Thanks, you two.

Hmm, that could be, Perna. I'm not quite dissuaded yet; I'll need to think about it more. Yes, it could be that people are sticking to what they already know. Meaning, they make friends whom are easier to befriend. Someone who lives with them, someone they've known for a long time. It seems like so many people in school are meeting up in groups of people who they already know. Especially if they're shy like me, they may have a lot of trouble meeting someone new. It just feels like most students are really judgmental to anyone new, especially if that new person is friendless and so is socially "powerless." Why bother befriending someone without benefits? Lack of connections, possible issues to deal with, etc.

I don't understand it very well either, Talthybius. Maybe these people know each other already? I don't try to befriend other students very much, and they make no attempt to befriend me. When I do, they act like the weird person that no one likes is trying to ickily befriend them. The way students speak to each other is also very obviously different than how they talk to me. They speak so much more openly and with interest with each other, but to me, they act like I'm a little kid they want to go away. They shut up and say little to me, even if I act as friendly as those they treated nicely.

To be fair, I've found out that a lot of students already know each other from social media as well. I don't like social media, since a lot of what's shared on it is not so interesting to me.

Oh, the ego-boosting seems to be more apparent in advanced classes. I'm in a decent amount of them lately, and most of the students seem to be the type who like to have good-looking grades and appear intelligent, you know? Now that I think about it, I always liked my general ed and "lower-level" classes so much because the students seemed so much nicer and humble. I never had to tell them I was getting good grades for them to treat me more kindly. Students from those classes were simply often kinder to me. I think because of my classes, that means the students I'm hanging around most of the time are the students who are in these classes.

This brings up another problem I seem to have. I'll think I'll post it in another forum, though. It's just that I have a lot of trouble earning respect from others.

Thanks again. I feel a little better.