<p>Anyone here try switching groups of friends during their senior year? Up until senior year, I didn't really give a crap too much about hanging out with people outside school....I mean I had close friends, we'd hang out..but when senior year came, I realized there were these cliques at my school...like I was getting tight with these football guys but I realize they will never ask me to hang out with them...anyone else going through this phase process? all of a sudden, I care about what other people think about me and I'm trying to impress people...and feel like it's too late to join like a new group of friends...and these guys (most of whom I have known since middle school) think I'm like a nerd....even though I don't study all the time, or talk in nerd talk, or however else you define a nerd. I'm just a normal person, I guess its just too late to show that to people lol</p>
<p>Uhh, why do you care? 1) There are <2 months left in in HS for you, and 2) you'll waste time worrying about such things, when you could be spending it enjoying your last school days with the friends you already have.</p>
<p>Yeah that is true...it just feels like I am unsatisfied with my current friends. ARGH I don't know why!!</p>
<p>Well I'd say it just depends who your current friends are. It was never to be snobby or rude but I have changed my group of friends several times. BUT for good reasons! The old friends could have had a negative outcome on my character and well-being. So if that's your case then I recommend you change your friends. Otherwise, I'd have to agree with ruca. </p>
<p>I don't know how easy/difficult it is for you to make friends but I know that some people just have various groups of friends. You could always befriend the other group too. But it's true, school is almost over. Maybe befriend them if you'll see them in college. I would just do well in this last ity-bity amount of school left.</p>
<p>I'm trying that too. It's hard.</p>
<p>I did that, but my two best friends stayed the same (we all changed groups). The first group had someone who we realized was not a good person and a total ***** and phony, and the second group was full of people we knew and were friendly with, but weren't officially in their "group". We're very tight-knit now, and we're good for each other. </p>
<p>I think you should only switch groups if there's a good reason, like the first group is having a bad effect on you. Otherwise, just wait things out.</p>
<p>You are growing up and are bored with the same ole same ole, a very normal and healthy place to be at the end of senior year</p>
<p>I think it does no harm to start talking to other people, asing questions, showing interest in what they are doing, etc. they may not be life long friends, but you will you feel better and those new contacts- well you may run into them out of school and a friendship could develop</p>
<p>again, nothing to lose by finding new people to interact with</p>
<p>its also part of letting go and moving on</p>
<p>don't approach it as trying to show people you, go about it as just wanting to meet and get to know new people...that never is a bad thing</p>
<p>It's OK to make new (and different) friends. I still have my core group of friends, but I have made so many new friends. Go ahead. It can't hurt to try.</p>
<p>I have gone through lots of changes of groups of friends throughout high school. Now my two best friends aren't even people who go to school with me, which means I probably look like a loner a lot at school. It doesn't matter, so try to enjoy senioritis and not caring and the end of high school instead.</p>
<p>I know what you feel like:
I have my core group of friends, who I've tried to distance myself from. But The problem is, they're the smartest bunch of our class, and its not that I don't mind associating myself with people of "lower intelligence" but the way these people act is stupid. Me + Them = Kaboom. I can stand them, and even casually talk to them and have lunch with them, but I am wayy more serious about school then they'll ever be... what is more so I just can relate to how they do things and talk about 'how many ho*s they did last night'. As a result, I still am stuck with my core group of 'friends' some of which I am increasingly less fond of, but more at a distance. So I've taken more of a quite loner kid image.</p>
<p>I've always been somewhat of a loner so I haven't had a big group of friends. I just don't like that many people and don't exactly want to join their group. They're different from me. I moved to this HS in 9th grade and everyone else made the groups already so it's hard to just go into one. But I'm content with my group of friends, but I would like something more, but w/e. I guess I can get that in college.</p>
<p>I guess I'm in a similar situation. Soph year I felt that I needed a new group so I hung out with different people. Unfortunately I never seemed to fit in with them so junior year I went back with my old friends. The problem was that my closest friends had also left and made new friends, leaving me with some of the nerdiest (read: yu-gi-oh, talk about school all the time) friends. Senior year, I tried to change again, but found it to be very difficult. A lot of people are sad that they are leaving HS and have to start over again with friends in college. I personally look forward to college because a few bad choices of friends in 2nd grade screwed me over for my entire childhood.</p>
<p>Wowww you're all thinking way too hard. Can't you just be friends with everyone? Like, if you're not having fun with who you're hanging out with then just hang out with some new people. It will all work out -- it has to. Besides, in 30 years you won't remember half the kids you were hanging out with senior year.</p>
<p>And AznN3rd, you seriously made a mistake in 2nd grade that ruined your social life forever?</p>
<p>I'm not saying that one mistake screwed my life, I'm saying that by hanging with the wrong people, I didn't make very many friends in middle school, and when I finally matured in high school, it was too late because 1) I had already established a bad impression and 2) other groups had been established for several years so it is hard to just join in.</p>
<p>^
very true, first impressions are hard to get rid of.</p>
<p>im with the same group i have been preety much all HS...its just that sometimes its weird how ppl act. </p>
<p>last yr, may of us in my group were in same classes, and ppl in my group were very friendly too me b/c they needed my help to get through some AP classes (im not bragging im smart, it's just wat happened). </p>
<p>and then this yr when we dont have same classes, they tended to be apathetic towards me which made me think they might have been just friendly b/c they needed my help, coming to me when they only needed help...</p>
<p>well it sometimes makes me angry to think that I may have only been used for people's advantage but i have gotten over it and still try to be cool with ppl....
but like many ppl said here, i, myslef is so looking forward to college to meet some great ppl that i will know and like for a long time....</p>
<p>GL Everyone =D</p>
<p>You should always have like 3-4 friends you just are better friends with. Having different types of friends is fine, hang out with whoever you have time to.</p>