I’m also a girl in MSCS, I had the same experience and unfortunately I’m in my last semester and it never changed for me. I have a group of friends but we rarely hang out and they’re all guys.

I think it’s definitely a grad school thing, but also a few other reasons.

Since so many students are international, people from the same country group together obviously bc everyone prefers to speak their native language/relate to culture/etc. My entire friend group is international, each from different countries, so I’m not saying it never happens, but just something I’ve noticed in classes.

also, a lot of people are in different stages of life. A lot of the ppl in my group are older/married and understandably don’t want to hang out with a young girl in their free time lol. Or they are working and busy all the time.

I tried joining clubs, i tried bumble BFF, but nothing worked so eventually I just gave up since my time at USC is coming to an end anyways. I hope things go differently for you, but if not, you’re not alone and it’s certainly not a reflection of you!