It's that time of year again.

Incoming college freshman are touring campuses all around the country. Bright young and hopeful faces are coming onto the campus they will spend the next four years exploring. In just another month, they will have returned with boxes full of accessories and bedding for their first home away from home.

They will enter with so many ambitions, so much hope and no fear.

The biggest hope they have: their friends will always visit every weekend.

I'm sorry to burst the bubble, but only a small handful of friends from high school will last throughout college. Personally, I have one best friend remaining from my high school days. The rest are just people I knew from high school I can talk to, but not talk to.

For some, it may be an easy lesson to learn. For others, not so much.

It's okay if you start losing contact.

It's normal. You went from seeing a certain group of people every day to rarely seeing them at all. Your interactions may be restricted to the occasional Skype or Snapchat, but that's no need for an alarm.

You will meet new friends.

College is the time to find yourself. Do what makes you happy. Take a random class each semester. Experiment with different things. Find what makes you the happiest because where ever you go, friends will come up and follow.

I've met some of my best friends in college without realizing it. We had similar interests and the next thing I knew, we were having trouble finding air because we were laughing too much.

These new friends will last.

The friends you make in college will stay with you. Sure, they didn't see pre-pubescent you (not that you wanted anyone to see that), but they see you now. They see what an amazing human being you are, and they love you for you.

Nothing to sweat over.

True friends stay.

Your true friends you had in high school? They stay with you. Whether it's one or five, they will forever be there. College breaks relationships, yes.

It also makes them, and turns what relationships you may have, stronger.

So, incoming freshman, take my advice: Don't freak out because your friend from high school you see everyday can't come see you.

If they're really your friend, they'll stick around through the distance.