It's like a stepping stone... that sets off booby traps as you're being chased by a giant rolling stone sphere. Then you get to high school, which is where you swim across a river filled with crocodiles and leeches. Then after you slowly and painfully make it across, you get to college, where nobody cares anymore but you're always tired and have deadlines.
Gonna sound lame, but you can do it! Just wait it out and don't let them scare you. Quick tips: eat healthy so you don't feel like crap later on, do homework pronto so you don't forget (it will happen) make friends with the least popular kids because they're the least likely to betray you, and have a hobby to enjoy, which will help you keep your sanity.
