Any help tips on being..., a highschool fresh? Options

[OhMyAnniee]

i'm starting highschool in a month and i don't know how to give a good first impression and i don't get the whole thing about how people don't know where to sit at lunch or something? what's the best way to greet people on the first day? and what's that thing about not telling people your freshman? i have no idea! help!

[hirador]

I'm going to be a junior, so I've been there, done that. My brother always said that freshman year was horrible, that you get picked on and made fun of, but I had the complete oppisite experience. The upperclassmen were nice and showed me around and then never laughed or made fun of us cause we were freshman. Of course jokes will circulate about it being your first year in high school and how you're going to get "corrupted" or "dirtied" but it's all untrue and it dies down pretty quick. Upperclassmen will mind their own business usually, just don't upset anyone. My advice for freshman:

1. stick close to people you know, whether they be in your won grade or not, it's always easier to handel a tough situation with more people around you.

2. don't ask for it. What I mean is, don't put yourself in a situation you know will result badly.

3. don't hesitate to see a guidance counsoler, they're there to help.

4. If you get lost, ask someone where to go, you really don't want to be late... ever.

As for first impressions, be yourself, it's cliche and all, but it works. You want to be comfortable with the people that you make friends with. Lunch isn't too big of a deal, you're bound to see someone you know in there. Also, a good safety is to find someone in your class right before luch you want to sit with, if you know them it's even better but if you don't intriduce yourself and then after class ask if they'd like to sit with you.