How to make friends in a new high school freshmen year?

Transfer student and a year later still don't have a social network or group of friends, any solutions?

• So freshmen year I went to a small liberal arts school. I went out of my way to meet everyone. Although I only made a few good friends there were always people I knew, which I liked. The school/people were all kind of odd AND I could not afford to go there my second year. SO sophomore year I transferred to a big state school. I was working and had classes. BUT I went to a bunch of events, talked to people in my classes, tried out a bunch of clubs...I met people but never really had that "network" you make during freshman year. Everyone at this state school already had their friends from freshmen year, or from greek life (which is too expensive for me), OR have friends from high school (all mine went to other schools). SOOOO i'm starting my junior year barely knowing anyone when I feel regretful about just not coming here my first year (although I couldn't afford it at the time) when I would have met a BUNCH of people automatically through the dorms. Last year I tried really hard to find that niche and find a group that I could get a long with. But didn't despite all my effort. I feel like greek life is the only way to get what I'm looking for but it's too expensive for me. And other stuff (music classes, student govt) I can't fit into my class schedule. I feel like college is so not how I was expecting it to turn out and that I'm one of few in this situation. That it is NOT the best time of my life.:( As someone that is pretty social I feel really alone at a school of 22,000 people. Any solutions? Any consoling advice (like it'll happen one day?). Anyone ELSE in this situation or has been in this situation? How did it get resolved?

• Answer:

  So you're not living on campus? Commuting to college just won't give you the same experience as living on campus. People don't connect at a commuter college the way they do in dorm life. You'll have to build your social network around work, or a club, volunteering in your community, church, whatever.