A few days ago
Anonymous

im going to be a freshman in highschool this year and im really nervous. um usaully pretty good in…?

making friends, but im afraid that high school is totally different from junior high. my grades are around the 90s, and all my teachers that i had thought i was a great student, but will the kids in highschool think im a nerd? should i change my personality to fit? I’m also the chubby type person… what happens if kids hate me and dont want to be my friend? what should i do?

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A few days ago
Darcy

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Don’t worry about it and don’t change who you are. High school isn’t that bad, and there are so many different types of people that you are sure to find people that will like you.
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A few days ago
geek_girl
Eh, there’s nothing really wrong with being thought of as a nerd. . . says the one calling herself “geek_girl”. 🙂 I was voted most likely to be a female Einstein by my graduating class of just under 200. . . pretty cool for a wallflower if you ask me.

High school can be rough on smart people without perfect bodies. . . but just don’t let the annoying people bother you. There are tons of social groups, and I’m sure you’ll have no problem finding friends among pretty much anyone but the stuck-up popular crowd. . . just be who you are, and similar-minded people will just sort of congregate around you. The rest of us were pretty harmless and friendly, at least at my school “back in the day”. Trust me — I was quite shy and am an introvert by nature, and it just happens. You might try joining a club or two that interests you (they’re not all sports or cheerleading!), because the odds are pretty good that you might find some good new friends in there.

Good luck, and don’t necessarily go into this high school thing thinking it’s supposed to be the time of your life like everyone says it is. Maybe it is if you don’t go to college and/or don’t do very well in college. . . but it’s just the same old thing at another school building for the rest of us.

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A few days ago
Gabriella4
Not to worry high school is quite similar to junior high, people tend to even be more excepting of others in my experience. No one will think you are a nerd, I have 90’s or high 80’s in all of my classes and never once has someone made fun of me for it. If any thing I find people often come up to me and ask me to help them out, it actually helps you to meet new people believe it or not. Never ever change who you are to fit in, if they can’t except you for the person that you are then they are not worth your time. Be proud of who you are and never give in to any type of peer pressure to fit in, its not necessary and in the long run will just create problems. Not to worry on that note either, I too am what you’d call chubby and people really don’t care, so long as you’re a nice person they overlook something that small. Sure there will be kids that don’t like you, its impossible for everyone to like you. The important thing is to like yourself, then no matter how many people don’t like you for simple shallow reasons it won’t matter to you. Well i would suggest joining some clubs or sports teams. Get involved with things that interest you, and even if you’re not good at the sport I swear it is the best way to make some amazing friends.Best of luck, just remember love who you are and don’t worry so much about what the people around you think.
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A few days ago
Lauren..♥
It’s almost the same situtation for me. I’m going into highschool and my grades are about 90’s as well. I get called a nerd by people but it’s usually jokingly. I just laugh along with it and remember in the long run it’s going to help me. Remember high school is harder than junior high and I heard your grades drop a bit so maybe they won’t seem so “nerdy”. If not you should be proud your doing that well. 90’s will look better than 60’s or 70’s on your college or university applications anyway. And as for personality you should never change yourself to fit in. Real friends are people who like you for who you are. There’s bound to be someone at your highschool who isn’t shallow enough to hate you for your looks.
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A few days ago
saturn
Be true to yourself and do not worry about what people think. Those same people might one day be asking you for a job. Good luck and make the most of your good grades it all counts now for college. While those “cool kids” are being cool you will be preparing yourself for a better life and you can have fun with “real” people while you do it.
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4 years ago
Erika
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A few days ago
SJK
no who cares if youre a nerd. thats a good thing. its not like in tv, theres smart people who are in varsity football and volleyball and are cheerleaders and things like that.

i really dont get it, high school isnt that bad. they wont hate you, just be yourself and youll fit right in.

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A few days ago
punksNoTdead
im goin to be one too. im not nervous dont change anything to make others like you thats just stupid…and f*ck the people who hate you, just go with the flow…everyone has friends stick with em n make new ones
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