Sometimes it's hard to remain true to yourself in high school when everyone's trying to make you conform to a certain thing. Here's some tips and suggestions on how to stay yourself through out high school.

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Find a group of friends that you like and like you. These are the kinds of people that won't try and make you be different. Try and hang out with these people as much as possible to develop a good relationship with them. These will most likely be your lifelong friends, so be good to them!
Dress the way you want to. If your school has a uniform/tight dress code, still obey these rules, but remain true to yourself. A few weeks before you start school, go to the mall and browse stores and find the clothes you like. It doesn't matter if it isn't "in fashion" if you like it, wear it, it's important to feel comfortable and not like you're wearing a costume. If you have a uniform/dress code, look at the rules. In the first weeks, make sure you're definitely in uniform, and just watch and see what everyone else is wearing, then become a little more bold in what you wear.
Buy school supplies that you like. It doesn't matter if it's meant for 3rd graders, if you like it, go for it! With backpacks, buy something functional. A lot of girls at my school are carrying around Juicy purses. I don't know why, if everyone else is, it doesn't mean you have to. Whatever you want. I have a giant purple backpack. Go with what you want. Heck, even carry your books around in your hands. (not recommended though, you may have to carry a lot of stuff)
Don't try and dress a certain way to fit a mold, because chances are, you'll eventually dislike it, or worse, be called a poser. So don't risk it, be yourself, if people don't like you for who you are, too bad for them. Don't talk trash about people because others are, that's just uncool, and may come back to haunt you. Just don't do it.
Try out for something you love (sports, plays, choir, band, etc.). It doesn't matter if it's "uncool" it's a great way to make new friends with similar interests as you. And, does it really matter if you were cool in high school? How many really successful people were one of the more popular people in high school. (Bill Gates? Steve Jobs?)

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Don't listen if people make fun of you. They don't matter.
It doesn't matter if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Though it may seem like everyone has one. They don't. Just don't worry about it. You'll have one eventually.
Ultimately, just be yourself, don't let others try and define you. Just be comfortable with yourself, and others will hopefully like you too.
Don't be mean to others, I can't stress this enough! If you're mean to people and don't respect them. They'll be mean and disrespect you. You don't need enemies. They're no fun.