I had the choice of college or sixthform.
My head of sixthform told me i'd fail at college because i was just a number on a seat.
This was not the case.
I LOVED MY COLLEGE YEARS. BEST 2 YEARS EVER.
The classes were smaller, so tutors got to no me personally one on one, because class ages ranged from 16 upwards. (usually no older than 20) everyone was spoken to on a mature level.
At first, i did miss my school friends a lot, i was in a big group at school, and most of them stuck together and went to to sixthform, and i didn't know anyone at college.
However because of the vareity of people, and the small numbers, everyone got along like a big family, and while bitchy arguements still went on in sixthform, i didn't have any issues because everyone just got on with everyone.
I still kept in touch with many school friends, although many also do fade out as the months go on, you gain different interests and don't see each other as much, you learn its life and its happens when you move jobs, or even go to uni.
I made some amazing friends at college, ive visited them at Uni, and still keep in touch with some even now, although we only knew each other 2 years.
I would pay anything to go back and relive my college days, and was quite disappointed when i went to Uni because i actually enjoyed college more.