Hmm, you'll undoubtedly make new friends if you changed schools, especially to an academy. But you should note that you're going to be the same person there that you are at your current school. I know you're young and it feels like you have no social mobility, but you do.
You could literally walk up to someone you don't even know at lunch or whatever and start a social dialogue with them. I'm intimating that you should stay because if you thing its hard to move, socially at a normal school, military schools will kick your butt. You won't have so much free time to devote to your friends at all.
If you find yourself pigeon holed in a place you don't like, you'll no longer have the freedom to walk. Think it over, it'll be a lot more regimented than your current school is.
It is hard to say for sure without knowing more about the present high school and SEA. Sounds like it might be a great opportunity and chance to meet new friends. Even at your present school, there is a chance to move out of a group of seven people.
Join an athletic team or get involved in other extracurricular activities like yearbook, school newspaper, debate etc. An advantage is a guy doesn't have to decide what to wear to school everyday. Yes, it can affect a guy's life in a positive manner. Good Luck!
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