How to make friends in high school?

Question

Its the third day of school and I still don't have friends. All my friends from last year went to another school. I totally don't want to be alone in highschool but I feel like its gonna be this way till the end of the school year. Am not a very outgoing person and I won't talk to you unless you come talk to me so thats why and at first am kinda shy so I won't say alot. I need help cuz I don't wanna be alone and sit by myself in lunch.

Answer 1

Its only been 3 days into the school year.

You'll make friends.

Take advantage of when you work in groups or when the teachers do the get to know you things in class. Talk to the people you are put with.

I was the same as you when I was first starting high school. Things will get better and you WILL make friends.

If you see someone you would like to hangout with, go up to them and ask them where they got their _______(shirt, shoes, jeans, etc). Then introduce yourself, then say something like I am new here all this is so nerve-wracking. They might be in your same position or they might have gone through what you have and can sympathize with you and they might take you around and introduce you to people.

Most importantly FAKE IT. Fake your confidence. ACT, PRETEND like you have all the confidence in the world and that you are outgoing.

You'll just naturally attract people.

Good Luck.

I am a senior, back for a semester because I was out sick second semester junior year. I made up enough credits to become a senior but I was loaded down with a full schedule both semesters and had EXTRA classes on top of it all. I pulled through by some miracle first semester but I broke second, I was pissed, I was tired, I was holding a grudge against the school because they played a huge part in me not getting those credits. I couldn't help getting sick but they could have given me out of school tutoring.

Now, I face the judgements of others for me being back. The looks, the questions, the stuff I know they think about me.

But Im trying to not give a S**t about what they think. They don't understand.

So I am trying my hardest to act confident, like things don't bother me. I try to act brave. It does work. Faking it is easy. Just do it. Don't think about it. Your best actions are done without thinking. Go with your gut.

Answer 2

Its okay, really. It took me like two weeks to find a friend, and then three months to find my real friends. So, you'll probably end up making some friends that'll last a few months, but by Christmas time at the latest, you'll deffinately have some true friends. Hang in there! I only knew one other person going to my school as a freshmen, and we didn't even have any classes together.

Answer 3

be likeable

be talkable

but not when u cant talk and get in trouble

dont complain alot

smile

be nice

not mean

be just utterly awsome!

be friendly

when you see someone alone say hi and make friends

if someone tries to make friends with you let them!

=)

Answer 4

If you see anyone in class or lunch time sitting my themselves... you should go up to them. they might be going through what your going through

Answer 5

Make yourself look easy to talk to. Sit where there are some empty desks and maybe someone will come sit by you!

Strike up a conversation with people who look nice, I know that it can be hard for a shy person but you could even make the smallest comment, such as complimenting their clothes or something.

You could also start talking to people who went to your old school that you might've not been friends with but still was interested in getting to know better. This happened to me tons in the transition from elementary to middle school, I became friends with tons of people from my elementary school that I really didn't know well before even though I saw them around.

I've kept those friends, and I'm in high school now!

Answer 6

What I did was look for other kids that were the same as me.  I was very shy also.

See if you can find someone else that won't talk to anyone unless someone talks to them.  Maybe you'll find a friend :)

Answer 7

just try to be more outgoing,talk to people in class.join a club where you can have something in common with other people.

Answer 8

just give it a couple of weeks. it wont happen over night.  be likeable and friendly, oh and dont be somebody your not

Answer 9

Don't worry, if you have extra minutes in class where everyone's finished with their work, see if anyone else is sitting alone and strike up conversation--ask them their name, etc.