How can I make friends with people at my new school?!?

Question

Ok, I went to an all-girl boarding school in England, but am american. I came home on summer holiday and such. But now I am living in a small toen in the midwest, going to a public school. How do I make friends? No body seems very friendly, and I'm not overly outgoing.

Answer 1

I recently started a new school and I had to make new friends also. I just smiled at everyone and joined in on there conversations and I have plenty of friends now. ;]

Answer 2

I also had this problem at the start of the year. I was well known in my high school but when I got to university only a few of my friends came with me to that university, all my other friends went to various universities. But I still made friends. Well to make friends, joining clubs is a start. Since you live in the midwest small town, people should be liberally ideological so they should be accepting of newcomers. When your in class, go sit beside someone you think looks nice and strike up a conversation and meet with their friends and then you have a circle. Do this in all your classes and you will have various groups of friends to hang out with.

Answer 3

It is hard making friends. Just be yourself first.

Then I would say to try to find people that like the same things you do by joining school clubs like drama (audition for the school play or work as crew in the background, they always need people to help out and are a different and fun group), dance team, chorus, art, debate club even - whatever you like.

You could even step outside your comfort zone and try something new. You never know what fun things and cool people you could meet.

Lastly take the first step. I'm shy too. But if somebody starts talking to me then I would be very friendly. Start random talks. Speak me. What's the worst that could happen?

It takes some time but keep at it. I bet you will have tons of new friends soon.

Answer 4

What kind of hobbies are you interested in? Singing? Theatre? I moved to my current town in 10th grade and was afraid I wouldnt meet anyone but I was a performing arts nerd (and not in a nerdy way...i mean i was in love with it) throughout high school and thats how i met the majority of my friends.

I also tried something new (journalism) and became an editor for my school paper...that was a nice way to meet people outside of my grade.

So do what you already know how to do and try new things at the same time. Thats the best advice I can give you. You'll do fine.
Good luck! :)

"People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts."

Answer 5

Outside school friends

Answer 6

I understand your dilema. I went to a suburban private school for the first 10 years of my life then had to go to an over crowded public school in the inner city. The way I coped was to use my newness as an advantage. These people don't know who you are. So be yourself, as funny, interesting and smart as you want to be without feeling self concious. Re-invent yourself, but be the best you, you can be. The new school won't know your most embarassing moments or what kind of student you were. Do you and attract the type of crowd you want to hang around.

Answer 7

The best thing you can do is just be yourself. You can't be shy so you gotta go up and talk to people. You can't be scared to go up and say something to someone. You should also join a sports team or a club. Just do something like that because it will get you around more people and you will make a lot of friends. When it is lunch time go and sit with people and try to start coversations. Try to do these things and you will make a lot of friends really fast!!!

Answer 8

Well i recently moved school. Its scary at frist. But just be yourself. First day will be ok. But then you will realise the people that are nice to you. Try and make friends with the people you think is nice. Then say like "Do you know whats for maths?" ir something like that. Small talk. Then get an excuse to get therre e-mail.


You should make friends. GOOD LUCK! :]

Answer 9

I feel you.
1)Joining any club or team
2)be friendly
3)be yourself
4)don't be shy
5)Have a good self confidence
6)Respect somebody feeling, etc..
if you can't join any club or team , just be yourself.
TIP: take a good look at everybody at the cafeteria and study everybody behavior (meaning that who is polite or Rudd). Also look for a person who has the same interest as you do. after you do that take a sit with them and introduce yourself to them.
if you are wandering how can you find out some body's interest (see what they are doing, see who they hangout with, see what do they usually do) you might not have time to do all this but if you want to have a good relationship with some one you have to work for it. just remember that!!!!!

or if you don't to work hard for it


just do the lists above.

Answer 10

You have to join the clubs and groups. Going out for a sport might help, Cheerleading? Chess? Join a church group if you are a believer. Religious people almost always embrace new members. You could forget about all that and concentrate on finding one or two people that will be quality friends and that is far better than a lot of pretend friends that are really just using you for their own purposes.

Answer 11

I hate to tell ya hon but sometimes you have to get out of being quite and go for it. small suggestion, if you look around say scope out the scene you will find people that like the same stuff as you, make causal conversation with them about the common intereast you both have, if that doesnt work, Join a group or club or sport, that will work. but always remember to speak up and be yourself no matter what people say or even if they make fun of you, someone will notice that you are unique and will want to be your friend because of it. hope that helps you.