That's fine, but if a player goes in "blind" without customizing Sveta, then you start "Hated" by all the groups. I remember it being easier to at least "RP" into a clique by just playing the game, but it has been years since I last played. It would probably be useful to have a note/recommendation to customize your start or you'll never see gated content because of very difficult deadlines and few opportunities to build up relationship points. For reference, this is after working on the popular/cool kids with a school start + default build:
It's been awhile, but I don't remember much happening in the second half of the year. Maybe some of the content like the Sonia drama and Starlets arc could occur in the latter half of the school year for those who like a doable, if grindy, challenge?
An an aside, the nerd study group was available to me from the beginning, and then it disappeared as the relationship with the clique grew? I'm guessing that's supposed to be reversed, or a bug?