how do I make friends 🥀🥀

so basically I'll be going into year 12 this September in a relatively big sixth form that isn't a part of my former secondary.

I've taken my chance to reinvent myself since I was more of the quiet, shy kid at my secondary as I moved schools right in the middle of yr 8. I somehow managed to make a few really close friends with similar interests, but other than that I literally couldn't talk to anyone else without visibly panicking 😭😭 Luckily after being in therapy for 2 years to help deal with my social anxiety, I started being able to talk properly to some of my classmates who I definitely got friend crushes on but I had no idea how to actually get closer to them since I didn't want to seem weird T__T

Most of my friends are thankfully attending the same sixth form as me but I would love to be able to make some more friends and meet new people :))

I know some of the upcoming year 13s here will have had experience finding friends in sixth form so I would be grateful for any tips!!