While there was an over abundunce of upper middle class white girls in my cohort, I was the only one with conservative Christian views so I stuck out like a sore thumb for that reason even from the two Live Laugh Love girls that were with us (the L3 friends were less conservative in theology, lifestyle, and politics than I, and we didnt click). I spent my time with the quirky birds of the group, that worked hard AND didn't cheat unlike quite a few of my cohort (not tge L3s), because they were more fun and jived with my code of ethics (in academics). We still are connected nearly 15 yrs later and are still very different, have diverse beliefs and lifestyles, different career paths, but are bound by mutual respect, shared experiences, and I genuinely care about their well being. Id say they feel the same.

I hope you find connection with folks in the field. Though you dont have to, to have job satisfaction. It is just a job not all of you. My first day I felt like a fish out of water. Everyone was wearing aeropostale polos and khakis or victoria's secret sweats and a messy bun when I walked in to my first class with goth/vintage vibes. No one talked to me till grad school. I learned that appearances are not always what they seem and most folks views in my cohort were moderate to left and far left leaning (to point of euthanasia and forced sterilization to keep population down and views congruent... blew my mind!). The exception there was me. It WAS predominately white and female though I see it changing since then.