Transition From Childhood To Adulthood

Something that really make my transition from childhood to adulthood was going from homeschool to a private high school. I was homeschooled from basically the time I was two through ninth grade. It was in tenth grade when I started attending this new school and going from being homeschooled for basically my whole life up until that point was rather terrifying to me.
I really didn't know what to expect so I think I expected the worse. I took me a while to get adjusted to the new environment, the people, and the scheduling. When I was homeschooled I still had to do the same types of classes, but I did them on the computer. I didnt have class mates and if I had questions I asked my mother so it was never uncomfortable for me.
So when my first day at this new school came I have to admit I cried because I was so scared, i mean most people do, but their first day is usually when they are three to four not sixteen. As the first few weeks went on I discovered that I had an immense fear of talking in front of larger groups of people that I didn't know. I have always been involved in extra activities even when I was homeschooled, but I had been around most of those people for years so I was comfortable around them because I knew them. So speaking in front of them was no
Making new friends was not as hard as I personally made it, people tried to be friend me, but I just didn't want to come out of my shell. I talked to everyone, but i took about two months for me to really open up and be the person I was. I am so glad that I did come out of my shell because I have such a great group of friends now. Once i really opened up and became more comfortable in my environment I thrived not only socially but academically. I even got first place in academic testing in my home state of New jersey and got to attend a national competition in the spring of my junior year. That was something I never thought would be possible until I