<p>I asked something similar a few days ago and didn't get any responses, so I'm trying a new question. Sorry in advance if it's long.</p>
<p>I'm still best friends with a few people from home, but they have their own stuff going on and are 4+ hours away from me. In the beginning of the year, I did an alright job of socializing with my dorm. However, it's also the "tame"/honors dorm, and the closest people got to hanging out on a Friday night was going out for coffee for 30 minutes and then coming back to do homework. During the week, they're constantly doing homework.</p>
<p>I found a couple people to hang out with a lot, but by second semester I realized that they were rather negative and dramatic, and I distanced myself from them. I have a close friend I hang out with a lot, but 1) she's transferring next year and 2) she makes plans with me a lot but doesn't like groups, so I'm worried I'm spending too much time with her and not enough with other people when she won't even be here next year. I have another close-ish friend in a different dorm, but she's very social and has a friend group. We do hang out and I'm comfortable making plans with her, and I'm slowly trying to get to know her friends a bit, but it's not as easy since we're further away. I also have a friend I'm getting an apartment with next year. I do like her and we hang out a bit, but I don't see us ever becoming super super close, even when living together. As far as I can tell my roommate and I get along well, but she has her own friends and doesn't seem super interested when I try to make plans with her.</p>
<p>Unfortunately I didn't get involved in clubs much. I'm going to start going to one laid-back one this year, and then for sure join more next year at their kick-off meetings. There are a few acquaintances I hope to turn into friends, but I'm worried that I won't have time before the end of the year and that'll be awkward to make plans next year if we don't establish a friendship before then. As for the people in my dorm, I'm going to try socializing with them more again, but same thing... I'm afraid we won't get close enough in this short time that it'll be normal to hang out next year when we don't live together anymore.</p>
<p>Basically, my biggest fear is next year. I'm already a bit lonely at times as it is, and I'm worried that if I don't hurry up and make more friends or even friend-acquaintances before the end of this year, I'm going to have a very limited social circle going into next year, especially living off-campus (and my lease is signed already, so living on campus isn't an option at this point).</p>
<p>Sorry again for the length. Have any of you gone through something similar? Any words of advice/encouragement?</p>