<human>: Provide a brief overview of the text.

I'm not a freshman.

Socially, I was far happier in high school than I've been in college so far. I was able to survive in HS because it was easy for me to socialize with people outside of my school, whereas in college it feels like I'm trapped with the same demographic of people I was to some extent trying to escape in HS.

HS was also easier for me because there was a specific group of people I knew right from freshman year I knew I wanted to become friends with, and I did, gradually over time. Since they were all involved with stuff outside of school, like the local music scene, it was through them that I built a way bigger social circle of close friends.

Now at college, I haven't had anything close to that experience. I haven't really found anyone I really relate to. And I've also slowly realized that the type of people I'm socially attracted to don't really go to college, at least not expensive private ones.

Part of my problem is that I've had *close* friends for so long, that I've forgotten what it's like to not have them. And so for a lot of people I meet I think to myself, "is this person best friend material?" when I know it's just counter productive.

I've also realized that in HS, I became dependent on the company of extreme extroverts, who socially advertise the type of people they, and I, are interested in, but I'm not used to attracting on my own, since I'm not really like the type of person I'm interested in being around. I like the company of people who are outwardly unabashedly weird, and really only care about making any situation fun, regardless f whether or not it's immature, both characteristics I really don't share. I enjoy the company of people who aren't like me who make life more interesting and force me out of my shell.
<bot>: I liked highschool more than college. I like to be around extroverted weirdos. I'm neither of those things.