Being the new kid-Good or Bad?

Ok, well as many of you don't know, I changed schools and so far, its awesome! But theres bits and peices where I dont quite 'fit'

Advantages:
-You get to start again
-Re-create yourself
-Relieve the stress of your old school

Disadvantages:
-You've missed so much from your new group
-Everyone is so together
-You need to learn new names! :)

So what do you think? Is being the new kid a good thing or a bad thing???

 

I think the advantages you just summarized outweigh the disadvantages. You'll learn new names soon enough, and you'll make friends too. You can probably revise missed lessons by yourself if you feel this is necessary.
I wouldn't mind starting anew at your age.

 

haha i remember that

"So you're Missy?"
"RISSY!"
"Okay and your Charlie?"
"MARLEE!"
"Thanks.. and your Georgia?"
"KAFLORJA"
"What the...?"

Moving schools when I was 10 was the best thing I could of done, it saved me from the bullying. It's good to start over some times. If your lucky, you get to keep all the old friends you made too.​

 

Lol i made up the disadvantages because I havent found anything bad about my school yet...

 

well id miss my old friends and stuff but it wouldnt be that bad
but startin over isnt always good
so really depends on how you got along in your old school

 

It depends on what grade you change your school. When you're still a kid, new students are usually treated pretty well. At least in my school. But when you're a teenager... Well, teens can be a pain in the ass...

 

New kid? Well, you go to a new school and everyone gets to be a **** to you. They push you around, call you names and treat you like **** for the rest of school.
Being the new kid didn't have many advantages to me. IMO.

 

Ooh, My dad was part of the military until I was 12. We had to move every 2-3 years and I was a new kid every 2-3 years. I hated it sometimes. It got to the point, where when I was 8 I promised myself to not make friends so I wouldn't have to leave them again. That lasted all of 2 hours... but I still keep in touch with her so it's all good!

sorry I was rambling. all-in-all being the new kid isn't the worst thing by far, for me, but I'm glad I don't have to jump around schools anymore.

 

The longest I've ever been at the same school was 7 years, around middle school. We just kept moving around so much, and I have such trouble learning names and faces, that I always felt like a new kid. But that's ok, since I like to be alone anyways. Heh, for a while, the kids in high school thought I was a psychopath (because of some... questionable suspensions in freshman year that got exaggerated) and steered clear of me even into my senior year.

As for whether it was good or not - well, I enjoyed not being weighed down by unnecessary attachments, seeing as I had no car or money, and I'm sure my folks appreciated the low cell phone bill, so for me, I guess it was good.

 

I hate starting over. I've done so every year from 5th grade and I hate it. Being the new kid can be hell in high-school, especially if you move in the middle of the year. Most of the kids already know each other and have gone from elementary to middle to high school together so they're close and there are loads of experiences and inside jokes that are hard to understand and you normally end up sitting there watching and listening.

It's even harder if you move states and the school's expectations of you are different. If you have to take tests or do projects that you never had to do and you weren't prepared for or taught since you were in another state.

It's easier, I suppose, if you're outgoing and friendly. I'm quiet and kept to myself so it's taken me up to half of a year to make one friend. Plus, I'm picky so I don't just go with the crowds or do what people tell me to do. I choose my friends wisely so it takes me a while. xD

Plus, if you moved often before there's normally a characteristic that forms in you where it's harder to make friends because you're mind thinks you're just going to move again soon so why bother.

There are good things about it but...I'm not the type of person who likes being the new kid. Especially every year.​

 

I've only been a new kid once and went back to my old school after a couple weeks due to certain unrelated circumstances.
It wasn't that hard to make friends. Yeah, I stood out due to my Hispanic/New York accent and height (I hit puberty late) among these southern folks, but I managed to fit in pretty fast.
All through high school, I made friends with new kids pretty easy.
In my personal experience, it's good. Nothing too bad about it

 

Being the new kid always worked out for me, since practically everyone was the new kid when I started middle/high-school xD
I went to a bilingual class, so we had students from a huge variety of schools.

 

Amen to that. Not to forget they can trick you with a fake school tradition. For example a mean student can tell you every September 7th you have to wear a stupid costume to show everyone has their moments. I should know I got tricked with that one.

 

Like selling you an elevator pass when the school doesn't have an elevator?
Can't say I ever fell for anything like that

 

I think being the new kid would be fine no matter what. If you're a shy person, chances are you'll find some shy friends just like you eventually. As for the outgoing people, well they're bound to find some buds. See, I wouldn't mind moving at all. I have great friends that I love to death. However, I know there are a few that would feel the distance is too much, and that's whatever. Maybe we weren't really good friends in the first place. Others, would still call, write, and visit even if I lived in Antarctica. Who's to say you wouldn't be better off in your new surroundings? People should just make the most of new experiences. PLUS: new school = new boys ;D