Ah high school, I remember it well. I may not the best person to talk to as I didn’t exactly experience much judgment from anyone (although some) and I was a member of the “popular kids”. (Simple fact. That’s what other people called us because we were well-known, we knew people at other schools, and we partied hardy). Oh, but I heard things about our group sometimes and they weren’t always positive. However, I do know that people overblow high school all the time. Don’t stress about it, what others said is true, there are plenty of others who are feeling the same way you are right now.
I moved to a different school (middle school, albeit) after already having a bunch of friends and I knew no one at the school. I felt awkward as hell. I also had to deal with being the smallest person in the whole school and having a voice like a little girl’s. But all it took was some talking to other people. Of course, they had to be interested in me as well, but I just found people I liked and really, I’ve been with that same group since 6th grade (it’s evolved since then), and I’m even going to college with several people from the “evolved” group.
I wasn’t big on sports either; I played track, which is a very easy sport, let’s face it, and almost all my guy friends played football or basketball, so I found it fun to join the cheering group and go to football and basketball games and cheer them on with other friends of mine, since I knew people on the team. But even so, sports is not all guys are interested in. I knew people who would rather go on the internet or read a book or listen to music or talk about random crap or act in a play or play an instrument than play sports. Lots of things to do and lots of things to get interested in, whether it’s classes, clubs, after school activities, whatever. You’ll find people with similar interests.
Being in the same classes as people is a way to make friends; I know that for sure, since I became friends with people I didn’t know before simply by being in the same class with them. It works. Take advantage of it.
One piece of advice: don’t try too hard. People don’t like it when it’s obvious you’re trying to hard to fit into a stereotype or be something else. Just do what you do, but talk to people. A lot of people expect others to come to them. I knew I couldn’t expect that when I moved to a new school. You have to go in there and do something about it, you have to talk to other people and get to know them. Believe me, I’m nervous about college because I know I’m going to have to make friends all over again and haven’t I done that enough for one lifetime?...lol
I’m 17 and just did the high school thing. Now it’s time to do the college thing. Sorry for the long answer, I suck. :(