How to make friends at a new school
You're about to start a new school and want to make friends there. What do you do? Here are some tips on how to meet people and make friends at a new school and how to adjust to your new surroundings.
There's nothing that attracts people more than someone who's secure in who they are and has a fairly positive attitude about life in general and other people's ideas, too.
Invite others to do things. In a lot of cases, you'll need to make the first move to find potential friends. Ask some people to share a table at lunch or study hall, ask someone to be your volleyball partner in gym class ...
Join some clubs and activities. A new school and a new group of classmates offer great opportunities to explore some new interests. You're able to meet people who share your interests and are looking forward to making new friends, too.
Have an opinion. Do you want to help the homeless or prevent the destruction of the rainforest? Speak up. Offer your opinions in class. People will remember you in no time and want to talk to you and, most likely, hang out to get to know you better.
Remember people's names. Do your best to remember other people's names and interests. Say something like, "I remember you said something really interesting about X yesterday and wanted to talk about it some more, but I'm new here and don't remember your name yet. Could you remind me what it is?"
A. Be as confident as you can.
B. Smile at people when they look at you.
C. Try out for a school play or sports team.
D. Share your unique viewpoints in conversation.
E. It's a great conversation starter and it makes you seem friendly.
F. Once you've found a few people you like, ask them to eat or have fun after school.
G. More importantly, don't be afraid to ask people more than once what their names are.
