The myth when going into college is that you will probably never talk or hang out with your current high school friends. However in experiences that I have seen, it all depends on your situation. For example, if you go to a city college or stay home while going to university, you will most likely keep in contact with your high school friends. This is primarily because besides going to class you do not really get the opportunity to meet other people, and develop a strong bond. On the other side, if you live on campus and dorm, it submerges you into the college life and experience. Through that you get to meet many new friends so you start to drift from your old friends, since you barely see them, unless you live on campus. These are only what I have seen occur in previous years with some of my older friends.
According to an article by Jenna Adrian-Diaz it all depends on how strong the bond between your friends are. You need to make sure that they are true friends and not just acquaintances. There needs to be a way for you to communicate with your friend once you go off to college because without communication the bond will weaken. This is where distance comes into place because if your friend goes out of state, you will not be able to see them until the holidays. You need to make sure your friendship can survive the distance when hoping to keep a friendship in the future. Lastly you need to be honest. If you feel that you are no longer feeling the chemistry you used to have as friends say it. Otherwise it will lead to toxic relationship with a person you used to care about. All in all it is still very possible to keep the friends that you still have in high school as long as your willing to fight for it. 
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