Growing up, I always tried to have as many friends as I possibly could. But now, as a freshman in college, I have learned to stray from that train of thought.

Sure, it can be great to have a ton of friends. There is always someone for you to talk to, or to sit with at lunch. But, are you able to have a deep friendship with those people? Or is it just an acquaintance that you categorize as a "friend" to feel better?

I used to think I needed to be friends with every person I met, but now I can see why it can be better to not have a thousand friends.

In the last two years I have learned that my small group of friends means more to me than being friends with everyone I came across.

With a small group of friends, you are able to have strong friendships with each of them.

You still have someone to go to lunch with every day, and there is always some one there to pick up the phone when you call.

With that small group of people, they all feel like your best friends, and it feels like you know everything about all of them.

A small group of friends to me means a small group of people that offer the most amazing friendships, and the friendships that are going to always mean the world to me.

The small group of friends that I left high school with and the small group of friends that I have gained in my first semester of college have offered me friendships that I will cherish for the rest of my life, and looking back I will be proud of the people I surrounded myself with in this period of my life.