I think it may depend on experiences.
For me, I believe that high school friends, and college friends are what you make them. Many times once people reach college they believe they have found all of the friends they need in high school. Other times, people are at a new university, with little or no friends from high school, and really just want to meet new people. My friends from high school, except for a small few, are no longer really my friends and are more like acquaintances. The small few that I keep in contact with on a regular basis probably know me better than anyone else because I grew up with them. My point of view though, is just because I do have a close knit group of friends from high school, does not mean that I cannot find the same people in college. I believe in college is where a person finds who they are and who they want to be. Through this experience, you find the kind of person you want to be friends with, and who you click with most. This is why I have been able to find some extremely close friends in college as well. To me what is most important is being true to yourself and not jeopardizing the person you are to get along with a certain group of people, which in a lot of cases is how friends are made in high school. The true test of friendship I believe, is longevity and being truly empathetic. If you keep a few friends from high school, consider yourself lucky. If you find a few people in college that you get along with and share the same passions or have a similar personality, consider yourself lucky. I believe that having a handful of best friends is better than having a roomful of good friends. Always believe in other people and strive to be the best friend you can be…you never know if the person you are sitting next to is looking for a friend.
longevity-having something sustained over a long period of time
empathetic-showing compassion and understanding of other people’s points of view
I talk with my friend about high school friends and university friends. We compared between in Thailand and here. I think it is very similar. Friends in high school are closer than in university. We share more information; not only knowledge, but we share our lives. We don’t have much secrets. On…
