Freshman Year: Outsiders In School

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Outsiders in school are frowned upon for being different and not having the same qualities that kids their age have. Accepting the fact that you are different is hard to comprehend for many students that are looked at as outsiders. These student don’t have many friends, and may spend their lunch hour eating alone, because they have no one who accepts them as a unique individual. These students that went through this period of being an outsider will succeed in the future, because of the qualities that categorize them as an outsider are traits that help them succeed later in life.

Freshman year is a big year for everyone entering into high school. You are the youngest in the school again, you are brought into a new unfamiliar environment, you

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