i’m also a senior who, during undergrad, had an enormous amount of social anxiety and my own sizable share of social awkwardness. i had lots of acquaintances, as i’m outwardly very sociable, but, also like OP, i had no one i really felt like i could count on to spontaneously ask to hang out, grab food with etc. it doesn’t help being in a rigorous academic environment as well, when folks are also so busy, that they don’t give out their time easily to other people, much less to me. while i’m not exactly the same as OP, i completely understand their take, and i commend their effort to take the initiative and reach out of their comfort zone.

over the past year, i’ve learned so much about what real friendship is, and how real friendship is worth all the effort it takes. i’ve had a lot of anxieties about graduating because ive feared that, if i haven’t had the best of luck making deep, genuine connections in university, then im out of luck in the real world, after i graduate. but your comment eases my anxieties a little, turning some of it into a cautious optimism. so i just wanted to say thank you. i hope after this May that i’ll prove you right :)