How to make friends in the middle of the school year?

OMG!!! dude!! ur from Germany!!! thats awesome!!!! Anyways,You should try talking to people like ask them for help with class work and then say some good comment like "i like your shoes.where did u buy them?" and so on. I know it sucks but you have to "go through hell before you go to heaven" (= Good Luck!

Oh honey, don't cry. Your English is just fine. Get out there and join some clubs after school like the school paper or music and meet some girls that way. I know it's hard, because I grew up in an Air Force family and we moved every three years or so, often in the middle of the school year, and it is hard to make friends in a new school, especially with people who have been friends with the same kids for a long time. But people can be nicer than you would expect. Take it slowly, and put yourself out there. Why don't you find some volunteer work on the weekend that you would enjoy? Like an animal shelter or the neonatal intensive care unit at a local hospital? A lot of units that have babies need someone to simply hold and rock babies who don't get enough tactile stimulation. I know it's hard, and I sympathize with all my heart. I am sure in a year from now you will have made many good friends and feel right at home in your new school and city. You hang in there and know that you will be fine. God bless.

1Spend more time around people. If you want to make friends, you first need to put yourself out there somehow. Friends seldom come knocking on your door while you sit at home watching TV. Join a club with people who have common interests. You don't necessarily have to have a lot of common interests with people in order to make friends with them. In fact, some of the most rewarding friendships are between two people who don't have much in common at all, but if you have something in common with people, it can make it a lot easier to start a conversation and plan activities together.Use the web, but get out! You can join any group or just start your own. If you don't know of a specific topic, try searching for just a location. It's a great way to meet new local people! Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are great way to meet new people and learn more about the people you meet.Join a sports team. A common misconception about this is that you have to be really good at playing a particular sport in order to make friends with others on the team, but not all teams are so competitive. As long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates, joining a local team with a laid-back attitude could be a great way to make new friends.Volunteer. Volunteering is a great way for people of all ages to meet others. By working together you build bonds with people, and you might meet others who have a passion for changing things the way you do—a common cause.2Talk to people. You can join a club, go to school, or go to church, and you still won't make friends if you don't actually talk to people. By the same token, you don't have to be involved with an organization to talk to people, and any time you talk to someone, you have a chance at making a lasting friend. You can talk to anybody: the clerk at the video store, the person sitting next to you on the bus, or the person in front of you on the lunch line. Don't be too picky. Most conversations will be a dead-end of sorts--when you may never talk to that person again, or you just remain acquaintances--but once in a while you'll actually make a friend. Make eye contact and smile. If you have an unfriendly countenance, people are less likely to be receptive to your friendship. Be approachable by not squinting (get some glasses), frowning or appearing blankly deadpan, such expressions may look troubled or disinterested.Start a conversation. There are many ways to do this; a comment about your immediate environment (The weather is a classic: "At least it's not raining like last week!"), a request for help ("Can you help me carry a few boxes, if you have a minute?" or "Can you help me decide which one of these is a better gift for my mom?") or a compliment ("That's a nice car." or "I love your shoes."). Follow up immediately with a related question: Do you like this warm weather? What kinds of gifts do you normally buy for your mom? Where did you get shoes like that?Make small talk. Keep the conversation light and cheery. Even if you're complaining about something, make sure it's something you're both dissatisfied with, and emphasize the positive—how such a situation can be avoided in the future, or alternatives. Bounce a few words back and forth for a little bit.3Introduce yourself towards the end of the conversation. It can be as simple as saying "Oh, by the way, my name is...". Once you introduce yourself, the other person will typically do the same. Remember his or her name.4Initiate a get-together. You can chat your heart out but it won't get you a friend if you don't open up the opportunity for another conversation or meeting. This is especially important if you meet someone who you aren't otherwise likely to meet again. Seize the day! If you've discovered that the person you're talking to has a common interest, ask him or her more about it and, if appropriate, whether they get together with others (in a club, for example) to pursue this interest. If so, this is a perfect opportunity to ask about joining them. If you clearly express interest (when? where? can anyone come?) they'll probably invite you. If you have a club, band, church, etc. that you think they might enjoy, take the opportunity to give them your number or email address and invite them to join you.Ask them out for lunch or coffee. That will give you a better opportunity to talk and get to know each other a little bit better. A good way to extend yourself is to say: "Hey, well, I've got to go, but if you ever want to talk over lunch or coffee or anything like that, let me give you my number/e-mail address." This gives the person the opportunity to contact you; they may or may not give you their information in return, but that's fine. Maybe they don't have time for new friends—don't take it personally! Just offer your contact info to whoever seems to be potentially a good friend, and eventually somebody will get in touch.Don't do anything to pressure someone into being friends with you.

Hey, I'm also a sophomore (10th grade) :] Willkommen zu ( The United States)...Das ist so geil, dass du kommst aus Deutschland been taking german for a while but suck at it! :) I think you shouldn't be afraid to just go up to a couple of people during classes and be like Hi! :) Usually people like talkin to people from other countries...so lots of people would probably interested in you and life in Germany etc...:) There is a Russian girl in our school and everyone is like all over her...wanting to know how life is in Russia and making her say a couple of phrases in Russian...which sound super cool! :) sooo yea.....i guess a tip i can give u is 2 not be afraid of how other ppl will react towards u...and 2 just go 4 it! :)... ...u should prob practice ur english..or teen slang..i guess u can call it...sooo ppl can be more confident around u :) sooo yea:) hope i helped Good Luck :)

just try talking to people