<p>Ok, is any1 else lke totally terrified to go away to college. Like I mean I am SO ready to get away from my parents, but I'm scared, I won't be able to find friends, and I will be all alone.</p>
<p>You are concerned that you won't have a social life at college?</p>
<p>no, its just I've had the same 3 best friends since I was like 3 and I'm not very good @ making friends. I think I'll have stuff 2do, I just don't know if I will have very good strong friendships in college, and thats something that I have gotten really used to.</p>
<p>It's normal to be scared. Some kids only apply to colleges locally.</p>
<p>That wouldn't really help, cause I want to get away from my parents SO bad and all my friends are going 2 schools far away anyways..</p>
<p>Remember, in your freshman class <em>everybody</em> is the new kid. It's not like going into an environment where everyone else is already established in their friendship circles and cliques, and you're the odd one out. It's a fresh start for all of you.</p>
<p>College is a wonderful time to reinvent yourself. Nobody has any preconceptions about you. It can be very liberating.</p>
<p>You haven't tried to make new friends recently because you already have three strong friendships?</p>
<p>i wasnt scared.. i probably shouldve been. i expected to have a group of solid friendships within two weeks that would be the same as mine back home. didnt happen, was a little disappointed, but then made some other good friends and had a great time.</p>
<p>kind of the same for me. i live in a town where everyone goes to the same schools and have been with the same 300 people more or less since i was 7 years old. my best friend has lived next door to me for 14 years.. all of my best friends are within a 5 minute drive. so yeah it was weird but its true everyones the new kids and looking for friends. just dont get worried if it takes a while to find the right people</p>