Proper nervous...new school? ?

Question

hey im (just turned) 14! satrtin a new skool in like 10 daiiz! eek! well the thing is im quite poor lmao and ive alwaiiz be public skooled but i got a scholarship too a private skool which i worked dead hard too get and im so neervous of starting and ive been for a couple of trail days but i feel i dont fit in and i think part of it is there all so rich and everything and go too these amazing holidays and places every weekend btu i spend my weekends working in a cafe and at a shop just stacking shelves and im worried i wont fit in bcos of this? or anything else! how will i fit in? how do i make friends? what do i talk about?

i do have a lot of friends from my other skool we werent in the popular gang or anything we were kinda outsiders and i just need advice please! thank yhoo! (if yhoo answer of course lmao)

Answer 1

maybe someone else there will be on scholarship??

Answer 2

Ha ha. I've been to a private school all my life. Since pre-school to year 8. Don't beat yourself up about it! You'll fit in perfectly!

When I first started year 8 (which is high school in my school) I was scared out my wits! I had no idea what to expect. It took me at least 6 weeks to fit! But the unusual thing was, it was the same school. At my school it's on the same block. The only difference in highschool, is you got lockers and different teachers. But I still have the same friends!

My point is, you have worked your *** of to get where you are, and you really deserve to succeed in the future. Private school people acknowledge that, and actually envy it! Most of them had no choice, where as you did, and you chose the better choice!

Don't be afraid to make friends, cause you seem totally awesome! Don't be afraid to be youself (I know totally cliche lol) because they'll toally like it! Talk about how you've worked your way up, and subtely hang around people you think are nice. Popular doesn't matter. They'll invite you to sit with them, just relax. But don't be too pushy because it'll be a bit freaky lol!

Best of luck! You really deserve what you have been granted!  

Answer 3

I know how you feel, i moved to a new school last year and it was my freshmen year so it sucked because everyone was in groups already. I used to live in a lower class(not poor) town and once i moved to the city, it was like rich b*tches everywhere lol. What i did was not worry about what people will think of me, and i didn't...no one did! i was nice to everyone, friendly, focused on school and i made some good friends and i got a good grade too! i do think my friends were much better at my old school too, and it is sad because you don't graduate with your peers you grew up with but don't worry, the feeling will go away and you can always still hang out with them on weekends. You have job?? thats awesome! i wish i had a part time job at that age. No one cares what place you work at unless your like a stripper, but working in a cafe and a shop is not bad at all dude! i know some great people at my new place that works at mcdonalds! THAT there, my friend is not a great place to work at! but no one makes fun of him, hes earning cash and theres no beef with that. On holidays, just spend time with your family or get togethor with your old/new friends. i have friends here who go to freaking africa or hawaii every break i know of but i don't care because i like to hang out with my family more than my friends, just tell them your busy with work and family and TRUST me, they won't care and they will accept you for what you do on breaks. to make friends, just be very nice and friendly, do NOT gossip and start stuff thats the #1 thing girls get into at our age! i kind of experimented with every group around the school and i found one i really liked, maybe you should try that too. Don't do stupid things because your "friends" do them, thats a bad way of making yourself just like them. Talk? hmmm....about life! im assuming your a girl so maybe talk about good looking celebs, or talk about what your old town was like, boyfriends, jona brothers lol, music, movies, etc. I normally start conversations with people i don't know like " Hey, im ________. So what are you guys doing? "....ya know?? im sure one of them will go on and ask other things and....there! a conversation started! from experience, they always ask about my old school and i tell them funny htings that happened to me and they share similar experiences. Join sports or clubas and get active! i met a ton of friends on cross country and it's fun to run with them. But dude, confidence is the main key to success! Whatever people say to you, don't fight back....they're loss, not your. Don't let people get the best of you and be yourself! good luck! sry for a long answer!