Make new friends, go to the dances, and always look good.

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Well don’t try to be someone else, many kids are already going to be acting out and trying to be “cool”. Don’t fall into all that. Be yourself, and as much as you think that won’t work…I’m telling you you WILL make friends that way. And the best part is they will be friends you actually LIKE and like to be with that make you feel good. Also have FUN because for me 7th grade was the last easy and fun year I had. It kinda begins your journey, finding out who you really are. So be yourself, wear what you like and it will be great! I remember in 7th grade I thought it would be cool to be a troublemaker, oh god was I wrong. I totally regret it now. After that it was sooo hard to shape up and focus. Plus it was then on my records. Anyways I hope this helped! Have fun! Try to enjoy school…it’s not that bad. You’ll miss it one day believe it or not. 🙂

Okay, everyone else seems to have covered the social part, so here is the academic.

Take notes in class, highlight the important stuff. If you have trouble taking notes, talk to your teachers, they can give you tips. If you still have trouble, talk to them again, they may be able to set it up so someone shares notes with you to fill in what you miss, the teacher might give you a list of the main points of the lecture, or in extreme cases (as in parents and teachers and special education people will probably need to be involved) have someone take notes for you. But if you don’t NEED this kind of help, please don’t ask for it, if you get it when you don’t really need it, someone who really needs it may not get it.

BE ON TIME, middle school and high school teachers HATE it when students are late. And I don’t just mean to class, assignments need to be turned in no later than when they are due.

As dorky as they can look, a trapper keeper can be a life saver if you are a not very organized person, having one means you can’t accidentally grab the wrong notebook (you already have them all with you). It also means you usually have an extra pen or pencil with you. If your school doesn’t allow trapper keepers, or you don’t want to carry one, color coordinate your notebooks and text books so it is very easy to be sure you have the right ones (if you have a red note book for math, have a red book cover for your math book, if you have a idk skull notebook, put a skull sticker on the book cover of the textbook it goes with), and have a small bag or case for your pencils, pens, and highlighters.

Find a teacher to be an unofficial mentor (preferably of the same gender). Find one you can talk to and respect that you can go to if you (or a friend) has a crises or problem you don’t want to go to a parent about.

Do the extra credit, even if you are doing well in the class, it can save your grade if you encounter something that you have trouble with, or get sick for awhile and can’t attend class.

Work on your penmanship. I didn’t, mine is still horrible. I’m 25 and still trying to fix it, it has probably cost me jobs because my applications didn’t look very good.

Be careful who you make friends with, are they lifting you up, making your life easier and better, or are they dragging you down. I’m not saying don’t be friends with people who don’t have perfect lives, I’m saying don’t be friends with people who don’t care about you. And yes, I count this bit of advice as academic, because if the people you spend time with make it hard for you to feel good about yourself, they are going to hurt you academically also.

Always have the opportunity to choose. Being able to choose is the first step in becoming independent. Learn from each other. The key to living together is learning from other students. Don’t ever let your teachers or guidance counselors or any other authority figures take away your opportunity to choose your electives. You need to learn how to become independent. Choosing your own classes is the first step in becoming independent. When I was your age, I didn’t know that. I had teachers telling me what classes I should take. I never got the chance to figure out what my interests are. But now I know and I am telling you this.

When someone is bullying someone else, you need to get involved. It is NOT nice to see other people being teased. You need to stop this because this is wrong. You can tell the bully to stop being mean. If you say it in front of their face, it will make him look like he is the bad person. Remember, in order to end bullying, everyone needs to be involved. Encourage your friends to confront the bully when he is being mean to other people.

Never form or join cliques. They are bad and they hurt other people. Just be friendly to everyone.

I am also going into middle school this year. I can’t wait. Well, I’ve never been to middle school, so I can’t really give you tips. But, I have some 8th grade friends and I’ve asked them for tips, and basically they say that we have to bring supplies to class every day, and to not stress out over it. It’ll be fun.

Just be friendly! This is the year where everyone decides who everyone is, what gruop, friends they have, etc. So be nice to all, and dont be a fake, its much better to act like you always do, people will like you better that way! Oh, and I would take pre-ap classes, dontn know if thats already decided, but they’re really not that hard and they give you an edge for the H word……………. highschool~!

Gossip-if u want to do it talk to who ever knows the most people. If u r being gossiped about, tell someone who knows a lot of people its not true. dont share any secrets even w.ur best friends bcuz 1 fight and its all over the school.

grades-doing ur homework gives u a 99.99% chance of good grades.

Friends-form new ones, keep old ones

teachers-if ur nice and follow rules (or at least look like u r), they will like u

popularity-over rated. lots of people know u most of those people hate u. dont worry about popularity just be nice and be yourself

AvOiD dRaMa

be friendly to all. middle school aged kids can be brutal. don’t participate in any bullying. this includes gossiping and making fun of people just to be cool. if you are bullied, report it to your parents and counselors. try to hang out with nice kids. remember you are there to learn first and foremost. it can be a really fun time, but also one of many struggles. just remember that by time you get to high school, kids are much more mature and get past the mean phase. participate in school events – any thing that interests you. you will make friends this way. good luck.

Gossip is a big thing in middle school. Pay no attention, later on in life you will realize just how pointless and ridiculous drama in middle school was. Trust no one you haven’t known for more than a year! Be yourself and don’t lose who you are.

Stick with good friends and make new friends in classes. Get Indiviual binders for each class to stay organized. Go back to your locker when ever you can! In your pencil case only have what you need.

umm all i can say is stay out of all the drama!!!lol but also have fun with seventh grade year is usually a pretty big year cause u turn 13!! but ne ways just have fun with it!!!