Homeschooled To Real Highschool?

Question

I've been homeschooled mostly my whole life, but I've moved to another county, and their opening up a new highschool, and I was thinking about going. Have any tips on going from being homeschooled almost your whole life to jumping in at 11th grade?? Please let me know!!

Thanks!!

Answer 1

Get involved in a ton of activities and drop the ones you don't care for down the road. Don't go along with the crowd. Try new things. You have the chance to reinvent yourself. Decide how you'd like to be and act that way.

I think you will probably miss your flexible schedule after the first couple of  weeks of school but you will also have fun too!

Best of Luck!

jana

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Answer 2

If you value your spiritual condition/life, don't do it.  The values and morals of high school kids (and the teachers too oftentimes) make me sick.  Guns, knives, drugs, s*x and rock and roll.  Plus very little education of significance goes on.

Forget it, sunshine.  Stay at home.  College is soon enough.

Answer 3

The school will give you tests to determine whether they can give you credits for your 9th and 10th grade courses, or not.  Best to take with you when you enroll, whatever documentation you have showing what courses/credits you have so far.  It's entirely possible that they will NOT grant you any credits at all, and you'll be starting as an entering freshman!  Then again, they MAY grant you some credits.  It's all up to them, and you get no say.  It's the school's responsibility to verify every single credit for every student, so that they can certify your diploma when you graduate from their school.

Answer 4

just be yourself its scary at first but you will make friends in no time

Answer 5

First of all, trust yourself, and believe that your background will get you through. I taught several kids who made the transition. They found some stressful things were:

getting used to the constant noise, and learning to tune out distractions

understanding that discussions are the heart of classes in history, literature, and social sciences. You'll have kids who passionately attack your ideas in class, but want to walk down the hall and talk afterwards

groups and cliques. (You're either in or OUT! to quote Project Runway)

BUT despite all that, they loved school. I hope you will too!