Friends are difficult to make outside of college. Anyone who has endured the transition from university to the "real world," or even to a new city, knows how much more difficult it is and how much more proactive one must be in order to acquire friends. However, Taryn Hillin from Fusion writes that hook-up apps, like Tinder and Grindr, are helping some to forge friendships rather than find a relationship.
A California University has created an iPhone application specifically for its students, so it could be only a matter of time before this spreads to college's everywhere.