How can I improve my social life?

I am getting very depressed because I have no social life other than my family. It is getting to the point where it is affecting my health.

I’m a 22 yo female. Introverted. Hobbies consist of running, hiking, scrapbooking, photography, reading, and traveling the globe. As you can see, although I have a lot of hobbies that I do on a regular basis, they are mostly solo hobbies.

I am considering picking up volunteering to meet new people and do something good for the community. I have to apply for the position I want though.

I am currently in nursing school and I have one year left until graduation. In my class, I made friends with three girls who are all older and married. They are sweet but they never have time to hang out with me (or they don’t want to. Who knows).

There are a lot of girls my age, but they don’t really talk to me. They are very cliquey and I just naturally never fit in with cliques. Once this semester starts I am going to make an effort to hang around them, even if it means going to some extroverted parties that I may not be comfortable with.

Any other ways to improve my social life? Any advice on how to be charismatic?