Where does time go?

So, I am now indefinately going to prom.  Great.  A fat elephant going in a fat dress, with a skinny person to prom.  Yay.  I just don't feel ready to admit that my school years are over, and I must move on into the 'real world'.  No more teachers to help you every step of the way, just a tutor that has 29 other people to look after and deal with.  College seems a very daunting place.  Over 2,000 new faces, all wanting to do the best they can for themselves, without sparing a second thought for others that may be struggling with the aspect of social interaction with new people.  It's very unpredictable.  A whole new crowd; where I must pick one.  The rigth crowd or the wrong crowd? I know which one I would want to be in, however this cannot always be possible considering the economic changes, as well as personal circumstances people experience.  All I'd like is a close group of 4 or 5 friends who I know will be there for me no matter what I decide to do in life, and will be there for a shoulder to cry on when everything goes wrong.  Then, after college is the new aspect of Uni, then into the world of work, marriage and children, growing up, growing old.