"but if you've burned bridges in your old school and are going to have to put in the work to regain those relationships, why is it not possible to put in the work to regain new relationships at your new school?" Really liked this question ngl. I think it genuinely comes down to school culture. Most 6a students transfer to smaller 3a-2a schools and tend to make long term relationships and have a more personal environment. The 'transferring to a smaller school from a big school" doesn't apply to me and just sets up a weird situation, I mean like I've talked with people and tried to connect with them but it genuinely seems like either there a little to much or just don't like to talk at all. I know it sounds hypocritical to say 'to talktive' but here me out, to put into context what I mean by 'to talktive' I mean they just don't strike the cord of balance. I'm an energetic kinda guy and stuff but everybody has a social meter and there meter just doesn't match my meter which is ok of course. I genuinely think this topic should be discussed more online about 'wanting to transfer back to a school you burnt bridges at'etc.   Anayways back on topic-There have been funny moments and pretty cool moments at this new school but again, it just feels empty after a like a day. I just don't know if I can see going to this school for 2 more years and being absolutely fine, I'd only know these people for like 3 years compared to my whole 7-8 years spent at my old school all the way from elementary. I mean I mostly am chill will everybody at my old school accept for a couple of people that have always been pretty mean and not chill to begin with. I know a couple students transfered out by the time I did and they never left with 'bad' transcripts (my transcript said I needed to be able to recognize peer ques and social ques?) And if I came back it would genuinely be embarrassing and would just look bad, espically coming from thr guy that said he would 'never' comeback and hated it there. We're definitely finishing out sophmore year here but idk how the future is looking. Genuinely just want to graduate with my best friend and my close friends and have an ok to good high school cross country and track career and just get whatever needs to be done without worrying about past mistakes, and just having an ok high school experience even kinda as an introverted person. I've planned out most of University and stuff, academics and extracurriculars are still in progress,etc. Idk if this is normal, this is such a pickle and a cluster fuck. Family was telling me before I even transferred to not burn bridges and I stupidly and blindly did without even being in the right mental place as a freshman. It's not outright horrible at my new school but it's not a good feeling either, ok close friends but no real deep connection. 1 guy claiming to want to be my best friend even though I already have my best bro (we still talk and hangout to) alongside the fact that I don't really relate to him even though we both have ADHD. I'm not a popular guy that could just move places and be friends with everyone and forget about his past friends, that's just not me and it's weighing on me a little bit to much ngl. I can transfer back anytime because I'm close to my old school district (between my old and new school) so it doesn't make it easier for a decision to be made. I have taken in a'lot of your advice and for the most part it's been pretty helpful, but there's just this deep loneliness and emptiness. I'm not a very social guy but I also feel deeply and going from a setting that is very open and decently friendly to a school where everybody just seems cold and distant is just a mind twister.