moving to a different sixth form!

i moved this year and i found the first few months very difficult. i'm kind of socially awkward but i think it's because i've had 3 best friends for 7 years now and because i was (and still am) so close with them i never really took my time to socialise with other people in the past. after moving to a new sixth form i really struggled to make friends. i tried to slip my way into groups but i felt very out of place cause some of them would be welcoming and some wouldn't but the fact that they'd been friends for years lead me to believe that they're quite comfortable as themselves and wouldn't want someone new to start joining them out of nowhere. i tried the literal 'can i hang out with you guys' a couple times and they'd say yeah sure being modest but i still felt excluded. eventually i managed to join the other new sixth form kids and started to feel like i belonged. i hang out with different people from time to time now. i have friends in my classes and form (the closest people to friends i'd consider are the two in my form). some of the people are really nice, and i enjoy their company.

in terms of studies, i think a levels are just generally really difficult to cope with and i was really struggling for a while but i think i'm learning how to cope with them. the sixth form i go to is incredible academic wise and they have great speakers every week giving us advice on various topics. my teachers are really good and i love my subjects (except one). my grades are pretty **** rn but i think they're going up (they plummeted down just a few months ago). so overall, i'm enjoying the classes part of school but not the social part (it should be the opposite, i know).

this isn't how it is for everyone. don't let my experience affect your decision on moving to a sixth form. especially if it's an academically better one. but also know that making friends isn't that easy if you're socially awkward (you'd probably thrive if u aren't though). so good luck!

hi y11 student here do u go lgs bc I’ve been looking at lgs threads and I think I’ve seen u written abt it . there’s an induction day and I got an offer but im low key worried now so idk if I want to move , would u say lgs is good?? thanks x