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How to make friends in year 11

Hi, i'll be starting a new school in year 11 this september and im nervous as most people already have friend groups and i dont want to be a burden to them so how will i make friends without being weird?
Just be yourself. Always just be your true authentic self then making friends will come naturally to you. Don’t even try to change your personality or adapt it to different people just to fit in or just for people to like you. Don’t be a fake friend. I know from experience that it never end well and people always end up getting hurt. As long a your transparent and true to your self you won’t have a problem.
Don't strive to fit in, always strive to belong. I think if you try fitting in then friendships based on that will probably fall apart once you leave school. Ideally you also shouldn't worry if people don't like you because it's their problem if they don't. Young people can get really upset if other people don't like them, but that's usually not because you're the problem, it's their insecurity that prevents friendships from happening.

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