No friends (except my older sister but she doesn’t count) and its hard when you don’t know anybody and all these other kids have been hanging around since they were in Kindergarden.

What I learned to do was to take a deep breath, and remember that most of them were just as scared as I was. Ya know? Like maybe they were the best in whatever sport at their elementary school, but at high school there are more than just the same kids.

Get involved in your new school, get on sports teams, join some clubs, heck even just walking down the hall with your head held up and looking people in the eye gives you a big boost mentally.

Lots of people go to schools where their friends don’t. And those whose friends do go with them sometimes feel that this prevents them from making new friends, they cling to who they know and are more reluctant to join in with new people, and make the effort to meet new people.

Just be yourself and try to talk to people. My first day was a complete blur, but since I didn’t have any of my old school friends with me, I started talking to people in my new classes and I got talking to my current best friends that day.

Just remember that everyone goes through this, that you aren’t the only one feeling so scared.

Good luck!