im not going to say much here, apart from one little point about the age thing....
esp at college (university here :P ) people KNOW people. u might meet some girl who is 24, who knows someone who is 22 who knows someone who is 19. get to know the 24 year old, and through that i can guarantee one day you may strike up a relationship with the 22 year old, even if its just a passing "hey hows it going?" every time u see her at Uni. the more people you know regardless of age, the more potential friends you have access to.
btw, this thread has put a huge smile on my face as i can relate to alot of things that people have been saying.
oh and another thing which im probably just repeating is ENJOY YOURSELF! have fun and stop trying too hard. play it cool and be yourself and friends will appear almost out of nowhere. i can guarantee it. i can alerady see this happening from the reports youve given.
anyway ill stop blabbering, damn distractions from studying