<p>Turning acquaintances into friends can take a long time. Friends are people who know each other pretty well and can count on each other for support, predictability, having fun together, etc. Are you able to invite any of your acquaintances to your home during the long upcoming break? Bridging the gap between your home world and your school world can make the school world seem more real. Or can you plan to get together in a nearby city? Sometimes doing stuff in a new environment is a bonding experience. If you can't get together over the break, plan to communicate with your acquaintance somehow, text, phone, Facebook. At least you won't totally lose touch with each other. Share the holidays that way, so that you will have something in common to talk about when you get back (lame family events, cool gifts, disappointments-- hope not, but who knows-- etc.) It will work out, but be patient.</p>
<p>Hey i used to feel the way you (aerials) do, but that was back in my junior year of high school. What I realized though, was that people actually want to talk as much as you want to talk to them. Just hang around with your aqcuaintences; joke, talk, tell stories, comment, just be there with them and enjoy it all.
Also, if you're like I was, the thought of meeting someone new is terrifying. My solution was to just go with it and just try to keep a convo going. Start on common ground and go from there. Once you're good at that, maybe hang with some of your friends' friends and so on, but don't rely solely on that.</p>
<p>And Jagerdeer doesn't have the worst idea ever either.</p>
<p>Just talk to people in classes... There's bound to be at least someone you "click" with and can hold decent conversation with. You have to make an effort to build up a friendship if that person doesn't call you to hang out or something</p>
<p>I agree! Or just ask them if they'd like to go out for lunch or want to go for a walk or try a new club together! Don't give up and don't blame youself! i'm sure everyone else there is just as nervous as you are!</p>
<p>aww.. dont be discouraged. I know exactly how you feel. I would suggest joining a Christian club because the religious clubs tend to be very giving and embracing. They take you in and you immediately "bond" with everyone. Of course this doesn't go for all the religious clubs, mostly the smaller ones with bible study =)</p>
<p>If not you can try joining other clubs where you can interact with other students. I'm sure you're not the only one at your school going through this, and there's still plenty of time to make friends. Don't ever think that "it's too late" to make friends, cause it isn't. </p>
<p>Sigh~~ I wish I could be more of a help.</p>
<p>All I can say is that you have to put yourself out there. When you said that it seems like your floormates seem like they "click" with one other maybe its because they spent more time together than you had with them. But its not all your fault since maybe you had lots of pressure from academics or had a lot of hw to do =(</p>
<p>I hope the best for you.</p>
<p>I can relate (im a high school senior), but sometimes I feel alone because my friends never initiate anything fun to do (I was always the one who had to call first)...it made me feel sad...but I promised myself I would not let this happen when i go to college (whether i go to my dream school in a hip town or the middle of nowhere instate school), I was going to start myself off new and fresh. I didn't want to regret anything or make the same mistakes with my friendships..so don't give up hope because you are not alone.</p>