Is it normal to not make friends in college?
Yes, it’s normal to go through college without making close friends, even if it can feel like everyone else has found their people. Friendships often take time, and college isn’t the only place you can build them.
College can look like one long friendship montage from the outside, but plenty of people feel lonely, keep to themselves, or don’t find their crowd right away. Classes, commuting, work, social anxiety, and simply not clicking with the people around you can all make friendships harder to start.
There’s no deadline for finding close friends, and not having them in college doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you. If you want more connection, try showing up regularly to one club, activity, or study group; seeing the same people repeatedly makes it easier for familiarity to turn into friendship. And if you’re content with your social life as it is, that’s okay too.