How to survive freshman year?

Question

I'm going to be a freshman and i am taking 4 honors classes while playing a sport. Im not a super genius or anything and im feeling a little nervous. Advice on how to survive?

Answer 1

Here is what I wrote on another question like yours:

Every single freshman is as nervous as you are. I would bet a million dollars that not one person feels totally confident of themselves.

Knowing that, I would be nice and talk to the people you want to be friends with, ask them about themselves, tell them about yourself; figure out what you have in common. People are only friends with people who share the same wants, problems and backgrounds. You will definitely make new friends because you will always find a person who is like you, interested in the same things and experiencing the same problems. If you think of your past friends, think about how much you have in common with them, imagine if you had nothing in common with them, then it wouldn't work no matter how much you wanted to be friends with them!

My first day, was uneventful. I went to all my classes, got lists of supplies that I should bring and books to take home. I had lunch with about a quarter of my friends because the others had a different lunch. I went to a rally welcoming freshman and that was it. Nobody made fun of my freshmeness and it was a lot better than I thought. Just remember that everything is always better than you imagine it to be!

High school is a big playing ground of competition to get into a good college. Every grade matters, even your freshman year because all colleges look at your averaged gpa from 4 years. I would join a lot of clubs and be involved in the community. Colleges like people who are not only well educated but well rounded.

Don't stress your self out to much the first year, but I recommend taking ap classes to boost your gpa and maybe classes from community colleges during the summer in your sophomore and junior years.

Study well for the SAT and you will have a good life ahead of you!

Don't get to caught up in high school drama or hang out with the wrong people. And party smart!

Write down everything you have to do and make a shedule of how much time your going to spend on each thing, and follow it! (which is easier to say than do :) )

Good luck!

Answer 2

im gonna be a freshman too. not much i can tell you cuz im not there yet! but i guess we have to be ourselves.

Answer 3

I'm just like you and within my first WEEK this is all I needed to learn

1. NORTHFACE BACKPACK IS A MUST. Especially for nerdy kids like us northfaces are good by holding a great deal of books without giving that classic freshman backpack shape.

2. Don't be the stereotype. You say you do a sport, be known for that. Or be known for somethingelse your proud. Hard work pays off.

3. Act like you know exactly where your going even when your clueless.

4.Don't be  a know it all.  

Answer 4

Just be organized with your homework and your classes.

Don't slack off or procrastinate.

But when you get a chance to hang out and stuff, just relax and have fun. Go to football games, homecoming, etc.

Trust me, its not as bad as people make it out to be.

Answer 5

im gonna be a sophomore but if you wanna know most everyone weres a jansport two zipper bag and, most older kids will make fun of you because your a freshman just dont listen to them