How does one make friends in grad school? Everyone in my cohort (except me) has graduated and have gone on now (I'm the only one staying to do a phd), and a lot of people on my floor are also finishing up and leaving. So, I've been feeling really lonely recently, and I don't know where to start making more friends. My lab is small (there are 3 of us altogether) and the other 2 grad students have outside lives so we don't really hang around much. I'm also quite socially inept, so I have a hard time "talking" to people such that they aren't uncomfortable around me (?). There's a lot of clubs here, but it seems like they're all for undergrads. Anyway, any tips, advice, words of encouragement, etc, are welcome!
