I think all you who cannot bother to make contacts at uni are making a mistake. It's a lot easier to land first job if you get on with professors you like very well as well as helping your fellow class mates as much as you can.
I remember helping one guy I know landing a job because I knew a person who could employ him. Do you know how everything worked out? He pointed me to the right person when I needed help. So make an effort to help others to make your life easier. But only if you want to help them.
I'd like to say this might be one of the more important aspects of maybe even life in general (although I'm 21 so what do I really know). But from what I can tell it might be a good idea to try and find some circle unless you've been studying martial arts since childhood or can build lasers to shoot people with in the case of an emergency. That being said it seems partially true that in the end we are indeed truly alone and so you still must be able to provide for yourself; you shouldn't really rely on others for things.. It's basically the same, I can't help but think if we were all some type of animal (which we are) it'd be easy for the other ones to gang up and kill us for fun, which apparently wouldn't be that big of a deal in the long run. Could be some weird Wall Street darwinian thing taken way out of context.
And so I'd say easier said than done, if anything. Obviously ENFP & ENFJ would have no problem with it, with ENFP having more manipulative prowess therefore seeming to have some type of edge in that department. ENFJ are just good at attention based things which most people like and so are drawn toward. This is of course based off stereotypes, including the INTP inferior Fe ramification.
And so it seems like in most cases some reciprocation is expected, which might not even be obvious or realized at first. In attention based crowds they might get mad at you if you don't give them proper attention - which might not be given in the first place due to lack of interest but who's fault is it? You'll then be the black sheep and either it isn't the "right" relationship/circle for you or it will push you to "improve"... Something, which may or may not even be worth it. I'm guessing one can accept their role more or less, or just try and branch out but I'm not sure what the value of purposely seeking new people to connect with is. However, the classic notion of "best friends" might actually be possible in real life scenarios, again, which is why the 'black sheep' or wondering if a particular circle is the 'right' one for you was mentioned, that is if seeking something like that is important to you nowadays. The main issue seems to be being somewhat consistent with the giving.
I'm not actually sure how true any of this is.
I, personally, think it kind of sucks when it seems like there's a person you'd get along with but can't or don't say anything. I have been fortunate enough though, to have been approached at the beginning of this semester by this dude (might be ENTP, but this probably isn't relevant) who said he has seen me around a few different places lately and we were able to hang out around campus for ~5 hours, and talk about certain ideas, which was good... After those hours we both kinda got burnt out and had to leave each others company. We haven't "hung out" since what seems to be due to busy schedules. We've seen each other and have been kind enough to exchange a couple lines & catch up. He introduced me to a friend. I don't really see the purpose of not interacting with certain folks, unless you get to know them better and it turns out they're really annoying or something or hate you because they think you're lazy, selfish, and vain; etc. Is it worth putting up with? We've all seen those new age pictures on facebook with the text, "stop wasting time on people that don't value it" and whatnot so that's that, although I'd imagine disbanding from a relationship would take some heavy consideration if you've any humanity left. It could be likened to getting kicked out of a band or getting fired from some job.
And so, especially during university, I think one should try and meet people. Seems like a decent enough place to do so. I personally wasn't really able to meet anyone during junior college even though it seemed like there were a few people interested. The biggest thing is most people apparently like people so it wouldn't be that weird to make some sort of effort as most people might appreciate it at the very least. It's possible some of the prospects could have went as far as a simple additional friend on facebook but that's arguably better than nothing. From a certain perspective it makes sense, getting to know people... We're apparently all human; etc
Obviously there's some give and take. Probably can't go up to a football player and become best friends. Probably not that savvy, but you usually see football players and athletes hanging out together anyway.
But yeah, I think networking would be a good idea if only to get a job or something. What if you wanted to start a band, for example? So even speaking from an outsider's point of view it COULD be a decent idea, but if you wanted to lay low and relax then that's cool too. Mostly it seems people that want to "be someone" tend to do stuff like that.
"I find your cause interesting but I could never relate to it."
"... Victory, glory, honor... These ideals don't excite me a bit."
The best groups are maybe composed of individuals who can hold their own individually, so when they come together they are something to be reckoned with.