I'm really nervous about 8th grade??!?

In my experience I had some trouble with 8th grade (socially) but other than that it was a lot of fun. You are thinking way too complex. Just wait til high school. I am a junior and I learned I needed to do way better in school. Do your best, listen in class, sure there will be the "cliques" at schools, but ignore them. Do your best, and everything will fly by!

I would think this problem would be for a seventh grader. Didn't you find your clique in seventh grade? Who did you sit with at lunch last year? But seriously, take a deep breath. Whenever there is a group project just turn to a girl that's kind of quiet too and say "partners?" Making the first move is difficult but if you never try anything, you'll never know where you stand. Don't let the popular crowd push you down. Don't even pay attention to them. Just do your own thing. Grow some spine. Don't even fuss about your locker. Usually it's a better location eight grade year. At least that's how it was for me and my friends. And plus, it's not under your control. Maybe taking up a sport or joining a club will find you new friends. I don't know, just don't stress about it.

I'm in 9th grade and trust me 8th grade isn't so bad. I'm shy and a loner to but the way I see it these asshole ''popular'' kids are not going to get ANYWHERE in life. They are the type of people that would cheat on their husband/wife when they are 50 years old and addicted to pain pills. I'm a guy so men are going to get into fist fights ALOT more often then women and when ever I got into a fight it wasn't even considered a fight the ''popular'' kids would run their big mouths calling me a pussy and ****, and IF came to swinging they would lay on the floor pleading for mercy or have their ''friends'' help them which wouldn't do ****. Fight usually amount to them trying to scare each other off and if that doesn't work they'll just squash the beef and live their lives like nothing happened. And by the looks of it you seem like a smart and responsible kid so teachers will know who is serious about learning and growing and who's not so don't worry about group projects because if the kids get to pick they'll choose their friends and just sit there and talk about who has the best shoes or who has the best phone, and you'll be left with someone like you to do the project with who WILL do their part and eventually become friends with him/her and the teacher will see that and will hook you up in a group again so don't worry and the teachers will see you're responsible and allow you to switch lunch tables if you'd like too. It's always the quite kids who have the hardest life and they WILL grow from that and become successful while they wont go anywhere in life. So I kind of went insane there because my anger got to me but here's the point im trying to make: Ignore them, if they step into your zone and mess with you just laugh with them or something that would make them bored and go away, and the fights are not serious at all it almost never becomes physical and if it does its very minor and its 99.9% of the time its men so don't worry about that, and you'll get your own group with people like you so dont worry about that either, people like you are going to own the lives of the ''popular'' kids in 20 years.And just ignore everyone that don't deserve your time.