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Post by Dollar store shampoo on Aug 9, 2017 19:36:30 GMT -5
or Freshman, i didn't have a freshman year like most people's. now i'm going into 10th grade in a normal school with no irl friends
advice? Please? I don't know the first thing
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Post by Darkshine Laufeyson-Barnes on Aug 9, 2017 19:44:17 GMT -5
I'll be a senior tomorrow with no irl friends. Whoopee me.
Anyways, I'm no expert, but I just advise to join clubs, social activities. It's very lame advice but I hope it works. I'm in the same boat as you.
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Post by Dingoleap on Aug 9, 2017 19:44:19 GMT -5
- get involved in school activities. I didn't, and severely regret it because all my friends went and had so much fun that I missed out on, and now I look back and just regret it. - join a club or something. it's a good way to meet friends and gives you something to do when you're bored. Even if you don't connect with anyone else in the club, its still good to know people with shared or similar interests. - DONT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP. More of an academic one than a social one, but if you're struggling, don't be afraid to ask for help. something I didn't do until too late and my grades suffered from it. - Similarly, try and befriend your teachers. They way, they're more understanding if you can't complete the homework due to issues outside of school and may give you better marks in assignments. - Get involved in class discussion, because often people have very good ideas and thing of things you might not have thought of (this is particularly good for English classes when you're discussing texts)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 20:04:57 GMT -5
^^^ What Dingo already said. Also:
-Don't be afraid to just be yourself from day one. High school can be an awkward time in life and this prevents you from having to keep on changing yourself to suit other people's needs. You'll meet the best friends/acquaintances if you just let go and be real.
-That being said, if you don't quite know who you are yet, have fun and be experimental! Heck, I'm almost done a degree and I still don't always know who I am every single day (Just ask my friends; one day I may be wearing an old concert T, my converse and ripped jeans and then the next I'm in a sparkly ball gown and stilettos just to go to meal hall xD) You may be like me and just come to the conclusion that you can't really be labeled, but hey, that's cool too
-Be friendly to strangers! Say hi to people in the hallway, whether they be students or staff. You'll get a feel for who seems to like you/seems open and also friendly. Also it's a good way to meet your potential teachers, and probably make some often under appreciated staff (like janitors for example) feel a lot MORE appreciated ^.^
And yeah, just, in general hope you enjoy yourself! Those years fly by fast
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Post by Snappppppppppppp on Aug 9, 2017 20:25:12 GMT -5
Sit by people in the cafeteria. If your new and the school is relatively small, people will notice your new and probably strike up conversation. Just relax!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 20:54:11 GMT -5
i'm gonna be a college sophomore this upcoming school year so i also moved between my junior and senior yrs of hs and had to p much re-do the entire friend-making process. also being a military kid and starting new schools i've had to do this kinda thing-- starting w no friends somewhere-- A Lot more than other ppl probably have.
tbh the best advice i can give is to not be afraid to not hang out w ppl if you don't like them. just bc someone was one of the first ppl you met somewhere does not mean you Have to socialize w them if you find someone you like more, or if you learn you don't like them or their friends. also join clubs, do activities. i did cross country and track at my first hs and i made A Lot of friends through that. not only is all the exercise great and running is fun, but it's easy to make friends on a team. my senior yr i joined my school's diversity club (long story short, awful principle didn't let us have a GSA [but we had religious clubs.. which. not letting us have a GSA is actually breaking a law. BUT], so the "diversity club" was like an undercover GSA) and it was a great place to make friends.
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Post by Dollar store shampoo on Aug 10, 2017 20:34:55 GMT -5
Join band! TBH it was that and theatre that got me out of my shell, and how I got even closer to one of the girls I call my best friend Theatres awesome too, and if you don't like acting techies are always needed ^^ I was in theatre freshman year! I love theatre so much, I was actually in tech
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Post by Dollar store shampoo on Aug 10, 2017 20:36:05 GMT -5
thanks so much everybody!
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