Im going to 8th grade in the fall. In 6th and 7th grd. I was in the Philippines. How do I survive.?
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Just be yourself.  You will be fine.
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Middle school is a great place.  You have lots of teachers and meet new people.  Remember that the teachers will help you and answer questions, so don't be scared.  It'll be a great time.
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Trust me im in eight grade, middle school isnt too bad. You are going to have to deal with:\n\n~~friend fights, they will only last 3 days at the most. \n\n~~Everyone has boy problems even in highschool just dont pay so much attention to them that u start to fail school caz ove ccan hurt ya.\n\n~~ Also trust me when i say this its better to have a few friends in middle school that are close then alot of friends which make u seem so called popular. Being popular is overrated and most of those so called friends will start drama and talk about you behind you back so make true friends...hope that helps! Good Luck ; )
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Try to watch here:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=special+education+philippines&go=Go
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High school is not as hard as you think, it's kinda like middle school only your teachers arent gonna care if you have a crapload of homework from another class.  Also there is alot more people there your not gonna know.  So get some of your friends and make plans to hang out the first day so you aren't alone.
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If you can find a job while still in the Philippines, I would make that the highest priority.  After you find the job, you will also have a better idea about where you want to live.  It doesn't do any good to find a house, and then get a job so far away that you have to find yet another place to live.
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middle school was bad for me but i can give you a few tips\n1. dont talk about anyone\n2.hang out with as many people as you can\n3. keep your secrets\n4.tell the truth\n5. keep your grades up\n6. keep a positive attitude\n7. Never get discouraged to do anything & keep your head up \n\ndo this and you will be fine \n\nin middle school i did most of this stuff  its just that i learned not to trust everyone with your secrets or life a little too late  - that and the fact that my school was pure hell is the reason that my mid school experiance was kinda bad
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Before you do anything, check out the local filipino community and see if they can help with advice.\n\nIf you want to go there, do your homework on where you're going. If, for example you intend to settle in Palawan or Mindoro the chances are you'll get kidnapped unless you have bodyguards. Manila is OK but again, areas are dangerous expecially at night. Best option is somewhere like Baggio, Tagatay, Quezon City or Angeles City. you can live very well there on a monthly income of £400, as long as your accomodation is paid for, i.e you own a decent house. Remember the PI is a developing country so theres no constant electricity, Water is pulled up from a deep well and utilities are unreliable.\nEnglish is very widely spoken in PI, mostly at basic level but certainly enough so you don't have to learn Tagalog. The traffic, corruption and way of life suits some, but not all. Best advice is to go there a few times yourself, bring her here on a tourist Visa a couple of times (you need to provide funds in her A/C for that) and go from there.\n\nMake sure you have all the Visa regs sorted out, an overstay makes her persona non grata. for you ging there , there are visa rules but there are ways around it through corruption.\n\nIf she comes here and improves her English then she can qualify for a work permit after 2 years (I think) and find gainful employment. Local filipino communities are very helpful and easy to find, pin a notice up in your local hospital where there are probably numerous Filipino nurses, or simply ask someone.\n\nAlso, if you bring her here she will want to call home all the time (boredom, homesickness) so get a load of cheap international phonecards. \nGood luck
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Hey 13. Alaskan crab fishing and a job on a S.W.A.T. team will both possibly get you killed. Better try thinking about other avenues of employment. Be smart. Stay in school. Be a famous heart surgeon or something like that. It's much safer and I'm sure pays a whole lot more. Good luck and God bless. Life is very short. Enjoy every moment. You never know when it may be your last.
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Take it from a guy who came up the hard way.  Stay in school.  Learn all you can at every opportunity.  Learn to do as many different things as you can.  When you get to be my age you'll be thankful you did!
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First of all, it's Philippines. :] Well, good grades always count for a lot. But I doubt that there are a lot of scholarship opportunities here either. But try checking out the websites of Philippine universities and maybe there are some.
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This is from past experience:\n\n1. Make sure you know where all of your classes are. Getting lost is terrible. \n \n2. Don't hang with the druggie crowd. It may seem popular now, but you will regret it in years to come. Because, a)The popular kids will have done well in school, gone on to college and made something of themselves, while the druggies are all dead or living on welfare and sleeping in Appalachia-style trailers. b)You have so much more to give to the world.\n\n3. Study. You will reap the rewards one day.\n\n4. Try some extracurricular activities like music, French club, etc... You will get so much out of these positive actions.  \n\n5. Take pictures of you and your friends and teachers. It will be neat to look back on your old life when you are older. \n\n6. Keep your chin up. You are special. You deserve the best. Don't settle for less. Believe in yourself. Try try try. You may be in 6th grade and going to a new school, but it doesn't mean that you are less than anyone else. I understand that you are leaving all you know and going to have to meet new friends, new teachers and get around a new school. I've done it, others have done it, and you can do it. Be resolved. Be firm. Walk proud. Start school in August with an "I-can-do-it-attitude!" In no time you will be graduating and your first day of 6th grade will be a thing of the past.
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you could find chatmates who can chat with you. the ones who can speak english well and are willing to teach you. or, if you're still attending school, make friends with people who speak english a lot. you may also start reading pocketbooks. =) i learned english when i was still young(that was my first language, although i am a filipino and our language is filipino). you can do it! just read and read. sooner or later, you'll be able to speak english fluently.
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Get organized. U won't be able to do anything without knowing what is goign on. Study for a least an hr. a day, and if u don't get the material, get a tutor they help a lot. Also if ur school has any after-school clubs that help kids that are having trouble join! Take notes in class, and I know that this is sort of boring because ur teachers probably drone on about something that u think isn't important, but that will probably be in the exam, try to listen to ur teachers. Cancel all plans with friends because u need to pass or ur future is down the toilet. Make sure u study a lot (even on weekends!) I hope u pass the exams I know they are SUPER hard, but I sure do hope this helps. Don't worry a lot of people go thru the same thing u ar going thru right now! If u need any help, use Yahoo Answers there is a lot of people out there that want ot help (like me)!
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Study, do your homework, see if there is extra credit that you can do.  There is still a lot of time in the school year.
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Life is hard and even harder for someone who has dropped out of school. Even a GED is harder to pass than high school. So stick with school, graduate, finish college, and have a great life. Good luck.
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i learned that the really strict catholic school i went to up till 8th grade taught me a lot more than some of the other schools around were teaching. in 9th grade i took all the honors or college-prep classes, and a lot of it was stuff i had already done in 6th grade. but, that kinda hurt me too, because i had already done that stuff, i got used to not having to really work at it. by 11th grade things caught up with me, but i was so used to not trying that i didnt care to open a book at all unless i was going to fail.