Some advice please

my amazing bf and i have been dating for nearly 3 years, and we are currently doing long distance for our first year of college. it’s only about a 2 hour drive, so we see each other nearly every weekend.

i’ve noticed over these past few weeks that the only time i really have fun is when i am visiting him. he has an awesome group of friends and we all have a great time whenever i am there and they make me feel like one of their own. i am a pre med, so most of my time in my college town is spent doing homework and all. most of the people i know from there are either egotistical or just plain weird. i really just haven’t been able to vibe with the people that go to my school and i live off campus with two quiet roommates. i just get this constant sense of feeling alone and unhappy unless i am with my boyfriend.

this worries me because he and i have always been pretty independent people. i know he would never do anything to hurt me, but i just don’t want him to feel suffocated because i know that’s not fair to him.

what are some things i can do to be happier in my own college town?