I don't have any real friends and I really want to know how do I change that?

[Alon]

This might be a bit long since I want to say several things, but I would really appreciate you reading all of it.

I'm a 16 year old MALE currently attending high school and I am in a situation some might call "catastrophic". My issue is that I don't have anyone I can truly call a friend. I don't have any physical problems(in fact I would say I am a pretty decent looking guy) and I do great in school. I also try to be nice to every person i meet and respect everyone. Although there are many people in my school, I cant find a group where I fit in. There are some people who I talk to and socialize with and try to pursue a friendship, but for some reason they are not willing to. I recently went to a 2 week summer camp, where I met some great people and decided that it would be a great chance for me to make some real friends. I then exchanged phone numbers and it then turned out that I was doing all the calling and rarely actually got called by them and whenever I called most of the time they said they were busy and i stopped calling them as i don't want to annoy them. I think the issue is that people don't find it interesting to hang around me, and I think that I might be an introvert, but I am NOT shy.

I recently discovered that in University people are a lot more mature and are more willing to become friends(*please tell me if this is true!!). Because of this I am kind of looking forward to finishing high school and moving on with my life. I know this sucks but because of my lack of friends I end up sitting at home the entire day on my computer or T.V and I am REALLY tired of this! I really want to go out with people and just enjoy myself, in fact I am jealous of the people who go out and enjoy themselves. The only thing I really do to get out of the house, is the nearby gym where even there I can't find friends. I am constantly having this weird feeling in my stomach whenever I remember that I don't have friends and its getting annoying.

I really need advice/assistance as I don't want to be in this situation anymore, and heading into University I want to be able to have a group of real friends, please don't say anything like, "oh don't worry it will get better" as I really do want to fix this! anyone having the same issue as me please feel free to comment as well