04-30-2012, 02:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-30-2012, 02:28 AM by Jacob__mybb_import1.)
Can't read all of the posts in this thread, since I just took a practice Calc 2 final exam and my brain is pretty much dead.
But I know exactly how you feel. The closest friendship I ever had was from 3rd to 5th grade. We ended up going to different middle schools, and after 6th grade I moved across the country. The first half of 7th grade was hell for a variety of reasons, but then I found a forum with a lot of people that were just like me (it was called the Game Creation Forum, I think I've linked to it before.) The community was pretty awesome, and it helped me to not feel socially isolated until I made some more friends.
It took me about 2 years to feel "at home" again, but I never really actively seeked out friendships - I just passively met people in class and at club meetings after school.
Have you thought about making a Facebook profile, just to communicate with your old friends? Don't worry about it being awkward, I added some people from my hometown 4 years after moving and they still remembered me well.
Edit: Just saw what you wrote about not being able to pay for college. My family's not rich either (lower middle class) but I could go to a good college just because of financial aid.
Just about everybody has to take out student loans from the government, and as long as you don't borrow too much (10% of your expected income after graduating is the rule, I think), paying them back shouldn't be a big deal. Depending on your family's income, you can get a subsidized loan, which has a lower interest rate.
Also, look for scholarships. My state has a program that pays all tuition for students with a good GPA that are going to an in-state public college, but even if you don't have that there are a lot of scholarships from other companies and individuals that you can apply for. I wish I'd started looking sooner, because there are probably as many for current high school students as there are for college students.
But I know exactly how you feel. The closest friendship I ever had was from 3rd to 5th grade. We ended up going to different middle schools, and after 6th grade I moved across the country. The first half of 7th grade was hell for a variety of reasons, but then I found a forum with a lot of people that were just like me (it was called the Game Creation Forum, I think I've linked to it before.) The community was pretty awesome, and it helped me to not feel socially isolated until I made some more friends.
It took me about 2 years to feel "at home" again, but I never really actively seeked out friendships - I just passively met people in class and at club meetings after school.
Have you thought about making a Facebook profile, just to communicate with your old friends? Don't worry about it being awkward, I added some people from my hometown 4 years after moving and they still remembered me well.
Edit: Just saw what you wrote about not being able to pay for college. My family's not rich either (lower middle class) but I could go to a good college just because of financial aid.
Just about everybody has to take out student loans from the government, and as long as you don't borrow too much (10% of your expected income after graduating is the rule, I think), paying them back shouldn't be a big deal. Depending on your family's income, you can get a subsidized loan, which has a lower interest rate.
Also, look for scholarships. My state has a program that pays all tuition for students with a good GPA that are going to an in-state public college, but even if you don't have that there are a lot of scholarships from other companies and individuals that you can apply for. I wish I'd started looking sooner, because there are probably as many for current high school students as there are for college students.