It’s alright, I was also a year ahead in Spanish. Just suck it up and focus on the idea that after high school, nobody will remember what a dork you were. e

Unless you go to a really small school, the other students probably don’t know you’re a freshman. You can just wait until your teacher assigns partner work or a group project and use that as a way to get to know people, or you can be brave and talk to someone before class starts–ask about the homework or, if the person seems really good at Spanish, compliment him/her.

Another idea is to look around and try to find someone who seems even quieter than you and start a conversation.

Buena suerte!

Lucky you! You’ll actually be able to talk to some older kids. Here’s your chance to act more mature. Enjoy the class, say hi to the students who sit next to you, and raise your hand once in a while. Quit worrying about being the youngest. Someone else is worrying about having the worst skin, being the heaviest, etc.

im kinda not so good bout high skool cause i’ll go there next year but i can tell u that it really weird to get stuck in a class with kids not ur age. last year me and couple more 7th graders gor stuck in spanish 1 with 6th graders and it was really socially awkward. but its good if u know anyone there. if u have like a funny personalty then its really good. but if ur not that amazingly funny u should get to know the class clowns they can easily introduce to many other kids. and ur social life is gonna be great! or if there is no class clown in ur spanish class just feel free and talk to people. because its like i feel shy i dont talk, maybe the other peeps wanna talk but theyre shy too so u should never hesitate to talk. trust me i have changed aroung 13 skools in 13 years of my life so i meet a lot of new peeps and i know wat ur goin through but if u get rid of the shy feeling it’ll all be better. thats how u make friends real quick. and i have had a conversation wit u before so i know that ur pretty good at talkin to new peeps. u have a lot of intresting things to say. nd i find ur personality really easy to get along and have fun wit so im sure ur amaziing at meeting new peeps!

I had a similar problem, I just stayed quiet for the most part, but since I excelled in Spanish, whenever a partner project came up, people would want to partner with me……

so that’s how I made friends, you should take advantage of partner projects!

You’re exactly like me(from your description) And this attribute is always my downfall. waiting for someone to come up to you and make the first move is always a bad decision, but most of the time I can’t help it. Sometimes I do throw myself out of my comfort zone, which is the only way I was able to make friends last year, b/c most of the people were snobs, and I had to root out the nice people, And just say hi, I’m new too, wanna sit together? Or just ask for help. People like to feel helpful, So if you just ask, hey what page did she say to turn to? it might make them more inclined to talk to you again. And don’t be afraid of upper class-men. That is one thing I don’t need help with, because even though I’m shy, I will not let people tell me what to do. Talk about me, I don’t care, but tell me to do something, just because I’m younger? not. And god forbid you say it rudely. I will put you in your place. Politely though 😀 So my advice is to just put yourself out of your comfort zone and talk to someone. They wont bite.

Just be yourself, don’t let the age thing be a big deal, and other people won’t make a big deal of it either. As it is a Spanish class, you will likely be doing some group converstional work, and that is where you will meet people, it will be easy.

Don’t be shy and don’t think about not knowing anyone. Just make conversation ask for help with homework and start opening up and getting to know people. The friendlier you seem the more people will approach you.

yeah i kno what ur lalking about its like im new and every one already has a click,it sucks so if you figure it out tell me

its likely that some are in a very similar situation, might as well give conversation a try.

thank you for participation.

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