group, I get shut out. I feel so out of place and like there’s something wrong with me. Any tips for how to beat this and maybe making some friends? Thanks.
- Julia