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No friends at sixth form

I've recently began sixth form. During year 11 I have two friends that I used to hang out with but they've now decided not to go to sixth form due to failing their GCSEs. This is the only friendship group I had and now I've found that every other people in sixth form are tightly locked into their friendship group and I've got nowhere to go. Furthermore, there's very few people who've joined our sixth form which means that the opportunity for me to form new friends are limited. This is making me feel really down and although I would had liked to go to college, the nearest decent college to my house is very far away and there's no way I can make the journey since I have commitments in the morning. I've tried to tell my parents but all they say is since I've got some very good GCSE results I should stop fussing about not liking my school. However, I told them that they're are not the one going to my school feeling unhappy every day.

Reply 1

Anonymous #2

i use to be in a very similar situation like u im going to sixth form and its lonely but sadly u cant force urself and try to fit in a group where ur not gonna be appreciated ...i had 2 so called bestfriends theyve forgetton me and ive forgotten them trust me focus on ur studies u dnt need to focus on anyone focus on ur life it can be lonely yes but this is a lesson to grow up to be independant. and yes its hard but u got to forget people coz sixth form is only 2 years its gonna fly.

Reply 2

General Mullet

It's not easy, despite having friends in 6th form I don't like the people they hang with so I find myself more and more isolated. It gets me down sometimes but I prefer my own company to a bunch of people I hate.

All I'm planning on doing is working hard to get my grades and then i'm out of here.

Reply 3

Claire_Elizabeth

Try and talk to people in your classes. One of my best friends (who i met through college) was in the exact same position as u are! However, i have a group of very close friends from high school who i remained friends with until this day and we welcomed this girl in to our group and now she is one of the closest to me! So dont worry, im sure you will make friends it just takes time. Introduce yourself to people and im sure they eventually will introduce you to their friends, it just a case of plucking up the courage to talk to people! Chin up and you will be fine :smile:

Reply 4

person 34

Its same for me. I had 5 close friends who all went to different 6th forms. I'm hanging out with random ppl who are ok, don't particulalry like. I have loads of friends outside of school thouhg which makes me feel better. I just want good grades n then I'm out of there to university, where it's sociality all round! It's not for long, and remember you're not alone.