How can I do better in high school?

Question

I start high school on monday. I'm not so nervous about my classes because I get good grades, but I am worried about my social life! Lol! People who don't take the time to get to know me would say I am really quiet. But I'm really not! I am really fun and outgoing when I am with my friends, but I'm pretty shy around people I don't know. I don't want to be the shy girl anymore, I want to make a ton of new friends and start fresh. I've never been popular, and i don't want to be, I just want to be known and have a lot of friends and not to be labled as "The shy girl." I don't do any sports and i refuse to do sports, i DESPISE sports. I would like to do a club, but theres so many! I don't even know which one i would do! I want to be more active but it's kinda hard since I'm not used to it. Can anyone help me??

Answer 1

Do you have any special interests. Music? Maybe you can tryout and get involved in that.

Maybe you can try out for drama club if you're interested in acting.

Maybe you can do debate if you're good at public speaking.

just do stuff you're interested in, and make friends in that group of people!  

Answer 2

Try and get into the class and start talking to new people but dont let those people get in the way of your grades.:)

Answer 3

Well I am the same exact way. Except I am now a junior not a freshman. I'm still trying to solve this problem myself. The best advice I can give is to try and be more outgoing. I do sports though but thats besides the point. Show that high school who you really are. Don't hold back, just be you and everything will fall into place. (Just don't get in with the wrong crowd) High school is gonna be filled with drama and heartbreak on top of that but just push past all of that. Do what you like to do and be who you wanna be. Don't listen to what others say. Be yourself and let others accept you for who you are. If you see someone you don't recognize then introduce yourself and there you have made a new friend.

Answer 4

If I was you I would just go up to somone that you think you would be really good friends with and say "HI!"