god high-school angst.. to be honest, highschool is a crock, as soon as you get out, you realize what a joke it is. I've been out for 4 years now.. wow.. still shocks me it's been that long. Any who.. my best words of advise
1) Make friends, do alot of activities, go to prom, and enjoy yourself the best you can.
2) Don't make yourself a target, unless you want to be. If your an extremely dorky kid, you need to learn how to conduct yourself out of highschool anyway, might as well start now. And yes that can include how you dress and what you do after lunch *rings back memories of kids playing magic* and being made fun of. If you don't want made fun of, don't draw a target on yourself, nuff said
3) if you dont care about getting made fun of, then more power to you, just don't complain about it
4) Don't stress, i remember stressing for tests like crazy, and thinking every little thing was a big deal, and it wasn't. I took only the ACT's applied to one college, got in, and am doing fine. The only time you really need to concentrate on a high GPA is if you want scholarships, a really good college, and applying for a very intelligent major.