Question Posted Saturday February 16 2008, 11:55 pm
me and my bestie do everything together. i mean EVERYTHING. we have a group of like 25-30 friends that all hang out together and get together weekends and stuff, but me and her are ALWAYS together outside of that and we sometimes just hang out alone of course when we are feeling less social. but well we've been best friends for 5 years now and we've only been through one bump like 2 years ago and it was just a whatever thing. but we are so attached...i dont know what i am going to do when we go off to college. she is way smarter than me so there is like no way we'd go to the same school. and we talk about it sometimes and it usually endes in our reminising about things and becoming sad. will i be able to make a lot of friends in college that i will be compatible with? im the type of person thats going to need someone there to help me cope with everything. of course ill still call my bestie!! but i mean im def gonna need someone to help me through the college life as well and i just need reasurance that i will be able to have that...
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? triquetra answered Monday February 18 2008, 3:43 am: I can completly relate to that. 3 years ago, i left my prep-school (i was in the final year). I had all these really good friends whom i didn't want to leave and i didn't know how i would cope in my new one. We had our bumps but we got over them.
So we all went to our different schools, but some went to the same school, that wasn't the case with me. I went to a school with nobody familiar around me and that was scary, plus I had to board!!
But after mingling with some people, I made a few friends and today, i look around and realise that these people have become my new friends, even though you can't recognise it because you were so used to your old friends, but somehow you fit in with these people and they become part of your new 'family'. You help each other and they help you, building a bond between the two.
I kept in contact with my friends, but rarely.
So, yes, i do think that you will make friends because (and remeber this), you're all in the same boat. Your all in a new place, new things to learn, new people to meet. Just let them reach out to you and soon, you'll look back and see that they've become your new friends.
dancedance42 answered Sunday February 17 2008, 9:52 pm: Part of going to college is becoming independent.
I had to leave all of my friends to go to a new high school and make all new friends. I still talk to all of my old friends and we hang out. Me and my new friends get along just fine. Plus, if you are getting a dorm, you will have a roommate to help you cope :) In few cases, the roommate sucks, but you still have someone there to talk to and hang out with. My collage brother absolutely loves it. He made all new friends that he hangs out with all the time. Its not just his roommate either, its all the guys on his floor.
As long as you are friendly and yourself, you won't have to worry about making new friends. And nowadays there are SO many ways to keep in touch with your old friends (facebook, myspace, cell phones, aim, texting, etc.)
good luck!
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