<p>i don't live in a dorm, i live in an apartment, and some days, it's really nice, but i don't have a meal plan and i don't have anyone to talk to down the hall anymore (i got switched last sem and i'm still a freshman) so it's so much harder to socialize. sometimes, it's depressing being all alone, especially when i have to study.
i don't have a problem making friends, but i don't really like the people i make friends with, (and i don't know why). i also have a problem keeping the friends i make, maybe because i don't like them that much...how do i make the 'right' friends for me?</p>
<p>Grow a spine.
Stop caring about other people.</p>
<p>why did you get switched?</p>
<p>I suppose find some people that you seem to llike (in your classes, etc) and try to get into situations where you can talk to them and eventually befriend them.</p>
<p>Why don't you like your current friends? ~specifically?</p>
<p>join clubs, extracurriculars that interest you. most likely, you'll make friends with the same likes and interests...</p>
<p>Flapper. I sympathize and know what you mean. I've met some really obsessive types who tried to control me in every way. I ended up avoiding them, because it really scared me. It's weird, because I never met controlling people in high school. </p>
<p>The people I talk to most now are the people I've met through work. It's because the atmosphere isn't as competitive and merely oriented around academics. Also, some of the people I've worked with ended up taking the same courses as me, so we got to know each other more that way.</p>
<p>"i don't have a problem making friends, but i don't really like the people i make friends with"</p>
<p>uh...come again?</p>
<p>Yeah...normally people don't become your friend unless you give them cues that you like them and want to hang out with them. It's not mean to not be friendly with people you don't like...then you won't end up surrounded by people you hate. Haha.</p>
<p>take the initiative and approach people first. that way, you can pick and choose.</p>
<p>I guess it's harder to meet "new" friends after groups have alredy formed.</p>