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well im in 8th grade and every year the 8th grade goes to washington dc.
i wanna go but im scared ill get upset and im getting upset now already [its in april] because like we need to room with 4 people and we only have 3 and the people im rooming with like dnt really care about the 4th person but like theyre really good friends, like the other two im rooming with and im good friends with them too but not as good as they are.

anyways i wanna know how i can not get upset about it like you barely spend anytime in your room but i need ways to not get upset.

pls help, thanks in advanced.

I went to DC for my eighth grade trip too!

My experience: My best friend and I had the rooming situation all figured out, and my principal (who honestly did not like me) purposly put me in the worst room possibe with people I did not want to be with. I talked to her about it, and although she had switched others around, she wouldn't do anything about it. I was so upset, I didn't know what to do. I thought I would be miserable. BUT, when I actually went on the trip, we really just slept in our rooms, and spent no extra time in there.

It will not ruit your trip at all. You are so tired from a day jampacked with things to do, you really won't be in your room other than to sleep and shower.

Seriously, don't get upset about it. Hang out in your other friends rooms until lights out. Make friends with the girls in your room. Be really positive, and things will work out. I promise. DC was the time of my life, and I'm sure it will be yours too. Keep focused on how much fun you are going to have. Your room assignment will not change that.

Good luck and have tons of fun!

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