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Walking through the hallways of Eleanor Roosevelt High School freshman year was somewhat intimidating. Being incredibly shy, I was one of the people being pushed aside so the older, bigger students could pass through. I entered high school with the mentality that the older the student is, the more respect and attention they “deserve.” Therefore freshman were at the very bottom of the list, including myself. All through elementary and middle school the students behaved like this, not associating with anyone younger or older than themselves. It took me most of my first year of high school to gain enough confidence to become extroverted due to my realization that all these ideas I had in my mind about the with seniority comes superiority did not exist at Roosevelt. On the very first day of school, a few seniors joined my friends and me at lunch. They offered advice and encouragement about high school, in a manner that never once made me feel like an ignorant freshman. The whole time I was expecting them to steal our lunch money or some ot