Do you talk to people on your course?

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I have been back at uni for 2 months and haven't spoken to a single person in all that time, not even one word except for the tutors. I just have no idea how to interact with other students and constantly avoid being in situations where one of them may start up a conversation with me.

Wondered if anyone else has this problem or if it is just me?

i've got the same problem

That's me all the way. Heck, last time round at college I barely talked to anyone for the whole 10 months. It's also looking the same on the college course I'm doing now.

I talk to some people in my classes, even though it's a little awkward for me because they're more like casual friends and I'm terrible at small talk.

Yes, whenever I have a question, and in certain classes.
English, only if we have to (but I do enjoy talking to the teacher).
Sign Language, HECK YEA!! ! (we are all in our 2nd year, we all know each other, and we are the only ASL 2 class).
Math, sometimes, if I feel like it. (Or if I have a math question, which is OFTEN).
Seminary, definitely. 2 months ago, I didn't have that great of a spot, so I didn't talk to them much. Now..I have an AWESOME partner, I have known her since 9th grade, and she is on my cross-country team. In fact, that class is the class that I open up the most in. Everyone is HILARIOUS, and I know half the people in there, why not?
Cross-country, depends on my mood or how sick to my stomach I am feeling.

The only thing I don't talk about (though I am trying to work on it) is romance. You know, who is so and so's boyfriend. That always makes me uncomfortable. Anything else, I am fine to talk about.

Depends on the person's major . I can do just fine if we share a common interest. Psych, Bio, Chm, computer sci, and Math majors are the easiest.

Most people in my English/hist classes hate it, so even though I like those too it's harder to find someone to talk to.

It's hard not to, I have a lot of group work in my classes. They don't seem to have much of a problem with me these days though, so I'm fine with it. They chat with my outside of classes, too, but not outside of college itself.

I never had to avoid the possibility of their talking to me. Grouyp projects did NOT make it easier.

Towards my third year a few peple occasionally would start talking to me.

I've made some great friends, and I talk to lots of people.

But then again, we have super small discussion-based classes, I live in the dorms (a coed one at that), and I live with a roommate. So those all kind of forced me to talk to people. When I was in junior college last year I didn't talk to anyone.

I don't talk to anyone at school. I go to class, and I go home. That's it.

For me, I try not to, as I personally find 95% of my college class annoying as hell.

I will very willingly talk to and at my professors, especially at seminars of my interest. I will only speak to my classmates once I have confirmed that they have an interest in something that I have an interest in. But that is where it ends. Example:

As a graphic designer, we thrive on working as a community at school. When I transferred to a university, I was completely isolated. My sketches were SO small because I didn't want anyone to look at them, but I wanted their critiques. Yet, I was the silent storm in my class. I was very good at giving critiques because I was so technical, however, I did not like talking to my classmates about other subjects. So I simply didn't and couldn't talk to my classmates. It wasn't until during last semester, after over a year and a half,\ with my classmates that I began opening up to them -- out of necessity. And at that point, it was too late: we began working individually on our own things, and that companionship that I felt with them, even though it wasn't apparent, was gone, and I struggled. As a result of that struggle, I forced myself to open up to them so that it didn't seem that the only reason I was talking to them was for their critiques or knowledge of art. I went from being the dark horse to literally being the 'go-to' person -- for critiques, for 'emotional' issues [because I didn't pour myself emotionally into people's problems], for random research. I went from being a nothing to quite something...

My professors kept saying, "I didn't know you were this funny!"

My struggle is still getting out of my confines and making large sketches and writing large enough for other people to read my handwriting, and my professors, while they want me to get my masters because of my technique and my intelligence, all agree that my sketches, small hand-writing, and limited sociability are going to limit me exponentially, however, the results of things into my design are what stagger them.

Yeah, I definitely just didn't answer your question...

I'm a pretty social person. I like talking to people. I mean, I can be shy and quiet but then again, a lot of my teachers are like "What?! You're shy and quiet?! Are you insane?! I don't see that!" and some of my friends say that same thing too. But, I think my theater background and everything helps. In my Junior year of High School last year, I had just moved into a dormitory and was pretty nervous. But now, I'm not so much. I've grown a lot and am kind of a social butterfly. ha ha I can still be a bit awkward at times though but, isn't everybody awkward at times?

I try to talk to people, but they all think I'm weird, so...

I have the same problem. I rarely talk to people in my classes unless they talk to me first.