If they don’t have much, maybe it’s best not to get your expectations up. I know it sucks but better to face reality than pretend it’s something different than it is.

If I'm understanding you correctly you've spent your whole college career preparing yourself for your post-college job search. Have fun with this free course, sounds like a good time, I know I wish I coulda taken a class like that. Plus, you say the technical writing class is online, then there should be another opportunity for you to take a class just like it later on if you feel you really need it to advance your career or improve your skills for a job search.

Move back home + find the best job for experience and to save $$

Hands down, please do not move home. Go find a job you love that will pay you a decent wage. Work your way up. Your family, as much as they love you, will only limit you.

Oh I know this feeling so much... Living it right now. If your situation at home is really as bad as you describe then yea get out of there, but don't jump straight into living alone especially if you don't have to. I tried that and it was miserable, I was living paycheck to paycheck to avoid my 1 bedroom place and had close to 0 social life since I was working so much. Try finding a house to live in that you can split with other people, even if you're living with multiple random people it'll be better than living alone especially if you're in an area where you don't know anyone. Second bit of advice, don't take the first job that offers to hire you, really look into it, what past people have said about the position, find out why the position is open, who left and why. Third, really try not to take a job that is 6+ days a week... it sucks beyond measure. They'll say "oh Saturday is only a half day" don't listen to them, 6 days a week is 6 days, it sucks. Best of luck out there! If you want to chat anymore about what I chose to do and why just reply to my comment. I'd love to help out.

PLENTY OF FUNDING FOR GRAD STUDENTS! GET THAT MONEY!

Maybe some of these girls want to be your friend, but are worried it will seem like they are interested in dating you if they invite you to something?

Some girls get creeped out by guys who come off as trying to "buy their friendship," to be honest. Stop buying them lunch and start taking an interest in them as people. One thing you might try doing is arranging a group thing that doesn't really feel like a date and is a mix of men and women, some of whom are members of your class.

My take on it: Join some clubs based on your individual interests. You're more likely to make friends if they have similar interests. Doesn't matter if it's chess or Arduino or basketball. You'll get farther if you're meeting people who have something in common.

You can't force friendships. Just be patient. Don't be a hermit but don't overdo it either. Good luck!

Definitely, join clubs and teams based on personal interests then you're almost guaranteed to wind up at the very least spending time with people you know share your interests. However, don't limit yourself to just those clubs/teams, personally, for me, I actually had more friends who didn't share most of my interests and got along really well with quite a few people who seemed like my polar opposites. Also, I don't know what your living situation is like, but definitely leave your door open whenever you're home and not busy. You never know someone might come by and like the show you're watching and ask to watch with you. Lastly, you could always do like a hall shoutout, say you want to order pizza, walk through your hall and see if anyone else wants to jump in on a few slices with you. Hang in there and you will doubtlessly find friends.

If you're confident in the people you're living with to keep the space clean, a house will be more similar to the social environment of a sorority. Otherwise, go for the smaller and easier to manage apartment!