Honestly my school experience with other children has been rough.I’ve been getting bullied for the last ten years and now I worry is it going to be the same in college?
Generally, bullying is not an issue in college. Most people have moved on from the vacuum of high school/matured, plus the best part about college is you can self-select where you apply and go. Go to a college where you “fit” and you’ll find “your people.” Generally the worst bully types from high school don’t end up at the same schools as high achievers (I took a peek at your stats). Not to say super smart people can’t be bullies, but I personally found the type people I wished to get away from did not follow me to college. And, at the least, if you do encounter some a-holes in college, as long as you go to a reasonably sized one, you can just ignore them and find other people to hang out with.
It honestly depends. I’m currently being bullied by my roommates, so there’s always that.
When you get to college, you generally get to “start over”. You are no longer with the same people you have been with since kindergarten…
It might be a good time to work with a therapist and see what “vibes” you give off…can you change anything about the way you interact with others?
College kids are more mature, so are less interested in conformity like HS. For example, my daughter stopped wearing sweatpants at HS because of what people would say. In college, nobody cares.
I didn’t, and it was a complete reversal from middle and high school. But you do have to find “your tribe.”
Wishing you peace and happiness!
Only once in college did someone try to bully me. I said a two word phrase ending in “off”. He didn’t bother me again.
I have not seen any student at my school deal with bullying - even “weird” kids that give off a certain vibe that may make others uncomfortable never encounter harassment from others. Everyone is more or less civil, if not entirely respectful.
I have switched schools and even states because of bullying so I am not at children that I’ve been with since kindergarten. In general rule are bigger schools better or smaller? I’m going in for engineering.
I would recommend more engineering-oriented campuses…there will be more “like you”…So maybe not Big State U engineering but a smaller school.
I looked at your previous threads a little.
I think you should consider Rice University. The college system makes it easy to meet people. The engineering programs and terrific. And Rice is located in a really nice part of Houston.
It’s on my list.
Nah, the people at college are mad chill. I used to be bullied up until HS but I haven’t had that issue here. For the most part, I feel secure now. 
The other people don’t give a fuck about you and they won’t trash talk you about anything because they have their own lives to worry about. It’s nice, really. Only when I go home, I start feeling insecure again. The environment there is just more hostile because of all the bratty high schoolers who feel all superior. 
Anyway, things get much better in college! I love it, and you will too.
most people in college are doing their own thing. stay away from certain people (by this age you can figure out who they are)and you should be fine. if you go to a big school nobody (minus a very few) will look at you in a class and say to the person next to them …ooo…look that person dresses funny (yes I know bullies are more cruel than that in real life) but it is a different world outside of highschool.(not 100% of course but IMO much better)
I didn’t even see bullying in high school. The stuff you see in movies are kind of fake. I have yet to see someone get shoved into a locker or trashcan.
@hsseniior2 good for you? and there’s a lot more to bullying than physical violence.
Sorry I didn’t mean to sound arrogant. What I am trying to say is that there will be less and less bullying(even non physical bullying) as others mature. I know I saw a lot of bullying in Elementary school but over time kids matured. You definitely shouldn’t be bullied in college.
Are you doing anything that would make you a target for bullies? Have you talked to anyone about this like a teacher?
What’s with the victim blaming? “Go see a therapist to see what kind of vibes you give off.” “Are you doing anything to make you a target?” Really? Seriously? This is the same bs that my son’s old ps perpetuated - the idea that it was always the victim’s fault despite having rows of anti-bullying posters. The kids who were victims there knew that if you spoke up, nobody was going to do anything and it would just get worse. Rights groups that we spoke to knew exactly the kind of bs this school perpetuated too.
Being “the new kid” or enjoying, say anime’, is not something that you need to go to therapy for to get “fixed.” Being yourself is not something to be ashamed of. Being the kind of person that blames the victim for getting slammed into lockers and having their life threatened on a daily basis - those are the ones that should be questioning what’s wrong with themselves. Do you blame the victims of other crimes too?
To answer the OP, yes, college can bet better. I completely understand your concern. My son has asked to not go to any local college for fear of encountering those who made his life a living hell. Surprisingly, he encountered none at the community college where he took a class this year, and it was a very diverse campus. Harassment might have gone on though, as he was only seeing a small slice of life there.
My body shape is an easy target for other girls but I’m trying to lose weight and I’ve always been an overachiever and just a nerd that is never popular in high school. I’ve never been talked to by a teacher people always just say they’re jealous and that’s the reaction I get