Thanks for the response.
Both of these are comforting to hear. I’ve seriously struggled with the worry that there’s just something wrong with me and some mysterious factor makes me repulsive to other people 
I swear every few months, I come across an instagram post of like half the girls at my school hanging out with each other, and I’m just wondering, how are they all friends? And then I find out their parents all signed them up for sports, summer camp, etc.
I haven’t done anything like this because I typically spend ~40% of summer on travelling, which I value over… basically every other activity… and I just can’t have anything cut into that time
Also great advice. This is why the “just join clubs” thing hasn’t worked for me in high school, since most fall into the latter category, but I’ve looked into the clubs at the colleges I’m interested in and they sound a whole lot better. The trips thing would draw me in, like I said earlier I love travelling lol.
On a similar note, and I doubt people are still reading this thread but if
so I’d like opinions—some of my classes offer week-long trips (for example, my Italian II class is planning a trip to italy). I’ve always avoided these because I figured it’d suck if I wasn’t friends with anyone who I went with, but considering a trip is a much different setting than school, would it actually be an opportunity to make friends? or just be a nightmare?
This question applies to both high school and college.
Thanks y’all