Same here. Next year I will be attending a private school for th first time if I get in. March 9th! I have to waaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiit.

Public school isn't working for me. I think-hope* I will get in. 

*Think-hope is when you are relatively sure of something that you really want 

TOPTOPTOP That was same with me but I just needed scholarships.

Great for you! I'm so happy that you were able to get in. Unfortunatly, I have never stepped foot in a public school (the sort where more than one family goes for more than one day a week for about six to eight hours a day) with the expectation of learning something, academic wise, so no tips from a seasoned public scholar here. Just keep a smile on your face and be yourself (trust me. Being in the public has often made me be someone I'm not.)

I've been in public school almost my whole life. It is fun, and I think you'll like it.

Ooh, good luck. I've gone to either private (3 years of middle school) or public (the rest) school for my entire life, but my best friend is homeschooled this year and he has... mixed feelings about it? Anyway, these were my two fail-safe first-day-new-student rules: they may be entirely useless to you, but so be it. 

1. Keeping in touch with old friends isn't as difficult as people make it out to be. 

Well, perhaps that's a bit of a stretch. It can be difficult with casual acquaintances or *shudder* crushes, but with the closest friends you have - you'll find that keeping in touch with them isn't a chore on either side, but rather something you'll naturally want to do. It's more difficult, obviously - but in the age of digital communication, the most important elements of your friendships will remain. 

If you're into social media, then I'd say that Instagram or similar can help, but they're entirely optional - you don't need social networks to keep in touch with people, they just make it easier. 

2. Thou Shalt Not Fret About Making Friends. 

One thing I've learned is that on the first day of school, people have this tendency to plan out every detail - their outfits, their game plans, their coversation topics. It's a good thing to focus on to relieve anxiety for a first day at a new school, but don't focus too much on it - it's stressful, and if your plans are derailed then it'll be more trouble than it's worth to remember all of the meticulous planning.

And the truth is? On a first day at a public school, everyone is too busy paying attention to how they're presenting themselves, that they're not going to be judging you too closely. In the end, people who scrutinize and complain and set weird, unreachable standards are the ones who lose in the end. 

There's always someone who's willing to make new friends. Explore demographics; don't latch on to one group in hope of something, and don't settle for an environment in which you're not comfortable. Do you feel like you're not a part of the conversation? EIther try to make yourself a part of it, or you don't have to! If a group makes you feel unwanted or uncomfortable, then it's not your responsibility to somehow win them over. THere's always someone else, and it doesn't make you cowardly or anything for walking away. 

People will encourage you to stand out, participate, make new friends, form a posse - all of that is unnecessary. Just find people you trust and are comfortable with, even if it's just one person - and the route to that is however you're content to find people. There's always someone who shares your interests.

This might be very repetitive, because I never proofread posts for some mysterious reason.

I loved private and public school . It'll be fine (:

As you know, I've been in private school from when I was three until now so... yeah!

It's really hard to judge a private school cuz they're all so different! And I don't actually have a standard of comparison...

But for one thing I think there's a very different sense of pride than if you're on your own or if you're in a public school, at least at my school because it's way smaller. I know everyone in a grade above, with, or below me pretty well, like if they say, hey, iIfound your sweater on the playground, it's not weird or anything. 

I'm super glad for you that you got in, and hope you do great!