I know exactly where all of ye are coming from. starting college at 18 years being shy not being able to make small talk and hardly ever talking to my course class mates and when i did talk to them it was only about course work, class exams nothing more, this is how i spend my four years in college, i never socialized. last September i did a years course in fitness and i enjoyed it. but i found that i was able to talk to my class mates not only about the course but also about everyday things. when we are younger we think that we have to have it all figured out make friends (tick) find the right course in college for you and see it through to the end (tick) get a job (tick) make lots of money (tick) real easy, but no one tells us how to do any of these things, we are all in the dark hoping for the best and when everything falls apart we tell ourselves we have failed because we didnt do it like everyone else. since i turned 24 years its like something clicked ive stopped being afraid to talk to people in case i said the wrong thing and in situations where i would of said no i now say yes. you have to tell yourself that you are strong, wonderful, amazing and just as good as everyone else. we are all humans who have feelings and emotions just like you. people arent going to bite your head off or tear strips off you just because you have the guts to say hi. Try and join some clubs or societies in your college this will also help with making friends. you are still young and have all the time to figure things out your own way and not what others expect from you.You will meet people whom you have similar interest, you dont need to make a whole bunch of friends all together just find one person and go from there. i hope this helps.