Tips on dealing with depression/anxiety before school starts

<p>I start school again this August, and it will be my first time at a university. I have already visited the campus, and I have a job there, but I am scarred about making friends. My first day at work is tomorrow so I will get the chance to meet people before classes start. My problem is that I have such a hard time talking to people. I never know what to say, and I feel like I have no personality sometimes. I don’t want my depression and lack of social life to effect my grades. Another thing that kind of sucks is that I don’t live on campus. I can’t really afford it , even with one scholarship, Stafford loans, and Pell. So I will have to live with my parents 20 miles away until I can afford it which is inconceivable. </p>