<p>I really hate my school. Seriously hate it. Everyone here doesn't give a **** (sorry) about school AT ALL. Normally I wouldn't find that too annoying but when everyone targets you to be their project partner because your "smart", aka willing to do work, and everyone disrespects the teacher, it can really tick a girl off. They call out during class, talk, sing, yell, even play music, or those annoying sound frequency apps when the teacher is talking. Only 1 class wasn't like that this year which was math. There aren't any good clubs, except for sports and music which I can't do and not enough people willing to join clubs that me and my friends were planning to start. The course selection is extremely limited as well. In short, I just spent my whole year swearing under my breath.</p>
<p>The only reason I'm indecisive about this is because I'm not sure if this is worth leaving my best friends. Back in the summer of 7th grade, I moved from the people I grew up with and knew for so long and now we don't have that same kind of relationship and it really sucks. Now I just adjusted and met my best friends of 2 years now. It could've been fine if I tried to transfer earlier because my friends and I live really close to each other so we can see each other after school, but now one of them moved a bit up north. Even though she can still go to school with us, we can't see each other as frequently. To sum it all up, I'm just really scared of breaking off ties with close friends again like last time.</p>
<p>Sorry for the essay, but do you think that it educational value is enough to switch schools even though I might not speak with my friends again?</p>
<p>If everyone at your school, in general, is mind numbingly stupid, wouldn’t that be a benefit for you? Wouldn’t you be more likely to stand out, not only in your class rank, but in each of your classes individually, making you a favorite to your teachers? My mind is hardwired to assume everyone around me is competition, so this is basically what I’m getting from your post.</p>
<p>To be blunt, friendships are stupid. I have friends. I’ve lost best friends and made new ones. The fact of the matter is that once you graduate, there’s a slim chance of you maintaining any of your friendships. I’ve always been under the notion that college is where you make long lasting relationships. I’m not trying to seem cynical or anti-social, believe me, I love people. I just don’t cling so tightly to the idea that my friends that I talk to today, will be the same people that I talk to 10 years from now.</p>
<p>Anecdote time - I hated my school in 7th grade. I was placed into an “advanced/gifted” program where every student there had been conditioned from age 5 to believe that they were intellectually superior to those around them and it made me hate showing up to school everyday. I remember just going home and crying because I had no friends, my grades were slipping, and my day to day life was downright miserable. So, what did I do? I transferred the next year to another local middle school for 8th grade. My life did a total 180. I was making straight A+'s, I had lots of friends, and I was much happier. Escaping an environment that I believed to be counterintuitive to my happiness and well being made a lasting impression in my life and made me the student I am today, four years later.</p>
<p>I felt the same way at first, that I would stand out but its really affecting my grades. Its not a great learning environment at all. I can never concentrate, and I never feel like i can prosper academically. I’m always putting things off and I’m not going to blame this on others not being motivated but I feel that if I go to the new school where people hold academics a bit higher on their list, maybe it will affect me in a positive way. I don’t think I was explaining it properly in my post, sorry!</p>
<p>Anyways, thanks for the response!</p>