Should I worry that I have bad social skills?

[McFarlanders]

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I’m attending college as a freshman next year, but I don’t care about making friends. I’ve already screwed over myself these past four years, and I’m not sure if I should bother trying, apart from the professional aspect of learning to become a doctor.

 

[Goro]

Medicine is both a service profession, and a team sport, so I strongly suggest that you stop self-sabotaging if you're serious about this path.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I’m attending college as a freshman next year, but I don’t care about making friends. I’ve already screwed over myself these past four years, and I’m not sure if I should bother trying, apart from the professional aspect of learning to become a doctor.

Go to orientation and meet your college roommates and dormmates. We can revisit this topic.

 

[Lifeblood_20]

fwiw I made no close friends in college (apart of meeting my now spouse) or med school, I have good social skills but don’t care about having friends, and that’s just how I have always been. I’m doing just fine as a resident. ymvv

 

[Wistfulness]

So you're a 17 year-old with (allegedly) poor social skills? Well I never...

I'm saying this in the nicest way possible: you need to grow up. It's not there's anything wrong with you or anything. It's just that time has not afforded you the luxury of making mistakes, reflecting on them after some time, and growing as a person. Then having your brain assaulting you with these cringe memories involuntarily, then you cringe physically... startling your cat at 2AM.

Don't worry about stuff too much. Go to class get, good grades. Do some clubs and stuff. Don't be a jerk and you'll find your people.