If you've been feeling stressed/depressed/excited/nervous about the start of school, we feel your pain.
This is definitely a time when everyone's on a roller coaster of
emotions. All you can really do is ride it out (and not scream too
much).
If
you're starting a new school, that roller coaster probably has some
extra loops and dips. Remember that you're not on it alone, and others
have gone before you. We've gathered together our best advice and tips
in one place to help things go a little more smoothly:
And of course, you can read about other IML'ers' experiences on the "Going To A New School" You Said It page.
We'll send you off with our list of the Top Five Reasons Why Going To A New School Can Be Pretty Awesome:
5)
You know that teacher you never quite got along with? Not there. You
won't see him in the halls. You won't have to pass her classroom. Phew.
4)
Most people weren't around for that horrifyingly embarrassing thing
that happened last year. And if they were, they won't remember for much
longer, because pretty soon somebody else will do something even more
embarrassing, and you will quietly thank them for it.
3)
There will be at least one thing that's much better than your old
school. Maybe it'll be a bigger or better-located locker. Or a great
new teacher. Or no more uniforms. Or a club or team you can't wait to
join. Keep a lookout for that thing. Even when it seems like everything
else kinda stinks, you'll find it.
2) The new cafeteria's "Mystery Meat" will taste different than your old cafeteria's "Mystery Meat."
And 1) Three words: Fresh. Crush. Material. (Yeah!)
Good luck to all of you!
