<p>I didn’t really make friends with the people I tried hanging out with at the beginning of the semester, but later on I found other friends through my dorm and classes. Plus these people are more serious about academics than partying so they’re actually better influences on me. Even if we don’t go out just for the heck of it very much, they’re usually up for study groups or talking or eating at the dining hall.</p>
<p>I didn’t really make friends this past quarter either. I hung out with people I met during orientation, but I wouldn’t really consider them “friends”, just acquaintances, because they have other groups of friends and people that they hang out with and like to be around more with than me. I met one person who was in a few of my classes that I got along with well, but he’s a commuter and I rarely, if ever, saw him outside of classes. I was able to get alone with a hall-mate that lives in the room right next to me, but we only hung out in the lounge of our suite and nothing much else, but I would probably consider him my best friend right now. The dorms I live in don’t have too many people since they’re non traditional(“Suite style” housing, with 8-9 people per suite) and that aspect, coupled with my antisocial traits, made it difficult for me to make friends. I haven’t made friends with anybody of the opposite gender as well, unfortunately :/. I start my next quarter on Monday so hopefully I can get through this stage of awkwardness.</p>
<p>Thanks for answering everyone. My classes start next Monday. I’m definitely going to make a greater effort to make friends. I sat and wrote down everything I did last semester that prevented me from making friends. I’m going to make sure I do things better this time around.</p>