I’m about to enter my 3rd year of BTech at MIT, and honestly, I feel really alone.
I don’t have a solid friend group. I’m more like a temporary friend for most people, someone they come to when they’re going through a rough time, but somehow I’m never included when things are good. It hurts to feel like you’re only needed, not actually wanted.
Sometimes I just look around and wonder, does everyone in my year already have their group? Is it just me who hasn’t figured this out yet?
I try to stay positive and tell myself it will get better, but at the same time, I feel like I’m missing out on the whole college experience. I don’t really have memories to look back on, no trips, barely any pictures, no real sense of belonging even after being here for so long.
I don’t think I’m asking for too much. I just want a genuine friend, or a small group where I feel included and not like an afterthought.
Has anyone else felt like this in college? Did it ever get better?