[GPH92]

I stayed in touch with a few, now its 0.

[Smko]

(Original post by GPH92)
I stayed in touch with a few, now its 0.

Ah How do you feel about that?

[blondie :)]

Quite a lot, I went from my school to the local sixth form as our school didn't have one and most people go there. Seems as though most people who I was friends went there. Didn't stay in touch with some as they went to a different college or just didn't get on anymore (people change, different interests) but some who did go different places I still see a lot. In fact, I see them more than most people I went to sixth form with now it's the holidays.

It's the case of - if you make the effort, you'll probably stay friends. But as I've said, some people just change and meet new people and your interests gradually change over a few months/year.

I met no proper good friends at college because I just stuck with everyone from my old school, and so did everyone else. It'll probably be even less people from secondary school once I start uni, just because a lot don't make the same effort or wasn't that close with them. If I don't see them in the summer, I doubt I'll only rarely see them after.

[mcs31]

I still go to my school sixth form, so Im in a bit of a different postion.

All of my friends left school to go elsewhere for college/sixthform/work. I still talk to one girl (out of the 5 friends) most days, I talk to 1 other around once a week, and the other three I see on special occasions. Thats about it.
I think however close you are, the ease of contact is the most important thing.

[GPH92]

(Original post by Smko)
Ah How do you feel about that?

I don't mind really. I'm not the same shy, underconfident and insecure person i was when i was 15 (20 now) and they seem to have not changed. Taking an age to arrange something and as if i am still 13 years old, going to pizza hut for lunch and being home by 8pm. Bitch no. They all have 9-5 paper pushing jobs in the same small,run-down, crappy ass town and i live in the city and i'm a massive workaholic.

[Anonymous]

(Original post by Smko)
So for some of us who have just finished our GCSE's (a month ago :P) and are moving to another 6th form/college, how many of your "friends" from secondary school do you think you'll stay in contact with?

Sadly I think I am only going to stay in touch with 1/2 , after 5 years of being there :'(

Haven't spoken to anyone from school since i left, and that was in 2007.

Sometimes i think about trying to get back in touch with them via Facebook - after all we were friends for over 10 years. I don't know if that would do more harm than good? I'm a completely different person to what i was then, i've improved in just about every aspect, plus i have a wide circle of friends as it is.

[jojayne]

I remember on the last day of secondary school, all my friends promised to remain in contact with one another, but that dwindled down. It was sad but people move to different sixth forms or go onto work, so it's harder to maintain contact. But I still speak to my four closest secondary school friends all the time

[SKETCHit]

I'm going to start sixth form this September, and NONE of my secondary school friends will be with me. NOT ONE.
I'm petrified of starting a whole new sixth form without having ANY of my peers. It's rather daunting-but hopefully I'll make new friends.

[Occams Chainsaw]

(Original post by Smko)
and its all a shame, 5 years of our lives we make these "Friends" and next thing you know there is only 1 or 2 left at the end of it

Perhaps the progression of whittling down from a group of acquaintances to a couple of good friends could be seen as a good thing. You have the chance to see what sort of people you want around you during school which is an important thing to have in life since the closest people to you will probably have a lot of influence on you in some form or another.

[Samz]

I left in 2006. I have made new friends along the way of course through uni and work etc, but I still have the same group of 5 best friends that I had when I left school. I honestly think that will never change, we know each other inside out, they are my soul mates! I also still see one other girl, who I actually get on better with now than I ever did at school. You can stay in touch, with facebook, twitter, texting etc it's really pretty easy to meet up and stuff. I am lucky too that with all 6 of them, I could not see them for months (one is working in France for four months this summer for example and I've done a fair bit of travelling.. then there's moving away for uni etc etc..) and it would be the exact same when we met up again. It's never awkward, always easy, and I think it's hard to find that with people.

If you want to keep in touch, you will. If you don't then maybe it just means that you're going to meet better friends somewhere else!

[aspirinpharmacist]

I live in Scotland so we don't have a 6th form, but a fair few of my friends left a year earlier than the rest of us to go to work/college/uni and we still keep in contact and meet up fairly regularly, they're pretty good about stuff like that. But now school's over and I'm moving away from home for uni, I think I'll lose contact with a lot of friends, there's one who's basically pushing me and another friend away purely because we're moving out of our hometown and she's staying. Doubt we'll stay in contact with each other tbh, we've barely seen each other this summer anyway because she's away on holiday for ages. One of my closest friends is a bit ditzy and doesn't remember when we've arranged something so we'll probably lose contact because she'll just forget, and my other best friend is staying here as well so we'll probably drift apart eventually just because our lives have gone in different directions. Hope not though, we talk on facebook and stuff all the time so we'll definitely stay in touch for the first few years. Hoping I'll make plenty of new friends at uni though so I'm not too worried yet. No doubt I'll take back that statement when I'm forever alone.

[Safiya122]

I live in the same street as a couple and I have a few close friends that will be attending the same sixth form as me, besides them, I'm afraid I won't really have contact with other friends.

[Shelly_x]

I don't speak to any of them.

[Smko]

Im really now scared of starting a new place Its so sad that my "friends" of 5 years wont be there to talk to ..

[MRH94]

I went to 6th form so I had a group of friends with me from secondary (6) and then another 2 that went to college and I'm still in regular contact with them. I guess it depends how close you are..

[(Online)]

I went to the same sixth form as 4 of my friends. Met 1 new person who joined our group. After two years I only really spend any time with 2 of the original friends I went to sixth form with. Now after being at university, I only see one of them, but I see two other friends I had before sixth form, but we've only recently got back in touch.

It's scary how much people change so quickly, one of my friends was super quiet and shy and is now a massive party animal!

[saibhandari]

None of my friends go to the secondary school I was at so I will definitely keep them as I have been doing before


Serena

[RinaHarison]

When you are joining new school you will meet new friends.But don't forget your old friendship.Keep in touch with your all friends.Friends are help with your future.You mingle with all of them and share your any problem .Who will understand your problem that one your best friend.

[Jennie027]

I'm still friends with a few people from school but people change, move on - 'grow up' (some do, anyway) and get their own lives after school so it's expected that you won't keep in contact with everyone.

[Smko]

Think everyone will "grow up" and drift off :'(