Inexperienced much? I think so.

So, I'm new to this. I'm inexperienced, scared, and desperately in need of some writing friends. You know, someone who can maybe guide me, make me not want to curl up in a corner somewhere with a bottle of vodka....
Writing is my passion. I have a feeling it's the one that's going to stick. But I'm still in college, with English as my major and Writing as my minor. I've currently finished a 93,000-word novel called First Light (it's a young adult/romance/fiction) and have already started on the second to its series. But I haven't won anything, barely have time to join anything, much less the money since I'm college-bound, and when it comes to credentials...? Well, I have none for my query letters, though I have already submitted two (I know, not very many at all). You could say I'm feeling pretty down about myself.
Any advice?

Thumbs up, for now.
-Caroline.