<p>How am I supposed to make friends? It seems like everyone here is either 30 or can't speak English. And nowadays people only talk to me about math because they've realized I'm good at it so they ask me for help. I've tried to get to know people as human beings but they invariably end up treating me either like a math genius or a little kid. (Or both. I have this one friend who's not really a friend, it's more like I barter math help for emotional support.)</p>
<p>Thanks for any advice.</p>
<p>It’s okay, buddy. You’ll make friends eventually :).</p>
<p>the curse of genius</p>
<p>Get a job somewhere with ppl your age.</p>
<p>So this is why you spend all your time on High School Life. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I just made some cookies, would you like one?</p>
<p>what flavor</p>
<p>Hmm, my ex is graduating and will probably encounter the same exact problem; what a weird coincidence. I think you just have to be really social, don’t be afraid to go near a handful of people lightly studying or just relaxing and talk to them about interesting news, what they are planning to do out of grad school, what their families are like, etc. Whether you want to mention you’re 18 or not is up to you, sometimes people can’t really tell those things but if it’s obvious you might as well just tell the whole history; at least it makes for a good story.</p>
<p>I’m sure if you’re smart enough to be in grad school you’re smart enough to make conversation with grad students. Don’t keep people at a distance so they can worship you as that “genius kid in grad school”; let them get to know you as a person.</p>
<p>get a hobby (if you have time)</p>
<p>no, posting on the internet doesnt count</p>
<p>Curse of a genius indeed. That’s rough man.</p>
<p>Make friends with undergrads…</p>
<p>trollllllllll</p>
<p>i don’t believe you.</p>
<p>prove you are in grad school…</p>
<p>I’ll be turning 18 soon and I’m a junior in college. I’ll be 19 when I start law school (hopefully, if things go as planned).</p>
<p>And I have lots of friends. This is my first semester at this college (I transferred) and I have had no problem hanging out with people older than I am. And no, I don’t drink. But I can see how the age difference would be larger after undergrad :S</p>
<p>WOW, How do you get into grad school at such a young age? O_o</p>
<p>Skip 4 grades</p>
<p>It’s actually not that hard</p>
<p>I bet a lot of us could have done it – I estimate I wasted about 4 years of my life in school doing worthless **** so it seems plausible</p>