Is keeping close with high school friends through college do-able?

Question

I've always heard that people tend to forget about their high school friends once they get to college, but I'm about to be an entering freshman, and the though of losing all my high school friends is killing me. I know there is phone and email and webcams etc, but I'm going to be about 7 hours away from all my friends.

Can we still stay close?

Answer 1

yes - if YOU put forth much effort! And it is much better than a dumb ole' fraternity that promises you the World and gives you c**p.  

Answer 2

The sad truth is that what you've heard is pretty much right. One thing you'll see is that a lot of the friends you had were schools friends. It's not something you think about because you see them every day at school but if you think about it I bet you don't hang out with a lot of them outside of school.

As far as close friends it is possible to stay close. But you will most likely drift apart. Think about it. You'll be super busy with school and possibly work, making new friends, and incapable of actually spending time with old friends. It creates a relationship distance. The bright side is that you'll be making new friends. For most people, the friends you have for the rest of your life are primarily the ones you make in college, not high school.

Edit:

To the guy above me, I agree. I've never been involved in a frat but I've never seen it as much more than kids who don't want to let go of the immaturity and hierarchy of high school life. It's high school 2.0, in my opinion. Make up your own mind on that. Plenty of people love frats and sororities. For me, I can drink all the beer I want with friends without being hazed and telling some dipsht Yes Sir, No Sir.

No thanks.

Answer 3

This depends on a lot of factors. The smaller your school is, the easier it will be to make new close friends, and the more likely you will be to lose touch with old friends. If you are attending a larger school, it won't be such a quick and easy process, and your chances of remaining in touch are better. If you are really close with all of your high school friends, and they are all friends with each other, it will be easy to keep in touch because when you do get a chance to get together with friends, you will all be getting together at once. However, if you have a bunch of friends that don't know one another, you will have to do things with them individually. Being far away means you probably won't be able to visit very often, which can also make this it more difficult. People tend to change a lot in college, so don't be surprised if you find that you have less in common with old friends. However, things like Myspace and Facebook make keeping in touch MUCH easier! You can easily keep tabs on a lot of people, and it's free so you don't have to use up minutes or anything. There are always extenuating circumstances, of course. If you make an effort to keep in touch, then it shouldn't be too difficult to stay friends with everyone.

Answer 4

It's hard to keep in contact with hs friends not because you don't like them or anything but you get so engrossed in your college life with new friends that sometimes you change and grow..which is a good thing.  You can still stay close to friends via facebook and myspace however.  Take some road trips and visit them at their schools and vice-versa.