I am sighted.

My advice is for all people in similar situations.

Get in good with the events coordinator. To get to know people, Go for events with year+ long small groups like chess, DnD, or horticulture, book clubs, your particular majors study groups, weight lifting, or any hobbies you have with possible group events. parties fade in and out, a solid weekly event allows you to get to know people, and them you.

Often the concrete groups go drinking and eating or chilling afterwards so, Get a friend / girlfriend in the group that's ok being a DD once in a while with/for you.

Find a place on campus to relax between, before, after class. somewhere like the music hall, lecture hallway benches, library, or food court. Only have one earbud in and leave the other towards those that sit near you, talk to them for events that people on your schedule and campus go to... events that the coordinator won't know about.

>At the end of the 3 or 4 years I want to draw the line and say with joy that this was the most beautiful period of my life!

I'm sighted but I will say you are setting yourself up for abject failure if this is your goal for college. I had a good college experience but there were good times and bad times (and beautiful is really questionable). Just go and enjoy yourself, you are almost guaranteed to have a bad time if you put that much pressure on yourself.

Going off to college is so exciting and daunting! Here’s a few thoughts from a stranger:

Does your school have any student clubs you’re interested in joining? That’s how I’ve made multiple lifelong friends. Most schools should have a webpage with a list of student clubs, etc.

Depending on the size of your school, do they have social events and programs for students who commute from home? Or take advantage of any school event- they often have free food and stuff anyway.

As to impressing people, from my experience fellow college kids are most impressed by people who are themselves, and it is totally okay if yourself is quiet! College freshmen are all in this same boat of a new start, and pretty much all of them are feeling some level of fear of will I stand out/will I make friends, at least I know I was!

I hope this rambling was some level of comfort. Wishing you so many shimmering memories!

It’s a bit scary at first, but try to find people with similar interests to yours. It will help you socialize more and even have dates. Also don’t be obsessed with being the brightest student or whatever. As someone who grew up with this expectations over my shoulders, I can’t recommend it to anyone.

Touch who? Who are you trying to touch? Don't go out and be touching random people.

Anyways, alcohol, lots of it.

get out of your blind comfort zone and just make friends with people. Just talk to them, you know, be normal Go to the gym and get buff. Maybe go for runs. Make yourself a desirable person.

What are your interests? Find a group with similar interests and get involved!
It's difficult for everyone to be comfortable in a situation they're not used to, just like One_Antelope8004 Said, find a group doing something you enjoy and hang out with them!