Is HighSchool As Bad As They Make It To Be?

I was thinking. Is highschool gonna suck? Now I'v learned from middle school that those who aren't the skinniest or the tallest tend to be the laughing stock of the entire school.But I'm not worried aboout that. What I'm really worried about freshman Friday. Now legend has it that every Friday they play various pranks on us poor freshman. Such as wedgies,book bag turtling,trash canning and oh so many other cruel and unnecessary punishments. What do u think and how do I avoid these situations? All I know is if someone mess around and do something stupid I'm fighting for sure.