<p>@Cookiesandcreme a lot of kids get more mature in high school, and there’s really not that much middle-school-esque drama. Also, high school’s usually larger than middle school, a lot of the people from middle school you won’t see much.</p>
<p>I would say, second school definitely. That lost time in transportation from the first school is going to bite you hard.</p>
<p>Yeah the second school sounds like a great choice. Just focus on yourself and stay away from people you know that like to start stuff. </p>
<p>@wcao9311 </p>
<p>??? I’m talking about a place in which you can’t get an A and you can’t learn</p>
<p>Aww, these are the kids in my little sister’s grade! They’re growing up so fast!</p>
<p>One social tip: ALWAYS be honest, even if it means being harsh, and do NOT care what everyone else thinks of you.</p>
<p>But remember that your opinions aren’t “the truth,” and being an honest person isn’t the same as broadcasting every insult that comes into your mind. If you’re concerned with honesty, you should make sure you’re being completely honest about yourself before you start criticizing anyone else.</p>
<p>It’s also liberating to realize that, for the most part, people don’t think about you at all. (If you ever think people are judging you negatively for something, put yourself in their position and think of whether or not you’d judge someone who did whatever you just did. If you wouldn’t, in all likelihood neither would anyone else.) </p>
<p>I think you do need to care how you’re impacting other people. Others’ opinions matter when it comes to leadership roles and all, and if no one likes you because you keep insulting them, that is a problem. But yeah, don’t worry about every little thing you do. If you accidentally fall down the stairs or something, sure it’s embarrassing, but don’t blow it out of proportion. </p>
<p>Entering this thread kinda late, but hey guys! 
I’m also an '18er</p>
<p>Yeah!! Another 18er have you gotten a schedule? We have to wait until august to get ours</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten my official schedule yet, either 
I have to wait until like freshmen orientation. Those are just the classes I signed up for :)</p>
<p>@lbad96 </p>
<p>That’s only really good advice if you want to be severely hated. I tried this approach after I received my college acceptance and realized that I was never going to see any of my classmates again. </p>
<p>Let’s just say I now strongly live by the motto: “If you’re not dead to at least one person, you’re not living right.”</p>
<p>I’ve been set back. Had a longboarding accident and now have a concussion. I’m not supposed to do anything… at all. I’m only supposed to lay in my dark room and sleep. I’m supposed to be studying for the US Govt CLEP test (one of the ways homeshcoolers prove our grades) coming up in two weeks. I’m guessing that I won’t even be taking it then. I really just wanted to get it out of the way quickly. I have no idea how long I’m going to have to stay in bed like this, I have a follow-up appointment next week. Oh and btw, I was wearing a helmet, still got a concussion. Thank you for letting me complain.</p>
<p>@bigwho
I’m sorry to hear that. A girl that I’m friends with had a concussion, but no one realized it for like a month, and now she has random foggy moments and it’s hard for her to concentrate. I’ve never had a concussion, but it certainly seems like it sucks. Good luck and best wishes on your recovery</p>
<p>Hey guys. I’m an 18er as well, and already making preparations. My cousins got into Cornell and Oxford and just warned me that the next four years will be 24 hr hell if I really want to shoot for Stanford. (They were rejected from Stanford and CalTech nearby. There go my chances in four years.) That being said, I’ve began prepping for USABO and AMC and pursuing my interests this summer (violin and a web dev project.) I’m actually being productive, and taking alg 2 right now and will take precal next fall. Any advice for me? (You might have seen me in the stanford thread once.)</p>
<p>Got my schedule today, but going to change it.</p>
<p>What is it? </p>
<p>Tell us :3</p>
<p>:) are u sure you don’t want me to torture you with the wait?</p>
<p>I hate it when 8th grade teachers teach things that are false, and people believe it just to get good grades.</p>
<p>For example?</p>
<p>There are only 4 states of matter. <a href=“State of matter - Wikipedia”>State of matter - Wikipedia;
which people don’t contradict, because alot of the material is beyond 8th grade curriculum. </p>