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not what i thought
Sorry if its long...
14/f 9th grade
ok so ever since like 5th grade i was SOO excited to go to higschool and well now that im in it, its like NOTHING like i expected it to be and well i hate it. I guess you could say i'm kind of like a floater...i dont really fit into a crowd really and well it sucks, and i'm almost failing all my classes because all the homework and classwork is so overwhelming and i'm not used to it. But will it get better? Because i dont want to be floating around highschool all four years. And how was your first year of highschool?
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I know exactly how you feel. I started high school this year also, and I really hate it. I always thought it would be some amazing place where you could be independent and people would respect you more, but I find that I have no classes with my friends, I'm getting terrible grades, and everything is so 'serious'.
But you'll get used to it. It's a really big change from middle school to high school, and I guarantee there's tons of people in your grade who feel the same way. You just need to really focus on setting time aside for homework. Plus, you're starting a new school and meeting tons of new people-- a great opportunity to start friendships! Start talking to people in your classes, and eventually you'll make friends. There's this one girl who I sit next to in a few classes, but I was always too embarassed to say something. A few days ago, she comes up to me and says "Hey, you're in my band class, right?" and now we chat a few times a day.
Good luck!
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Your school work will only get worse and you'll never have any friends and you'll fail at life! ZOMGZ!
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Highschool is never anything anyone expects it to be. Don't worry much about whether or not you fit in, because eventually you'll be sucked into some group of people as long as you're social. As far as the failing classes goes, you should try writing down your assignments and setting out a time period where you'll do them. It'll get better, trust me.
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Highschool isn't as tough as it seems right now. It's just like any other grade except the teachers are more serious & it's just a little harder.
Honestly, you only fall behind & fail if you let yourself. If you become caught up in everything else like not having a steady group of friends or whatever, your mind isn't on your work which causes you to fail. Sure, not having a steady group sucks, but it doesn't really matter that much. Your grades do. I'm gonna tell you now that colleges do NOT look at elementary school. Highschool is what counts now, and that's what they look for.
Since it's only the first marking period, I assume, then you still have the time to get yourself caught up. Stay after school for extra help & to do your homework. Ask your teachers questions when you don't understand something, and see if there's anything you can do to get your grade up; like extra credit or something.
Highschool does get better but if you keep letting things mess with you then it'll just continue to get worse. And to be honest, I sucked my first year of school. I did real good in the beginning, gave up toward's November, stopped caring towards December - March & then got on my shit through April & June. And even though I did that, I still failed horribly. Just be careful what you do because colleges look at grades & what you did in school a lot, so try not to mess it up.
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I know how you feel. I'm in my second year and the beginning of my first year I was a mess. It really does get better thought.
But you really do need to do your homework no matter how overwhelming it is. You don't want to start the year on a really bad note and dig yourself into a hole that you can't dig out.
As for being a "floater", high school is a time to make new friends. Don't be scared to go up to people and ask them about themselves. Having a few steady friends will definatly get you through the year.
hope everything works out. Keep me posted! Contact info is on the column!
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