I've seen and I've met transfer students. They've been in my classes, they're been on my team, and I've sat and ate lunch with them. Not once did I think they were any different than I was. I was oh, so wrong. After recently transferring, I've been at my new school for about a week now. It's a whole other world when you're a transfer.

Walking into my first class, I realized I wasn't as nervous as I had thought. I was more nervous for the class itself, since it was Public Speaking, than meeting new people. I felt like I moved states and literally had no one, when reality was I still live in the same apartment with all my friends and switched to a new school 20 minutes away where I know 2 people!

The toughest thing about transferring is finding out information because you don't know who to ask and you don't have friends to look stupid trying to figure it out with. It's just you, yourself, and....you. And who are you going to sit with at lunch? (The first day of school I sat in my car and ate lunch by myself.)

But I'm here to tell you that it does get easier. You will make friends. It may take time and not happen as fast as you'd like but it's all worth it. You transferred for a reason. Just keep that in the back of your mind and enjoy all the opportunities for new experiences, opportunities, and friends!