<p>alright so i feel the need to rant about my loneliness at college...so here i go (sorry this will be really detailed/long). so freshman year will be over in 6 weeks and i have no one to call a friend here. i have a few acquaintances i guess but i don't really do anything with them so i would barely even consider them that. trust me i have tried everything to make friends but it appears that no one here is willing to become friends with people that aren't from their high school or in their sororities/frats. i am in the antisocial dorm since our floor never does activities together/no one is willing to introduce themselves to each other and everyone kind of just minds their own business. i don't know a single person on my floor besides my roommate whom i do also not like since we literally do not have one thing in common and she annoys me with her ignorance on a daily basis (sorry to sound harsh but it is the truth). it honestly feels like high school all over again with all these cliques and i had no idea this school would be like that. i feel like i cannot find my group because i don't fit into a certain "category" like jocks, greeks, theater kids, etc. because i play sports yet i don't consider myself a true jock and never was in high school although i was very involved athletically (2 season variety athlete). i am also a very quiet and introverted person who is slow to let people in but i was able to make many good friends in high school and i just can't seem to do that here. i fell in love with this school when i visited but now i feel like this was the biggest mistake of my life. don't get me wrong i love the academics, athletic programs, warm weather(i'm at a southern school and am from the north) and opportunities this school provides which is why i don't want to transfer, but i feel like i don't fit in socially anywhere. every time i come home for one of the breaks i end up crying towards the end of the break because i dread coming back and being all alone and leaving the company and love of my family and friends back home. it's frustrating because i am so happy and enthusiastic about life back home but am so depressed/lonely and hate life while at college. i know that i will not make friends this year since it is over in 6 weeks so i feel like i'll never make friends here since i have tried everything and don't know what to do anymore. please tell me i'm not the only one with no friends at the end of freshman year?</p>
<p>Are you involved in any clubs, teams, activities? </p>
<p>I’m very sorry that you’re so lonely. 
Hopefully you can find some way in which to meet new friends.</p>
<p>My heart breaks for you. You may want to consider a transfer to a school closer to home? Is it a small school?
Hopefully you are changing dorms next year, and hope for a better room mate. </p>
<p>Honestly, sometimes friendships take a while to form. You have a lot of potential friends, it sounds like. Invite some of them to study, make some jokes, take some risks. </p>
<p>Be genuine. Be interesting. Do things! Even if you’re off-color or cocky, even annoying, people want to be part of a genuine person’s life–someone who’s having fun and who they want to be around. You’ll find the right group of people if you behave this way.</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore and I’ve only just started really making friends who I feel comfortable with. The beauty of college is that you’re not limited to a friend group. You can hang out with anyone or nobody. You’ll get there.</p>
<p>I feel the same way!!! I have one friend who I used to have dinner with, but we always talked about the same things and it felt like we had to try. The only other person I hang out with is my roommate, but she’s very social and is gone a lot. </p>
<p>I just keep hoping that next year will be better but I worry that everyone will already have enough friends. </p>
<p>Have you considered an on campus job? Or joining some kind of club? How big is your school? Sometimes circumstances may get in the way and we find ourselves in undesirable situations that are no fault of our own, but remember that things like this are temporary. Remember to be friendly, and do something that you love and you should make friends. It just takes time. Also, contrary to popular belief, everyone doesn’t meet their BFFs their first year of college. You will always be meeting new people, you just have to keep putting yourself out there. </p>