Vmmurphy4

I'm considering relocating from Chicago to San Diego for grad school but I have trouble making friends- I'm just really shy and it's hard for me to pick friends because I'm not super popular and I'm not eccentric. How hard is it to make friends in a new city? Any tips or advice would rock

I just got into USD for MA in School Counseling. I live in IL so I would be relocating. What are good areas that grad students/ young adults live in that are 100% safe? Safety is #1 for a single female living alone