[coffee1212]

well,
im going to a new school and i dont know anyone..
my moms making me take this program that only that school has..
but i was just wondering if theres any "dos/donts" of being new?
here is what i HEARD so far and so im really really freaked out at the moment:
-dont wear anything twice. wait a month
-dont wear AF or HCO too much, you will get labled
-it sucks to be new..you get ignored.

i dont have that many clothes to wear for a whole month T___T
and im new...
so does that mean being a loner for the rest of high school????

[Justalilodreamer]

-dont wear anything twice. wait a month

thats total bull

-it sucks to be new..you get ignored.

ok whoever told you these obviously is a moron. you're a FRESHMEN there are obviously going to be a bunch of other new people too. its highschool, people arent that immature

honestly highschool isnt as bad as kids think. its pretty much the same as middle school except theres more freedom and people are more mature. imo my freshmen year was the best school year
and here everyone is decked in AF and HCO, you'll be labeled as a prep but truthfully, nobody cares. the school is big, people dont pay attention to you so it doesnt matter. just be yourselve and enjoy your highschool year

[IlikeChicken]

Lol I was just like you, moved to a new place when I started high school. That 'dont wear anything twice' That's kinda stupid since I dont think there's actually anyone that bothers memorizing what you're wearing each day. Just dont wear the same thing every week and the labels...Who cares, everyone's gonna label you even if you like it or not. Its high school, high school is freaking drama

Just

-Dont act like a moron
-Dont try too hard to get into groups
-DONT TALK CRAP

Obviously just..Dont act STUPID. Talk to people, you'll be a loner if you just sit there praying that someone's going to come up to you

[coffee1212]

thats total bull ok whoever told you these obviously is a moron. you're a FRESHMEN there are obviously going to be a bunch of other new people too. its highschool, people arent that immaturehonestly highschool isnt as bad as kids think. its pretty much the same as middle school except theres more freedom and people are more mature. imo my freshmen year was the best school year and here everyone is decked in AF and HCO, you'll be labeled as a prep but truthfully, nobody cares. the school is big, people dont pay attention to you so it doesnt matter. just be yourselve and enjoy your highschool year

thanks..i know that everyone is new,but im gonna be the only one new with no friends :[[more freedom?

Lol I was just like you, moved to a new place when I started high school. That 'dont wear anything twice' That's kinda stupid since I dont think there's actually anyone that bothers memorizing what you're wearing each day. Just dont wear the same thing every week and the labels...Who cares, everyone's gonna label you even if you like it or not. Its high school, high school is freaking dramaJust-Dont act like a moron-Dont try too hard to get into groups-DONT TALK CRAPObviously just..Dont act STUPID. Talk to people, you'll be a loner if you just sit there praying that someone's going to come up to you

thanks:]]but idk how to talk to people but not sound like im "trying to hard" or trying to get into groups...

[eunhae]

you can definitely wear something more than once within a month -0-

i went to a new high school for this program too
i only know one person but we didnt really talk much T_T
the first few days were kind of awkward since a lot of people came from the same school for this program
&& they knew each other already

but within a week, i had made a TON of friends

something that i would suggest..
- try to be outgoing within the first few weeks, if you dont, then you'd probably be "labeled" as the shy person
& the first few weeks/months are when friendships form the easiest (but dont try too hard, as others said)

[CryingIvy]

Be yourself. (:

Freshmen's are all new, it's a year of opportunity!
Put yourself out there and I'm sure you'll make riends in no time.


I don't know where you heard all those things, but it's totally absurd.

[DaAzNkIgGa627]

Someone is just trying to scare you, freshman year is pretty cool. Don't worry, when I was in 6th grade going into Jr. High, I was freaked out because I was kind of awkward socially and had few friends (most didn't go to my school anyways), but I just was myself, and now I have a real close group of friends (actually they're my old friends who are going to the same high school now... but that's besides the point) and a bunch of other friends who aren't obsessed that I wear the same shirt 3 times a month....

[predator]

-dont wear anything twice. wait a month

that's total bull crap
i'm going to be a freshman this fall too
& i don't care if i wear a shirt three times a month lmao
if they can memorize what you wear everyday then they have no life

just relax & enjoy your freshman year
don't slack off and i think you'll do fine

[hesaid143]

-dont wear anything twice. wait a month
-dont wear AF or HCO too much, you will get labled
-it sucks to be new..you get ignored.

no to all of that. or at least the AFHCO thing doesn't matter.


just be yourself. people would talk crap about you even more if you pretend to be something, then once you get comfortable you change into your old self. they'll talk HAAAARDDD crap

[stoner beans]

LOL. everything you listed in the first post is complete BULL.

dont listen to them. in fact; everyone is pretty mych a loner b/c they dont know anyone. but after day 2 of hs, you wont be,

the best advice is : BE YOURSELF.
if they dont like you; IGNORE then. dont go around making a fool out of yourself.
and dont get the habit of cutting cos you are just screwing your self later on. (;

[hellogoodbye765]

dress nice/look pretty
act friendly
don't be too shy, try to make conversation with people
mentioning the fact that your new might help because most people will try to guide new kids

[IATEYOU]

the first advice thing is BULLCRAP.
and i suggest you wear whatever you feel good in.

just smile and dont be afraid to start conversations. dont talk meanly about other people and be friendly and confident. have a sense of humor and just go with the flow! good luck!

[XtremeNuisance]

dude. No one cares if you're the new kid in town as a freshman. My high school was so big that even if I did know people I wouldn't have seen them unless it was in passing. So it's not that big of a deal. I was the "new kid" new kid. As in sophomore new kid. THAT sucked. Being a freshman-new-kid (I didn't go to middle school with those kids) was awesome. I didn't know anyone but they were still like "HEEEY! SIT WITH ME!" even though I didn't know them. So yeah. And, yeah. Everyone's right. All of that advice you listed was BS.


Let's see... any advice I wish I had.....
--If you have block scheduling, try to keep your new friends semester to semester. Just because you don't have classes together doesn't mean you have to stop talking.
--Be sure you have the right room number before you walk in. Walking into the wrong classroom (even when no one but the teacher is there) is super embarrassing.
--I personally thought the bus was awesome. It's not "omg that's horrible!" or anything. The best time of the day. Might vary in the neighborhoods though... =D
--Even though it's easy to carry on the whole "it's just high school, 4/3/2/1 more years/year" mentality, it makes it a lot less lonely if you embrace it in all of it's over-dramatic glory. And laugh at the drama, don't take it seriously. Especially romance stuff because there's not a big chance you will see that BF/GF after high school. :-X
--Ok from my personal opinion: if your school has a big brother/big sister program, don't sign up for it if you already have a REAL big brother or big sister at your school. It's kind of like a waste of your mentor's time if you already know everything because of your sibling
--Get started early on senior superlatives, if you want to be in it. That or prom court/homecoming/whatever. Because all of that stuff is a big, pain-in-the-butt popularity contest. If you want any part of that, you have to become, like, EVERYONE'S favorite person. Like... be sure they know your name so people won't be like "Oh... I want to vote for that person, but I can't remember their name!!!"
--Freshman year counts socially and academically. All I'm going to say socially is to act like a moron. :-X It's going to be the only time you can while having an excuse ("Sorry, didn't know--I'm a freshman!" even if you probably DID know. =P). It'll annoy the crap out of the upperclassmen, but at least you're having fun for at least ONE year. That's what I did.... :-X It was awesome. The best year of high school, I thought. So live it up, but don't drop in grades. (I think I'm the only one who would say to act like a moron. But not so moronic that everyone will hate you. )
--Ok. So... this is an unusual one BUT... make friends with security and the custodians. Seriously. Like... if you're not allowed to stay after school/wander certain places after school and they catch you... they'll be super cool about it. Or they're locking everything up and you left a book in your locker/a classroom, just go to the front office, they'll get a janitor and it's all good because then the teacher in the office can be a "witness" or whatever. No one gets in trouble. And they might not make you do clean up duty in the cafeteria after all of the lunch periods are over (that's what they did at my school anyway). Or they'll let you, depending on how you look at it (missing class to clean up after everyone's nasty mess. woo.(ew)).
--^^That was a really long tip^^
--uhm... If the forcast says rain but it doesn't look like rain and you have to take the bus or go to the trailer or whatever, take an umbrella anyway. Because it usually DOES end up raining.
--OH. And if your school DOES have the Freshman Mentor thing or something like it (Big Brother/Big Sister... is that the "program" you were talking about???), don't always depend on your mentor to call you. Because I know me and a lot of my friends were bad about that (I had to pull out of it). They are YOUR mentor. They signed up for the program and they DID say they would be there for you. Just call when you need it. They won't bite. And if you want to meet them before school starts in August or September or whenever, set up a time and place. If the you want to meet them the day OF school, it's probably best to get their cell and call after school, because there's always SOME reason to be late when you have a car. And half of the time they give mentors a mentee that is like... 20 minutes out of the way, so sometimes carpooling doesn't work. But yeah. It IS kind of their responsibilty to give advice and everything. =D So don't be afraid of the "big bad" upperclassmen. We're awesome and loved. lol.
--Yeah.... uhm... don't run around saying that you should have the same priveleges that seniors have. It's annoying. As a senior you kind of earned those things (i.e.- senior skip day, senior exemptions from exams, ability-to-do-senior-prank-without-getting-in-trouble, etc.). As a freshman, you totally haven't. Sorry, but that's the way it is.


Uhm.... Yeah. Hurray for my long list. I guess I'll go now. It's LATE. And I'm on vacation. Dang. Good luck freshman year! It's not that bad! And I hope my hella long list didn't freak you out or anything... I don't THINK it should have.... :-X Peace.

[stoner beans]

^^^ DANG. thats like a whole essay lmao

[reallyAmused]

All I would suggest you do is be friendly and introduce yourself to everyone. It's going to be a little hard if you don't know anyone but if you join clubs or sports, it'll help.

[milkbunny]

I was new to my schools , when I was a freshmen, Now currently a seniors CHHHEAYYYAH!!!..graduation is comming EEKE!!!

KEY tips
-be friendly
-do all your work
-mind your own business
- dress well i don't wear anything twice a week lol , or i just mixed and match XD, but don't wear anything once a month , whao not paris hilton here lol

Be excited and nervous haha , because when you come back to think of it you'll laugh later on with your friends somehow