I'm a loner at school and hate it?

Well, I have been in university for a year already, and I still don't really have very many friends. It is difficult to get out of my "shell" I guess you could say. But I am sure you will at least make one "friend". I have met a couple of girls that I talk to in unversity. Now I don't have a lot of friends, but I talk to them sometimes and I really don't hang out with them that much. I just talk to them in class sometimes. So I am basically alone ALL the time. I don't talk to the guys either, and I don't know how. Just continue trying to talk to anyone. I don't really talk to anyone, but I would say just try talking about classes or something. At least that is some conversation.

Well, I haven't been to college yet so I don't know if I'll be much help. I can try though.

As far as the guys thinking you're gay thing. If your mindset is, 'they think I am gay,' then yeah, they are going to assume you're gay! You can't let what you think people might be thinking about you affect you. That's going to be a major thing that holds you back.

What you have to remember is that everyone is in the same boat. Everyone is still somewhat of a loner at this point, so now is your chance to step out of your comfort zone and just go for it. Because you are a guy, it will probably be easier to make friends that are girls than friends that are guys. You say you've tried hard, but you haven't even begun to attempt! It's your fear of rejection that is screwing you over. Think about how many people are in the world. Who cares if one or two don't react to your advances in the way that you would've liked? Figure out a way to be somewhat smooth, and go and talk to a girl or two. Practice makes perfect, and eventually you'll be in with some sort of crowd. I realize that this is easier said than done, but no one is going to notice the quiet guy. So set aside your personal insecurities and just do it, man!

The only way to have friends is to be a friend. This usually starts out with common interests. Since you're in college then the classes you're taking with other people is one thing you have in common. College also has special interests groups for all types of people. Join one of those.

You're the only one that can get youself out of this rut. Get over your shyness and start talking to people. You say you can't talk to anyone. You can't expect to make friends if you don't talk. This is something you have to change. I know it probably won't be easy to do since you're not used to it. Start off with something easy like asking a classmate about something going on in class.