Moving halfway through senior year - tips?

Applying to College
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<p>Hello CC, my mom decided to move to another city (still in CA, though) halfway through my senior year in high school. I was looking forward to being part of the first graduating class of my recently-founded high school, but now I have to go to a new school. Classmates from elementary and middle school attend this school, but I was never really good friends with anyone. I hate imagining myself being the new kid yet again. I had really great friends at my old school and loved everything about it. Does anyone have any tips to help ease the transition to a new school for second semester of 12th grade? Will this affect my college admission at all, given that I am applying to multiple top-30 schools? This school has a lower API score than my old one, (for those of you who don't know, this means that the students, on average, perform lower on state-issued standardized testing than my other school). Thank you so much for your help!</p>

<p>P.S. I will be enrolling on Monday and will try to replicate my old schedule (5 APs). I will also get involved in the same club I was involved in at my old school and also do at least 20 hours of community service, if that matters at all.</p>

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<p>I doubt it will affect your admission to colleges, especially because your midyear report and rec letters will probably be sent from your other schools, which I assume you excelled at.
As far as your new schools goes, I would just say that you have to maintain your grades just like you would at your other school. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Sorry about your move - hope you’ll be able to stay in touch with your classmates at your old school. Sounds like it was a small, close group of people … maybe you can make plans to come for graduation or senior day or something so you can celebrate with everyone.</p>

<p>It’s good you have such a good attitude about the move, and I don’t think it will affect your applications at all.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your help! :)</p>

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<p>Wow, that really sucks that you’re moving. </p>

<p>But it shouldn’t affect your college applications at all, for the same reasons stated above.</p>