DengueDucky

I also highly recommend that guide

I don't.

You can see what connections go through. No more than with GrapheneOS, and with stock I don't have to trust the mentally unstable with my security.

Remove Google apps as part of the debloat process, restrict permissions beyond what Android allows by default for all system apps, using App Ops and Shizuku. Accomplishes the same thing as GrapheneOS.

You can make stock Android much more private. Universal debloat tool + Invisible Pro - remove unnecessary apps, restrict internet access to only the apps you want to have internet access, add a tracker blocker list.

Nobody cares what your rank in your school is. There's no need to transfer if you're at the bottom.