<p>I will most likely be transferring to a new hs next year in California. It will be a completely new state and new school. I have no idea what it'll be like. So for those of you who have switched schools, what is it like moving to a new high school?</p>
<p>Another question I have is stuff like transfer of credits. Do things often go wrong or smoothly? What about schedules with AP/honors? How do you adjust?</p>
<p>Contrary to common belief, I actually felt quite comfortable being alone for a month or two since I had the excuse "I'm new here". If you've been attending your previous school for some years (11 years for me before I moved) you'll no doubt have the feeling of nostalgia and brooding in your past. You'll also try to mentally substitute the new people you will meet to that of your peers back in your old school...only to realize all of them, in one way or another, are unique. At least for me :)</p>
<p>Eating alone during lunch is nothing to be embarrassed about if you're new, people in your new school will already know this. Although it may sound silly, it's quite an important realization to new students.</p>
<p>As for getting new friends, well, everyone has their own ways I guess...just don't act so anti-social unless you are anti-social and proud to begin with.</p>
<p>i just moved this summer, same situation as you - new state, etc.</p>
<p>a few suggestions i have:</p>
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<li><p>throw yourself wholeheartedly into activities, whether it be joining sports teams, etc. best way to meet people, i swear</p></li>
<li><p>you have to be extroverted. i cannot emphasize this enough. do not collapse into the "s/he's the weird, quiet kid." talk to your neighbors in your classes. </p></li>
<li><p>along the same vein, ask someone you think is cool if you can sit with them at lunch. obviously this is going to be more depedent on your school but it will help substantially. lunch is the best time to get to know people.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>there's a few.
pm me if you have any more questions.</p>
<p>i transferred schools for the first semester of my junior year. I made so many friends and enjoyed the new school so much, then I had to move back to my old, high school football obsessed (I am the BIGGEST college football fan on earth, I assure you. I just see no point in the high school version.), judgemental school where I am now and can't wait to leave.</p>
<p>i've moved over 7 times because my dad used to be in the military. i've only moved once during highschool, which is really nice. anyways, what i've found is that in high school a lot of the kids have lived in the same place their whole lives, and they already have their group of friends and aren't really looking to meet new people. this makes it hard sometimes to break into groups and all the cliques, but as other people said, be really outgoing. if you present yourself as the quiet, keeps-to-himself person, people definitely won't make an effort to be friends or talk to you. just try to get involved with a lot of activities, be outgoing, and try to meet as many people as you can.</p>
<p>I'm in eighth grade and I applied to a local prep school for high school. I've been at my current public school since I was in kindergarten, and I've known everyone there for so long. It will be hard to leave, but I know that it is better for my future to go to a different school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses! I appreciate the advice.</p>
<p>Another question I have is how about joining activities that you were already doing at your previous schools? Was it particularly hard or easy to adjust to that? Like for example if you were coming from a school that had really good sports programs to a school that only has an okay program or vice versa.</p>