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Originally Posted by beedubaya
I was always told college was a place I would be accepted for who I am
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Who are you then?
Do you have any hobbies or useful skillsets that could be channeled into a club? I got into the stage crew of the college theatre group based on my slightly-above-mediocre carpentry skills and found friends for life there. Smart, clever, creative, wonderful friends. And it's not weird to join a club so late in your college career, just say you weren't sure you'd be able to handle the courseload plus extracurricular activities before you had a few semesters under your belt.
Join a club, problem solved. At least it worked for me.
Because it's not going to be like, you're sitting in the library scribbling away on a project and a small group of intelligent people walk up to your table and say: "Hello, we've been noticing you around. You seem like our kind of fellow. We're going to go over to Horace's place, drink tea and argue about Kandinsky all night. Do come along!" and then you live happily ever after.
Well actually it sort of happened to me once only it was Opus Dei, a Bible study group, and I didn't have the time then. You have to
do stuff to meet people, you can't just sit around and look interesting.
Actually, I'm thinking maybe you should get a small part-time job. Nothing spectacular, but one where you'd have to meet and talk to a bunch of people face to face, like McDonalds or a grocery store. My small-talk abilities have improved a lot thanks to my menial job and I'm no longer embarrased by talking to random strangers. Plus you earn money and gain independence from your parents.