Top 10 Worst Things About 7th Grade

There are few things I'll miss from seventh grade. My friends, and that's about it.

So here are the 10 things I hated MOST about this year.

The Top Ten

Friends beginning to bail on you

Though, after that month, he left me for the popular kids and started bullying me about my smell, which wasn't true since I had great personal hygiene. I thought that maybe some perfume would help, so I brought one of the strongest good-smelling perfumes I could find and tried it on. Yet, the bullying got worse.

I had this friend (we will call her Emilia because I don't want to reveal her real name). We used to talk and hug ALL the time in sixth period. One day I hugged her, and she pushed me away. I was like, "Oh. Ok." And I always said "Hi" to her in the morning. She would always ignore me. I didn't know what her problem was because I never talked behind her back. She literally just ghosted me after that. No wonder why she isn't liked because she pretends to be people's friends all the time. (I'm besties with her ex-bestie now.)
Arrogant people

Where I live, people became arrogant at the start of 6th grade. I switched schools, and now it's even worse! I'm in 7th grade, and I have four more months until I graduate. I'm tired of gossip, people yelling at me for every small thing, and being jealous of my grades.
I have no problems with teachers. It's just my classmates. I have zero friends, and I'm in a village school with 30 people in it, and it's worse than it sounds. I get criticized for everything, and my classmates are some of the most arrogant people anyone would ever have the chance to meet. They're even worse than kids in big schools.

Yes, some to most people are very arrogant, but at my school, people are just obnoxious. Tranquility, guys, but people will say something in a certain way to get everyone's attention, and I find this one of the most annoying things there is during this year.
Judging people by their looks

I'm not what people would consider "pretty," even though my mother always reminds me that I'm beautiful. I'm nice and humorous, which to me is like being beautiful on the inside.
However, I know loads of people who only judge others by their looks, not their personalities or attitudes. One of my closest (and nicest) friends is on her second boyfriend. They've been going out for a week, and I have to admit that I had the slightest bit of a crush on him, but it's hard not to, since his looks are godly.
I stopped crushing on him after about two weeks of them dating because I found out he had a terrible personality and attitude. In a month's time, my friend's even planning a breakup.
Extremely immature behavior

It was even worse as kids, but seventh grade hit that weird point of "kids trying to be mature but failing miserably."
Albeit, it's seventh grade. Be a kid when you're a kid. As stated above, trying to sound grown up isn't very mature either!

How do seventh graders on my bus still think they are the "class clowns" around here?! What's worse is that they talk about private parts. I can't stand them playing around and standing up on their bus seats thinking, "Oh my God! Look at me! I'm a flipping god ruling this bus!"
Complex math

I used to love math. 7th grade was the last year I could do math without difficulty. It got increasingly harder from that point on. I hate math now.

The math this year was just idiotic. When am I going to need the area of a cone in my lifetime?

I had a hard time with the Common Core Math... And I'm good at math.
Fake friends

Yup, I once had fake friends. One of my friends was religious, and we were like best friends! Then her mom thought I was a bad influence on her, and I don't get why.
I never did anything. I never said anything! Then her friends started talking behind my back, and I had no idea. One of them keeps messaging me when we are not at school. But I am going to 7th grade this year. I can't wait to find new friends though.

Everybody in 7th and 8th grade is so fake. Almost no one is loyal to you. Don't bother having lots of friends in 7th and 8th grade. They will use you or be fake nice to you.
Bullies

Honestly, where I'm from, I could win a medal for being the most bullied person. I've been bullied for who I am since I was very young, and I'm talking like 2, 3, or 4 years old. Right now, I'm in seventh grade, and I am a favorite target for bullies.
My middle school isn't necessarily the biggest school, but there are a lot of students there. I have many friends and a few close friends. However, I seldom see my friends, and my close friends and I all suffer from the same problem. Everyone judges and picks on us because of who we are, and it just isn't right.
I can tell you one thing for sure: bullies aren't just a middle school thing. They're a life thing. They're always going to bully you in any way they can. But remember this: letting the bully win lets them think they can continue to bully you. Don't let them win. No matter how much you think that bully is going to destroy you, remember the truth. You are just a tween (or teen), and that bully is just a sad girl (or boy) who lacks attention at home.
Rather than feeling sorry for yourself, think about why the bully is doing what they are doing. They could be treated the same way at home, craving attention, or they themselves are insecure and want to put the attention on someone else. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Someday, when you make it big in life, which you will, remember to go back and thank that bully for helping you be a stronger person. You can face big challenges now! Besides, thanking them might make you both feel better.
Sexism

One day, during gym, my friend and I (boys) ran the whole 1/3 mile track and were out of breath. We saw 10 or so girls sitting down, and our gym teacher was talking to them. We sat down since we were exhausted.
The gym teacher immediately yelled at us, "START DOING SOMETHING, DON'T JUST SIT THERE!" What!

At my school, guys have to run more miles than girls because of sexism.

My teachers have this thing against boys, even the guy teacher! I hate 7th grade.
Schoolwork after state testing

That's right. After the state test, I got a HUGE packet from all FOUR of my subjects. You are kidding me.

Finished state testing. They call it end-of-year exams. There are four months of school left.

I say, learning 50 states sounds a lot harder than learning 32 counties.
Annoying 8th graders

I'm in eighth grade, and I have to say, I do agree with this statement because some of the eighth graders (mostly the males) think they are sophisticated and all-knowing. It's really annoying, especially if you ride the bus in the morning and in the afternoon.
I usually see guys doing the Water Bottle Challenge while I stare at them blankly thinking, What has life become?

The 8th graders at my school call me and the rest of the seventh graders "sevys." It gets really annoying sometimes, like I'll just be walking to the bathroom and someone yells, "SEVY!" But then the coolest teacher in the school started calling the 8th graders "eightys," and now that's a thing.

The Newcomers

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Low self-esteem and self-doubt

I hate myself because I'm not popular. This is because I don't gossip or have a crush, and I'm a nice person.
Also, I'm not a tall, white, skinny/thick girl who only wears Adidas leggings, crop tops, and Air Force 1s.
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Censorship

And I thought 6th grade was overly censored. Oh my god, is 7th grade even meant to be a real grade?

Oh, you should see the school Chromebooks. Almost everything is blocked, and if it's not, it gets blocked the next day.

The Contenders

Pressure to get perfect grades

In elementary school, there are fewer expectations, but when you enter seventh and eighth grade, parents can be like perfectionists, and this does more harm than good to a child.
That's why they should give consequences for learning instead of punishment. Even when we do some bad things, we need to learn because we are not fully grown graduates.

My parents swear at me because I have the "worst" grades, but I have 100% in all classes.

Well, one is expected to get perfect grades regardless of whether in 7th grade or 11th grade.
Racism

Everyone at my school was so racist about everything, and when someone made a joke about it, they all laughed. It was so annoying. 7th grade is the worst year ever.
Friends suddenly dumping you

Same with me. One of my "best" friends always played Minecraft and Roblox with me and helped me during science projects. But then in 8th grade, after I said that I supported LGBTQ+, he dumped me.

This has happened to me with three really close friends already, and I'm currently friendless.

In 6th grade, I became friends with a pretty, funny, nice girl. We survived math class together and have so many funny memories. It was a blast.
But this year, she doesn't even want me to sit at the popular table at lunch. She is way more interested in the popular girls than me.
Language arts

Every single week, I have to do five-paragraph essays, projects, classwork, and much more. In the span of a week, this is ridiculous because a 12-13 year old shouldn't be doing this.
I am also learning poetry when I want to study engineering. I don't see a point in studying Language Arts if I'm doing engineering. When will poetry show up while making a shape?! It's pointless and time-consuming. I failed three tests because I had five on one day in Language Arts!

I've been having this class since 5th grade. And I still have this class in 10th grade, and it's even worse because we get even more quizzes and essays. However, at least I liked the other teachers more than the one I got in 7th grade.
I mean, he wasn't bad. He just sounded the most boring.
Getting homework on the weekends

I once got two projects on a five-day weekend where we could've had some fun.
Tattletales

I once was told off for "flipping someone off." All I did was wiggle my finger.
Then I got told off for sticking up my pinky.
Then I got told off for sticking up my ring finger.
Then I got told off for sticking up my pointer.
Then I got told off for telling the person to stop telling on me.
Did I mention this was all in a single day?

They tell on you for completely made-up stuff. They tell on you for being taller than them, even if they are twice your height. You mention someone, and they tell on you for gossiping.
Popular kids

Some popular kids are actually nice. Emphasis on the word some. Most of them think they are too good for everyone and treat people who aren't popular like trash. I, for one, don't put up with their crap, so they don't do it to me, but it's the others I feel bad for.
They sometimes come up to you and say hi as if something is funny. The thing I learned is to not give them the satisfaction of a reaction. If you do, they'll continue to pick on you because you're giving them what they want.

It's really annoying when the person you fancy, this is a boy by the way, only likes the girls that are pretty and popular. It doesn't matter that some girls and boys aren't considered pretty, good-looking, or popular. It's about their personality.
Getting an erection in the middle of class

That is the worst time to have it.
Puberty

I've just begun wearing bras this year, and I feel self-conscious about my bra strap showing and my breasts looking bigger. One time my bra strap slipped off my shoulder, and I embarrassingly fixed it.

I didn't feel comfortable either. But then it's a thing we all go through. And yeah, everything gets normal soon.

Yeah, this tends to throw people for a bit of a loop. Keep your chin up, Mikey. It gets better soon.
Immature boys
Pointless history lessons

Basically, you study for hours, pass a test, and forget everything. Everything in school is just basically memory tests.

If I have a history teacher that makes me open my binder and date again and again, why even learn about it?
Mean teachers
Homework

I am writing this in the middle of doing my 7th grade homework. It sucks! I'm always doing homework, by the way.

I get hours of homework every weekend.

Homework is the worst thing about school.
Teachers playing on their phones

Teachers are so hypocritical. They give you detention for having your phone out, yet they play on their phones.
People who never stop talking

Certain people, mainly the popular kids, won't stop running their mouths about others. And when they aren't spreading rumors, they are constantly running their mouths in class, which leads to the teacher hating the entire class. That then leads to her giving out extra homework to the entire class, whether you're a straight-A student who never gets in trouble or if you're a hooligan who doesn't complete their work and screws around in class.