How to Become Popular in High School
Posted by: James Lewitzke in Manipulation, SociologyHigh School is probably a living hell for some (if not most) students. Here is my definitive guide to becoming the most popular person on campus.
Let me start off by saying however, I was NOT apart of the “popular crowd”. However, I wasn’t a part of the “geek crowd” either, as a matter of fact, I wasn’t apart of ANY crowd, I was just ME. I never cared to become, or even attempted at reaching a level of popularity at that time in my life, I had the wisdom and the foresight to realize that no matter how popular one may become, it doesn’t mean squat in the real world.
Buuuuuut…………..
The social status is certainly achievable, and with a little manipulation, it is definitely possible to reach this position yourself. This is how I would have done it if I actually *did* care about becoming popular.
While it may be true that trends and fads change over time, and every high school throughout the world is different (I’ll be the first here to admit that I don’t know what the international school levels are, so I’m speaking from the American perspective.), the foundations of the plan undoubtedly remains the same.
First Step: Know the Playing Fields and Understand the Collective Groups of Peers
This is crucial, without knowledge of your peers and your high school settings, you’ll get nowhere. The guide I’m writing here won’t turn you into a popular student overnight, it will take proper planning and a few weeks (or months, depending on your current status) of scoping the and analyzing your potential strategies.
The first investigation involves the various groups available. Recognize your targets and make sure no one suspects your reconnaissance work:
- The Jocks = Athletic, always discussing last night’s game with their fellow teammates and coaches, are often intimidating
- The Social Butterflies = Always talking, making friends with just about anyone, and attend every social event the school offers
- The Intelligent Ones (Non-Nerds) = Eloquent within their academic circle, yet smart enough not to associate themselves with the outcasts of the system
- Other = Any other group that may be known either specifically to your school region or may have been ‘missing’ from this list
Step Two: Choose A Group and Plan
After an adequate amount of time has passed, the time comes where you have to choose a group and formulate a covert strategy.
TIP: Be sure you Pick a Group You Can Be Good At! You know you don’t belong in the athletic group if you only weigh 85 pounds and can’t even complete the mile run.
Some ideas to keep in mind as you develop your plan include:
- Start off small. You don’t want to rush into crazy events such as mooning everyone at the next pep rally or something similar. You’ll give your position away too early.
- Don’t hold back. This roller coaster ride of a plan will involve making friendships, destroying hearts, betrayal, and even subtle manipulation of events. The inevitability of the lack of emotional distraught means it would be wise to train yourself both physically and psychologically, and not grow too attached to any specific person or peer group.
- Be sure to cover all your bases. Missions rarely go according to the written game plan, so it is of the utmost importance that you have every possible angle covered, the shifting of original steps on the spot, and the calculation of every precise point in your overall strategy as you plan to dominate the battlefield of High School.
Next Step: When you feel Ready and Confident Enough, Craft and Execute your Plan
After careful timing and consideration, the time comes to set your ultimate goal in motion.
Remember, most teenagers are easy to manipulate, not the kids themselves exactly, but ranking highly among the social hierarchy of the school shouldn’t be too difficult of a task. Just about every school has one, and be aware that you are going to have rivals.
Don’t backstab your competitors immediately, it is important to have allies and improvising tactical advances in the Art of War is a necessity. You will get nowhere in this field of combat if you decide to go at it entirely alone.
The Fourth Step: Earn some Thought Out and / or Crazy “Popularity Points”
Popularity Points (PP) can be useful to raise your awareness of your current status during the school year. While these spcific numbers aren’t set in stone, they don’t apply everywhere, as specific groups require different point values. So use these approximate numbers to your advantage, where 0 PP means you’re the biggest loser on campus, and 100 PP means you’re Ruler of the High School:
- 2 PP = Earn an after-school detention, Attend the Pep Rally, Crack a witty joke in front of a crowd (+1 if during a class)
- 5 PP = Get a date and / or enter a relationship ( +5 if they’re at least somewhat popular), Start a fight, Score the winning point(s) at the end of the game in your respective sport
- 10 PP = Receive straight A’s for a whole year, Purchase and show off an automobile, Host a party at your home (-5 if your parents catch you)
- 25 PP = Win a prestigious title such as Homecoming King (or Queen), Win a Sports Championship, Sleep with a teacher
- -5 PP = Act like a pussy and back away from a challenge, break down in the middle of the hall, join the chess team or computer club
If you suck at mathematics, don’t use the above system I laid out, instead follow the guidelines, but go with your gut (or better yet, don’t even attempt to become popular, you can’t get to the top without knowing a little math).
It is also important to NOT repeat each point-earner. Spread out where you decide to earn points. Some people might find it a tad suspicious if you enter twenty relationships throughout the year, they’ll perceive you as a slut.
And the Final Step: Remain at the top until you no longer wish to
(If you haven’t obtained at least 100 PP in one year, go back to step four and try again.)
Now you’ve done it, you’ve climbed to the top the social mountain, congratulations!
Is it everything you’ve expected it to be? Are you truly happy with your current status as Champion of your High School?
Perhaps it becomes boring at the top, you may feel lonely up there, or there’s just too much attention for you to handle; whatever the reason is, bow out with grace. It is very easy to lose your status on top of the ladder, and difficult to regain that special status.
Whether you are happy at the top or not, as one final piece of advice, remember just how much this means to yourself and your friends (and just how much the rest of the world actually cares about it).
Popularity of males is namely ranked by athletic ability, level of humour, and the extent to which we are helpful towards others - Coie and Dodge (1988).
Interesting post you made. You’ve obviously thought it out. But therein lies the problem. If we become mechanical when trying to strengthen our popularity, we can lose ourselves.
The major part of establishing popularity, that most psychologists agree on, is confidence and self-esteem. More confidence equates to more interaction. More interaction can lead to a greater popular:unpopular ratio. Arguably, therefore, simply increasing your self-esteem (resulting in greater confidence) will likely result in greater popularity.
But at the end of the day we must ask ourselves, why try so hard when we will only be there for a fraction of our lives? Luckily, I have the confidence to maintain a good group of friends and get along generally with anyone and everyone. Some, I see, are not so fortunate. But if it boils down to it, I would sooner concentrate on my studies and future than getting atop of a superficial ladder that will only disappear when I leave the establishment.
Thanks Mik,
While I do agree that confidence can play a big role in it the scheme of things, it’s not all that is necessary. Some can have all the confidence in the world, yet still only remain at a mediocre level on the popularity scale.
I do agree to about the “superficial ladder” part you mentioned. It doesn’t benefit you in the long run. And after you graduate, (which is only a few short years away), all that hard work is lost.
yeah, but you have a hell of a time during those short few years.
live it while you can because high school is something you’ll remember your whole life & if it’s a living hell & your at the bottom then its no fun…
Why do this
Why become popualer because where im standing you are popualer for who you are.. not how you look and dress ..who you are and if any ones dum eough to come on this web page just so you can become popualer well
dont because it can runnin your friendship with overs! Dont just think bout ya self think about others around you aswell.xxx
Well, actually, he has some valid points and I do believe that he is correct in saying that if I were to act as he said to act, I would be pretty popular, even though i would be starting at the average to high level of popularity.
Hey are you the Thomas from Davies? The one with the big penis from that party?
ha no i am the one with the big penis(;
hell yeah think about popularity in a different way not all people can be popular so just hang out with the people you like and just do what you do and if u do it well then your bound to become at least a little popular
yeah, your right..
but first thing, i used to not be popular but i did hang out with the popular group. I was a huge douche to everyone until i realized that i burnt so many bridges that i had no connections outside of my close friends. So after the summer of 9th grade i tryed my hardest not to make anyone mad, be nice, and not be so cocky (im very cocky ha).
What most of you guys need to know is that its not about being “mr. popularity” its about making friends that you will have for the whole short life that you live on this earth. If you spend too much time worrying about what other people think then that is going to mess up your head WAY too much.
I have a story. One of my friends (dawn) was with me at a football game and i was amongst my other friends and well.. i was drunk lol. And i got along great with everyone, making people laugh (not at me, with me), and just being cool. I realized that being drunk makes you pretty much have tunnel vision, you dont see how people around you take what your doing THUS getting rid of insecurity. I would talk to anyone and everyone and its wierd but i just acted (not like wierd or anything) like i didnt care (which i did) but people started liking me, i was starting to make a lot of friends and make connections.
I got invited to parties, had fun, lived my high school life in the lime light..
Last thing, BE YOURSELF.. dont fake ANYTHING! no one can stand a person that is two-faced, or isn’t themselves so if your nerdy, HELL! BE NERDY WITH NERDS! IF YOUR ATHLETIC.. BE A JOCK.. do what you do, everyone fits into a social group..
AND.. never be wierd
mmm I get your point, but A. no one wants to talk to me because of rumors how I look ect. and I just don’t know what to say, any advice?
Starry,
Remember to begin by figuring out your strengths and weaknesses, and be sure to use them to your advantage.
You’ve stated that you have problems speaking and feeling social, so what you have to do is start small. Find a group at your school that doesn’t require much verbal communication amongst one another, then begin to build confidence in yourself and increase your skills when talking to peers, one step at a time.
I can’t really go into detailed specifics at this time, as it will vary for every student, depending mostly on who you are and where you feel your current status is within the school.
when you hear shit like that just say to yourself, they are jelous or insecure and want to be me,,,thats what i do, and if someone ever confronts you about any of the rumors just be like what the hell are you talking about? and when they tell you who they heard it from just say whos that i have no idea who your talking about.
Best thing to do? Ignore it. Eventually, if you think on the positive side of things, your time in high school will improve greatly. Just remember, in the real world, nothing that ever happened, or said, in high school, will matter. Life’s a bitch, but we just have to deal with it, and then it all gets that much better.
just be nice and dont give people the impression they allready think everyone is cool in a different way just chill with the people who accept you you will eventually meet new people and form new relationships if your a girl do something new with your hair or something to draw attention make yourself look pretty when you look pretty you feel pretty and are more aproachable if your a guy talk to more girls than guys wether or not people say it they see it and people will see you as a cool kid who can hold his own with the ladies
Dear to whoever wrote this,
I can’t believe you have the audacity to even write this bunch of nonsense. What is popular? Because there is no such thing. This whole “blog” is the sterotypical High School Musical type scenrio that only exists if you make it. Yeah there are cliques but one for everyone. No one should have to work to make people like them. If they are just themselves people will like them for who they are. Whats wrong with “nerds”? This whole thing is a bias piece of shit. When i read the “PP’s” i thought this was an actual joke.
Thank you.
If you thought this was a hardcore rocket-guide-to-the-top, serious-minded post, then you obviously know nothing about this website nor my writing styles.
if you thought it was SO stupid then how come you read it?
you obviously looked it up for a reason because you are insecure about yourself & are obviously a nerd since you clearly stated “what’s wrong with nerds!?”
negative comments are not needed in the world & people like you are what make it so hard to have fun so do us ALL a favor & take out the sticks up your ass & go study your math book=)
hahaa! done in!
sorry i come from england. and ie want to become more popular. i am quite popular at the moment, but not enough! my boyfriends getting in fights because of me. so if ie become queen bee (most popular girl in school) he wont anymore? because then people wont start on him!
but i find everyones oppinion intresting! i think your all right i your own ways but when one peron said: people should like you for yourself! i think that is right but not true. have youh noticed that people hang around with other people who are similar too thereselfs e.g. asian people hang around with other asain peole! and thats why they like youh! so if your not popular and want to get into that croud iam sorry but your going to have to change yourself! or ‘act’ like your one of them but youh will get caught up and turn out like them! this always happens!
your going too have to munipulate what everyone says and your going to have too make people like youh! if the queen bee likes youh everyone follows! but dont start big! your proberly trying to become popular quickly but thats not going to happen! its going to take time! unless your doctor who or something?!?!?! but as it says in the blog or whatever it is! youh need to date someone popular (then youh will be known as the girl/boy who dated NAME) then youh build up your reputation from there, youh mix with people a bit more and more evry week! start hagging with popular people and work your way up to the top! one your hanging with the most popular person youh have to defeat them! this will be hard and may take a while to do! just remember act the part, be the part, and always look gorgeous! people will find youh atractive! and once youh have dated a few people off the football team your defently popular!
bringing them down: this is going to be the hard part! youh need to spend a few nights planing how your going to do this! observe the weeknesses! and defently the strengths because youh can make them also become the weeknesses! just play with the queen bee’s emotions make her put on some weight or somehing (a girls weight is always improtant!)
if youh think this is spitefull? just get over it! life is that way! and school is one big popularity contest!
your right, HighSchool Musical all the way. And Yes “pp”; kinda stupid. but beleive it or not, my school had this post on B-Room walls with the “most Popular” people, and they were always the ones who did those weird ass things this person blogged about. and there were the typical mean girls who Tried to be popular; but only got so far. cutos for that one. but what did you mean by “there are cliques, one for everyone.”? it wasnt that way for me i mean the Jocks were also in the chess club and the robotics team. mabye my school just wasnt typical. i was the team captian of our soccer team but also the Betta cheerleader (my schedule was REALLY tight, no time for relationships.) and one more thing it helps to have a name like mine, interesting and uncommon. when people hear Siberisc or Sib they remembered it.
what the hell are you talking about this is all well written and makes the best sense of popularity iv ever heard. Some people aren’t that lucky and no one likes them for who they are because they dont thats simple to understand.
first of all your completey wrong this ladder of popularity does exist and the more you ignore it the farther down you go i know what your trying to say but most teenagers are those stupid highschool musical type fags whether they know it or not
ok, first things first, this article has legit examples of how high school works. its all about who you know and ur relationship with the people even if its aquaintence or best friend or boy/girl friend. obviously u are anti social if u are so opposed to his argument. [rest my case.]
i understood every step of this guide. i saw my friend do something like this once, except it ended up making one giant group at which we was the “head of” in a sense. the funny thing is this process made my friend literally go insane. he had something like a mental breakdown. so when he basically “dropped from power” the WHOLE group broke apart. it was one of the most dramatic things i had ever seen. i don’t think it just kinda broke people up but it also probably sent half of those people into depression. im not going to lie when i say that social standings are just phycological minipulations set in place. i Really wouldn’t recommend this to anyone. sorry man. its a good idea but it didn’t survive the experiment in the long run. the group lasted about a year
Maybe you should re-read the post again.
Wow, I don’t agree with the comments at all.
If you want to be popular, learning how to do it is a nudge in the right direction.
That doesn’t mean you’ll “Lose” yourself.
Nice job.
I totally agry with Andrea this is stupid BUT KIND OF FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yo…..i read this….but theres this problem…im just to god damn shy…im funny…like i crack a joke in classce? thx and everybody laughs….im too shy to go and make my move…any advi
Yes, first, learn to write (and probably speak) proper English. Remember, nobody likes a dumbass.
Then, be sure you use a COMBINATION of the points above and practice to get over the shyness. Make sure to follow the guide step-by-step.
dont be an asshole your the type of dick who has has friends but nobody really likes you should learn to keep your shut and be nice
Can’t you just right like a human being??????????????
why would you say that to him dont be a dick
you got to overcome it man ive had the same problem but before you make your move dont think about it untill your allmost in front of her call her name and get her attention that way you make yourself back out and when ur there just talk be freindly and dont listen to that other bitch who commented on your speaking girls like a little mystery in know it sounds weird but its true girls are easy to fool when it comes to boys all you got to do is make a good impression and make her laugh and from there your allmost in with more time and more talking your there
noo wayy doo iee agree!!!
nott only cause ie am a girl but, most girls can see right through boys!
we class them bad boy, sweet inersent type so on even before youh talk to us, so if youh do we are prepared!
andd btw what youh said was so sexist! and if youh talk like that infront of girls god help youh! youh are really disrespectfull! and tbh a d**k!
Being popular isn’t something you can be, its jsut what u are. It sucks anyway, dont even bother, your life is a living hell. yes everyone loves you, everyone envies you but what if that could kill you. We had someone bring a gun into my school in june. and he had a list. and i was on it. i was scared when i heard that. Be yourself, dont let us bring you down, have fun the way u want to. I like the life of the perfect popular teenager, when really, i never stop screaming on the inside. love who u r not what u wish you were.
thanks brad
Now this is POWERTALK!!!!!!!
Well here’s the thing Im probably one of the biggest stereotypical “nerd” but people don’t care I’m in the band, academic team and so on but im practically friends with everybody from jocks to social butterflies to just geeks so just you really just have to be nice to people and just confident in who you are and be yourself and in not athletic remotely
samee! butt tbh youhhave soo sceame a bit to get to the top right?
no matter what i do, i always end up returning to my comfort zone(the nerds)
ha well that sucks.
XD lmfao
bitch
awsome if your comfortable with them and unashamed(which you shouldnt be ashamed of that) ten awsome for you. high school doesnt mean you have to be popular, my experience is that if you have friends that you love and are comfortable with then you’ll have a good experience cuz then no one elsxe really matters now do they? =)
It doesn’t matter cause even if you don’t notice it, popular people have more probs then you do believe me!!! Just love yourself (:
everyone takes me as strange girl, (funny and whose sudden anger can swallow the whole world). i am in 10 class now ,so this process will be effective in 11 or not? i like a boy, he falls in group: the intelligent ones, and he is also smart and cool. i’m also intelligent but i act as dumbass infront of him.but the problem i cannot go out with him, family not allows and i travell by bus, everything should be in school. can u tell me some steps and plans to have him with me.
when your a girl and you want a certain you dont have to let him know bluntly but give him hints touch him in a freindly way hel pick up the signs wether he show it or not if he dont ask you out get him alone and make bigger hints
This is hilarious!! Is this for students in the Midwest or for 20th century history? Truly outrageous!
Then why did you read it??? GO PLAY PACKMAN!!!!!!!!!!
Umm.. i see what you are saying but me myself, i am shy and this girl i know in one of my classes just keep annoying me for 3 whole years!! she used to use her rope and hit me with it and she actuallky threw a dictionary in my face and i didnt do anything but ran and cry.. i always cry for some reason its just come out. Its not like im scared of her because she is not attractive and very skinny but i guess i look better than her but anyway.. i start crying in front of everyone and now its spring break and i dont want to come back to school. Im afraid what ppl will think of me. Im social but i dont talk at all. Some ppl think im slow and shit but i ignore them. ANY ADVICE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO FOR THE REST OF YEARS OF HGH SCHOOL?
I have the exact same problem!!! Somebody help!?!?
ok jackie first of all any girl can be popular just find a guy who likes you date him and he should defend you i dont even know you but you sound pretty cool to me just act how you feel
SHE PROBABLY LIKES YOU, JUST TELL HER TO FUCK OF AND SHE WILL VANISH OR ELSE DO SOMETHING OUTRAGIOUS TO HER, NOW ABOUT YOUR POPULARITY AND THAT (SLOW) THING YOU MENSIONED, IF YOU HAVE GOOD GRADES THEY WANT THINK ANYTHING LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!
im saying this in a nice way but you got to buck up and get into a fight and kick some ass dont do anything stupid like throwing a chair in class that wont help but when someone says something you need to let thems know whats up and that you aint gonna take no shit no more
noo that aint popular! thats a bad ass boy: yeah girls are attracted but after a while we get bored! :L
Popularity is an affliction: people hate you when you’re fake, they hate you when you’re real. So why waste time impressing others? You might as well just be yourself, because either way, people will still treat you as a second-class citizen.
uhm people im popular because i know everyone and im funny, nice and yea and im not snobby or fake AT ALL
um… hunny f you call yourself popular even if you are, it’s considered self centered which dosnt look good on anyone, and kinda makes you sound snobby. not trying to be mean, just honest.
yeah siberisc is right you sound so snobby. And you totally sound fake you sound like a below average girl trying to make herself sound popular because no one can see who you are on here now can they?Hmmmmm!?
speek the truth but dont be mean about that makes you sound like an ass
people popularity is something that you must earn not learn off a computer word of advice to be popular you need to have both brains and brawn (strength&intelligence).
i love it! sneaky! i did something like this but with an accomplice, it worked and we still rule the world. *prom queen*
yeah doesnt sound real.
ahaha;;
kay so im only in 8th grade right now, and i’ve lived here my whole life….-
buuuuut, i’m moving this summer. i dont know where yet.
but the real problem is that im too quiet and indifferent.
sure popularity’s nice, but im aiming more toward
being outgoing, and having the aura of selfassurance.
when i talk, my voice can change from really low, to really high pitched, and its really weird.
also, im called a umm slut, because i wear supershort shorts, black eyeliner, and lowcut tops. and my myspace and etc is a lil slutty, but not overly, and i truly haven’t done anything like gangbanging slutty. (lmao) not especially, no.
and im short and dye my hair. (natural color is med brown). and im barely 5 feet.
im scared for highschool,
because i wont know a single person. ill be really quiet. and ill be really short.
i dont know which crowd to follow (or try to), and everything. especially with girls, i just feel akward when i talk to them, because i tend to um talk about myself a lot which i hate.
i know somethings i should change, but could i get a lil help? thankks, a bunch. like a lot.
(email your replyy if you wantt(:…….)
well i am a boy, but i have been in a situation just like this. when i was in sixth grade i was a huge loser with no friends and no one like me. The following year i moved to a new town and cut my hair changed my style, became more out going, lied alot and allways tried to get noticed, and im not going to lie it worked really well, untill 8th grade when things didnt make sence to anyone and people were starting to see right threw me. i went from being really popular to being hated and not in a good way. But i was lucky and moved to a new town once again and yes i was myself, but my self asteem was really low and i am still to this day not even close to being as social as i used to be. i really wish i was, i wish i could stand up for myself, and be heard. but im not. you know here is the real advise…..dont be slutty it can make you popular but it can make you look really trashy. dont die your hair to much because you will look fake, join a club or sport, and ALLWAYS stick up for yourslef and never pay attention to the rude shit people say to you, just tell yourself they are jelous or insecure and they want to be like you,,,yeah it sounds lame,,,but it works. well i hope i helped.
oh sweety mabye lose the short shorts and low tank tops? i mean your moving so you have a new opertunity, no a great opertunity. people who go to highschool in teh area they grew up in with the people they grew up with have to live with everyone knowing all you embarressing and unwanted history. you have a fresh start you can be whoever you want. no one knows who you are,so show them the Ah-mazing person You want them to see. You can be preppy, goth, jock, club junky… anything. and hello shortness is an awsom quality. say you like this guy in your class. you pretend you cant reach somithing off a shelf ( close to him of course) and ask him for help while giving him your best smile, like you dont care that you need help because your short. just dont be too flirtatious at first you know play hard to get,. anyways the point is, its like you can start off as a whole other person( that YOU like) with out people thinking about the past you. you got something no one else at the place has, mystery. play it right and you’ll just fall inot a crowd. and please please talk to people in your clsses first day, try to make at least one freind you can hang with, they can do the rest by introducing you to other freinds. just no druggies, they might be for sure to hang with sometimes but its a serious downer when others see you dont know how to have a good time on your own and ha you need some aid that doesnt last and leaves bad breath. hope this helps.
XoXo
omigosh,
and i know you hate the bad grammar thing and everything
(personalllllyyyyyy i kinda dislike those people)
so im sorry and everything,
but yeah. like i type without caps.
your welcome.
Dear Person,
Okay, at my school I have observed that it’s mainly the rich girls that are popular. How am I supposed to be popular if I can’t afford it?
HELP!
look if u cnt afford ne thang girl steal shit bitch its that fuckin simple hoe!!lemme give u a few advice:
1.)get eyebrows done shave ur legs cut your hair
2.)always smell good
3.)always have a smile on ur face
4.)talk too whoever u can ppl love gossip so talk bad bout ppl!! ALWAYS BE JOLLY
You are ridiculous and so confused and lost and just a complete idiot, you were the kind of girls that nobody in the whole school could stand. Maybe people act like they want to be around you, but that’s just because they want to see what dumb ass bull shit comes out of your mouth next. One day you will realize how utterly stupid and confused you are and change your ways.
Hope this helps rid the world of people like you.
omfg hahahahahhaha lmfao Zdfasjflladjfkafj
my stomach ruptured.
nice own.
Well.. She actually has a point. She just doesn’t know how to express it. Except the talk bad about people. Smile, talk to people! Even if you had a bad day, smile!
get a myspace and make it look like your rich on there, shop at platos closet or whatever its called. NEVER tell anyone your poor,,,save your money when you can and get some makeup and when the sun is out tan so you look more attractive. if you can get a job someware and save your money and shop at stores like abercrombie, express, pink, american eagle, armani exchange, but if not go to the stores wevsites and try to find clothes at target or tj max and try to find clothes that look like the ones that the expensive stores have. get a fashionable hair style go to super clips or hair cuttery there pretty cheap,,,get side bangs, Straight hair is whats popular at the moment so try to make tht work,,do not try bolemia or anarexia if you are fat,,,i know its hard to lose the weight but try, Join a sport if it helps. last but not least if anyone does call you rich just say you are verry fortunaite to have nice things or your just wealthy, remember no one likes a rich bitch.
ACT! ACT! ACT! act like you can, go to cool vintage stores( most are cheap). but places that you think the pop’s (populars) wont know. vintage is cool, cuz then you can creat any look with them.but NEVER i repeat NEVER actualy say, text, blog, write that you are rich because if you are found out you wont be a liar and then the people who accuse you will look bad for discriminating. say they you dont have a car, explain that your rentals dont think a teen should have a car at your age because the accident rate for teens is way higher then the adults, most parents do that. then act like that makes you mad which it probably will. oh and find out were the rich girls shop, get the store bag and stuff the vintagw clothing in there. it has helped me to “accedently” run into the popular girls at their fav stores with the stores bag in hand. but i make tose meetings dhort like i have already gotten what i need, an have a maniand pedi to get to. make sure to actualy paint or buff your nails if you do use this one. any way if you have any more q’s pleas ask. im hear to help the popular challenged.
XoXo
hey i took the advice from the store bag and the vintage clothing. um it kinda worked, i mean i’m hanging with the rivh popular people and have a date with one of them this saterday. awsom advice! thanks XoXo.
-liz
Just because you can’t “afford” it doesn’t mean you can’t be popular. There’s always a way to get around the money problem. First you don’t have to buy the biggest name brands. Instead go to the smaller names and buy their clothes, purses, etc. but you don’t have to show everyone where you got it from. The main part here is that you don’t want to buy the clothes that just shout “I’m a cheap ass knock off and the only thing that this kid can afford.” Secondly watch how they rich girls act. I don’t mean that you should become a stalker but you should take note of the way they talk, walk, etc. and change it a little bit to fit your personality. Key point here is to not copy everything to the point or else they’ll catch on and then make the rest of your life miserable. (Trust me I’ve seen it happen and it ain’t pretty.” Finally know how to wear your clothes, makeup, and accesories. Don’t come in to school this 20 pounds of make up, excessively flashy clothes and jewlery, and extra large purses or else you’ll just look stupid. Follow these steps and you should be able to fit right in with them. But the number one rule for this advice and any other advice you follow is to keep people from knowing what you’re trying to do. Don’t do this and then expect to be popular the next day or over do the “bling” or people will find you out an ridicule you for it.
This guide is the biggest load of bullshit ive ever heard, there is no such thing as “popular”. At my school i have a lot of friends and consider myself popular in my own group, anyone can be like this, even the nerds!. The whole point of “friends” is that they are people you like for there qualities, if you fake youself to get so-called “popular” friends you might not like them, i like all my friends and they all like me this PP stuff made me lol, hard.
So you completely missed the whole point of this post then!
Exactly man being popular is as simple as this, Treat others the way you want to be treated, and anytime someone treats you badly or unjustified let them know, not necessarily through your words but through your actions.
yeah he really did. If you don’t care about popularity then why did you look this up read it or even post anything. It just makes you sound insecure and like there’s nothing wrong with you. And popularity has existed since like forever. By practicing the skills of a popular person it will help you with the rest of you life.
I have popularity, it’s just i don’t really hang out with people after school. Any tips how to become more social with them out of school instead of just inschool?
have a party and invite the kids your friends with. Or during a concersation bring up how you and that person should really hangout sometime. dont be scared it works. If it helps join a sport or club that your friends from school are in so you have more you can do with them.
get contact info. invi them to outings, more then one person preferably unless its a date or a very close friend. oh and do things for them in school that will make them think of hanging with you the next time they go out with friends. show off how much fun you can have and how much fun you can be around. try to show people that you can help them have fun too if you can. you dont even have to spend mony, ou can hang at a buds house or at the local park.
XoXo
P.s. i like replies
you really know what you are talking about. You must be head of the “social butterflys”. Anyone popularityly challenged should listen to this girl!
Do not hear such nonsense!
Be yourselves.
I am a fugly slut!!!! I ACTUALLY LIKE BEING A SLUT!!!! I HAVE SLEPT WITH OVER A HUNDRED MEN!!!!!!!!! YEAHHHHHHHHH!! I RULE!
Are you proud of that or something?
Have fun with that…
ew guys dont like you cuz your a slutthey might not even like you at all your just a little paice of happy time that they dont have to give themselves. have some self respect at the least. your just gross if you like to be used again and again. pretty soon guys wont want to slep with you cuz they’ll think your just a paice of ass thats been used so many times, nothings left to you.
bitch why would you talk shit to her she said nothing offenseve your probably a whore who just dont love herself for you think your better than her at least shes real you fake ass bitch
shut the f up no one likes a slut other than for that short time that they’re in bed with them and she’s right guys won’t want to be with her after awhile so don’t call her a bitch
hell yeah girl thats how you do it it dont matter what people think you do what you like and thats really cool fuck anybody who says any differently
naa!!! people just think of youh as a boy who thinks he is hard :L! and your defently NOT! your proberly 12 mate!
I think everyone who left a comment is right, because everybody has a view. However, to those who have stated that working hard to achieve elite social status is an irrelevant issue and a waste of time, I believe you are correct. I’m not particularly anyone special at my high school; I am not considered a “nerd” or “loser”, yet I’m not considered at the top of the “social mountain” either. I do hang out with the “popular kids” I guess you could say, but I did nothing to get where I am but be 100% myself. If you ask a high school student to tell you one kind of person they cannot stand, what are 85% of them going to say? Most say fakes. Do you really think being something you’re not is going to make people like you? Do you think changing yourself for some glory is going to earn you some respect? Absolutely not. I don’t play any sports at all and I don’t always make straight A’s. I’ve never used my parents’ property without permission to host an event simply because I wanted some “PP’s”. So, guess what I did to earn some life-long, good-hearted friends? It’s crazy, I know, but I was just nice to people, I cracked jokes (not because it’d improve my “rank”, but because I felt like it), I was myself (a goofy teenager), and I respected other people as well as myself. All of this drama and manipulation is exactly why America has one messed up society. So, if you’d like to follow these simple steps above, you go ahead; it’s a free country. But if you want your peers to look at your yearbook picture 20 years from now and not feel hostile for all the backstabbing you did back in the day, be yourself, love yourself, and love those who do the same. It’s a great system, and it only has one step: self-respect.
haha that’s great yeah i hated people who were mean and manipulative and still do.
who cares? your a jew.
and who are you? oh wait i know this one, a styriotipical discriminating jack ass! or if that was a joke your a joking one. beside those sayings are so 20th century, only losers say those things now.
who cares it was funny dont be a bitch gross
wow! I know what you are your one of those leafs(people) that have fallin in the stream(high school ranking), you just floated along until you hit a rock and met up with other floating debri(people just tolerated you becaouse you posed nothing of a danger) in the middle.It worked for you and congratulations to you but that floating tequenic only works for those of you that can keep it cool.
okay i have a question?,,, im not popular and im not a loser,,people say alot of shit about me,,and im verry known threwout my highschool, weather there saying something good or bad. i want to be popular, but not to be loved but to set a goal for myself, to show that im a stronger person, and i dont want some bull shit answer saying that just be yourself,,,,becasue to be truly honest i dont anyone is ever there self. so please if you have any advise please give it to me?
you are read your comment man you are what you want to be if you want to show your stronger than what you appear to be then make your voice heard
i understand your post and all but im going into high school. with basically all the kids from my middle school hating me. i have a few friends but i hate the social outcast group. its not very fun at all. i dont wanna be one of those preps who are super skinny and diss anyone who is not them. do you have any ideas to help me get rid of my middle school status and be somewhat normal in high school.
yeah just completly re do yourself. do an attitude check first. be nice but dont let people walk all over you show that your someone to be respected not feared though. and next go for a completly different look. i was in the same sitch two years back and i was known for wearing alot of makeup, my long wavy red hair and my big baggy shirts. so i cut my hair to a bob, lessesnd my makeup to the point were i just were foundation, mascera, and a little bblus( the boy’s response was great, apperently i have lot to work with, wit out the makeup.) and started wearing clothes that fit me and showed my curvs off a little. alot of people didnt recognize me so i started over with them and the people then recognized me could see that i changed on the outside and were curiouse to see if i had my personality in check. now i’m social buterfly (atmy school their known as social drifters cuz we are a member of alot of groups and drift to one to the other throughout the year.) hope this helps
XoXo
what XoXo said is always usful. But there is one guy i saw go through the same thing hes weak, skinny, and insecure and in middle school he tried to be COOL but that didn’t workout for him everyone hated and a lot still do hate him. But he kept quit the end of 8th grade and the begging of this year adn that worked for him he slowly began to get noticed and now he fits into the scattered group. I have to say i dont think he’ll get up there in the ranks but at least everyone doesn’t still beat him up. So if the advice XoXo gave doesn’t work just sort of hide focus on your school work untill one of those blessed butterflys comes to greet you that is the time to strike! hope this helps a little.^_^
There are some good tips up there but some of them could get you in some trouble. like if you becme part of a group and stab one of them in the back you could be in some major drama. And being popular doesnt mean you have to be a B****. it just means that lots of people like you but dont be a goodie goodie its fun to take risks somtimes but if there is somthing that could get you is huge trouble i suggest you dont do it. here are some great tips on becoming popular.
1.Be willing to step out of your comfort zone. If you’re not popular, it’s because you’re not comfortable doing the things that popular people tend to do–making conversation, cracking jokes, flirting, and in general, engaging people. You might be introspective, shy, or quiet, but in order to get what you want, you need to change how you interact with people. At first, that might feel like you’re being shallow or fake, but remember that being yourself is, at its core, all about knowing what you truly want out of life. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be on good terms with most people (which is what popularity really is). To be popular, you’re going to need to take a few chances (on a social level) that normally feel uncomfortable (perhaps terrifying) to you. So be prepared to be bold.
2.Be friendly. Popular people are on friendly terms with pretty much everyone–not only their peers, but also the teachers, the supervisors, the grocery store clerk, the janitor, the parents, the kids, and generally anyone who’s even the tiniest bit nice. (The only people they’re not friends with are the ones who are practically impossible to get along with.) They’re on good enough terms that they can hold a short, friendly conversation with anyone in the room. There’s no reason you can’t do that, too.
3.Talk to anyone and everyone who crosses your path. Smile, say hello, and if they greet you back, ask them how they’re doing. No matter where you go, make it a habit to chat with strangers and acquaintances alike, even if it’s just for a few minutes.
Keep it casual. Small talk is all about sticking to “safe” topics. Stay away from anything controversial, like religion or politics. By expressing your views on a controversial topic, you’re bound to be unpopular with people who disagree. Keep the topics “light”.
Be polite. Respect people’s privacy; don’t pry. Learn to read body language so you can see when your questions are starting to make them feel uncomfortable. Don’t invite yourself anywhere, don’t brag, and don’t interrupt. In other words, don’t be annoying.
Stop thinking about yourself. Of all the people skills that popular individuals have, the one that none of them can do without is empathy. How well do you relate to other people? If you’re so caught up in how they perceive you that you don’t consider how they feel, then you’re being self-absorbed–not in that cocky, obnoxious sort of way, but still, your thoughts are revolving around you. Stop worrying so much about how you look, how you sound, how you compare, and start thinking about how other people are doing. Don’t try to act interesting to get other people’s attention; act interested in them. Ask them how work or school is going, how their family is doing, how that situation they mentioned a while back turned out, and so on. Then relate. Talk to them about how you or someone you know had something similar happen to them, and how they dealt with it. Find common ground.
4.Give a helping hand. Popular people don’t just know everyone–they’re on good terms with everyone. They establish those terms by helping people out, and they don’t do it in particularly noticeable ways (they’re not the martyrs or saints of society). They do little things to establish rapport (in addition to some big things, like volunteering). They offer someone a pencil when they need it. They close the neighbor’s gate when it opens after a strong wind. They hold the door open and wait for the person behind them. But most often, they listen to people when they talk, and they offer to help somehow. If you truly empathize with people, you’ll want things to work out for them. If there’s nothing you can do to help then, at the very least, let them know that you’re hoping the best for them. Here are some phrases that you’ll often hear popular people saying:
“Well, I hope things work out. If you need anything, just call me, OK?”
“Whoa, that’s crazy. I can’t believe he did that. Do you want me to talk to him for you?”
“Yeah! I definitely want to go check that out. Do you want to go there together? We can split the gas that way.”
Be yourself. It may sound trite, but popular people live out this popular phrase. You might think that in order to be popular, you need to be attractive and talented, but–while it’s true that those qualities are more likely to make you a hit with people–there are extremely popular people who are otherwise quite average, and there are extremely good-looking and talented people who are anything BUT popular. Remember, the only thing you need in order to be popular is a good set of people skills–the remainder is all yours to mold as you see fit, regardless of what anyone else thinks.
Don’t try too hard. Surprisingly, many “popular” people don’t put too much conscious effort into it. They simply are themselves. If you’re desperate to be popular, it will show in your actions, and people will think you’re a poser, or worse, a freak. It helps if you find a group of friends that shares your interests, whom you can easily be yourself around. Then as you become more and more accustomed to hanging out with people, you can branch out and start talking to different people. But don’t abandon your old friends!
-Megan
LISTEN UP PPL YOU ARE POPUALER FOR WHO YOU ARE!!!NOT FOR HOW YOU LOOK AND DRESS WHAT YOU ARE INSIDE……IM NOT POPUALER AND ITS BETTA BECAUSE WHEN YA POPUALER YOU LOSE FRIENDSHIPS AND LOOSE YOUR BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS… SO STICK TO BEING YU PPL CAUSE THAT WHAT MAKES YOU PPL POPUALER..XXXXX
1..WHEN YOUR POPUALER YOU BECOME STRESSED.
2..WHEN YOU THINK TO YOUR SELF YOU DONT LOOK RIGHT IN THE POPUALER GROUP PPL SART PIERCING EVERYWHERE AND THERES NO NEED..
3..YOU START WORRING BOUT YA LOOKS.LOOKS DONT MATTER IM NOT SAYING YOU SHOULDNT CARE BOUT YA LOOKS JUST DONT OVER DO IT..
THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD STAY THE WAY YOU ARE…
1..YOU DONT GET STRESSED THAT MUCH
2..YOU DONT FEEL BAD BOUT YOUR LOOKS I MEAN IM NOT THE PRETTYEST GIRL AROUND BUT ITS WHATS INSIDE THAT COUNTS..
TAKE MY ADVICE AND BE YOUR SELF I MEAN I WAS POPUALER ONCE AND I WILL NOT GO BACK TO THAT NO WAY IT WAS HORRIBLE..XXX TRUST ME PEEPS.XXXX
I totally agree, if you’re trying to be someone you’re not, eventually you’re going to slip up or do something that the “new” you wouldnt have done.
and being popular isn’t about how you look or dress, of course appearance matters, but if you’re an overall friendly person, chances are you’re going to make lot’s of friends.
xoxo
well most highschool kids are dumbasses and like that they will find it cool and dangerous making people them
What I don’t get is the “start a fight” what’s the purpose of that?
if you want to have lots of friends, why start a fight, the person you’re starting a fight with obviously has friends too, and therefore, they will all hate you, so thats just more people that don’t like you.
and secondly, what if you have parents who actually care about you? I’m sure they don’t want you going and getting into fights do they?
maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about or maybe I’m actually making sense?
you decide.
xoxo
I think this was a well written guide but i to don’t understand the “fight” part for the same reason, i think this move is for the hungrily desperate.
okay so im going to high school next year, and im scared. I am what yo u may call an Oreo ( black on the outside, white on the inside) and this summer i went to a camp that was purely ghetto and i loved it. but when i started acting black at home my sisters thought i was being fake. but they all ways make fun of me for being a white girl. so here’s my question. how do you choose what clique you want to be in? im very friendly and connect with people easily. but sometimes the way you dress will really not want people to associate with you (the hierarchy at my middle and elementary school, and pretty much my whole town), and mine is kinda unique b.c i like all of them, and mainly wear, urban, prep, and scene. which do i choose??
mix em all up in higher grades people like to see different styles make your own mix
HEY>WELL im going into th 7th grade and everything!well i guess i could say i am popular?people think of me as a nice gal none sluty social butterfly, very VERY TALKITIVE,well known and all of that.but im ALWAYS in a compitition with my bff!like if she makes a joke i want to make a joke because ill be scared they wont like me anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHH IT MAKES ME ANGRY THAT I ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF ME!but its always a COMPITITION at our school.if your not popular then your not cool!i dont get why but i wish it would just change!
I agree that it doesn’t technocalliy help you to be popular in thr long run. It does however help you ways that you don’t know yet. If you become a social outcast you lose people skills you could have gained and become an entirly new person then you would have. Another thing is if you are popular you are happier, most of the time. I’m against bieng popular, just don’t be a social outcast, find some good reliable friends that are reasonably social and you will be fine.
I was a social outcast for a year but I managed to get popular friends within the next year and I have become a more happy and confident person. I get good grades, have a reasonbly goodlooking, sweet boyfriend that I love, many great friends that’ll last for a long time, and lots and lots of memories.:)
Lauren: Thats mostly 7th grade. I got to highschool a few years ago and its not so much as a competion. It was the same for me in 6th 7th and 8th. You’ll be fine, just wait it out or make some good friends as well, that you dont have to worry about.
Okay, so i’ve just become a junior in High School.
I know what I want to do with my life,
and I love who I am (most of the time).
Sometimes, I lack confidence to be who I truly am,…
basically I’m not comfortable around everyone.
I want to be an actress, so when I preform I’m just fine,
when I’m on stage or directly asked a question I handle it very well.
But sometimes I can’t push to be in the center.
I suppose you could say I’m too nice?
But the primary reason I’m commenting is that even though
I have A LOT of people I say hi to, talk to, laugh with
*aquantinces/semi friends* I don’t have anywhere to sit at lunch.
- well okay I do, but it’s with the scene crowd (aka emo/goth) but the
thing is, I am NOT either. I plan my outfits the night before, don’t wear too
much eyeliner or dark clothes, I don’t slit my wrists, I’m not overly obnoxious.
But at the same time, all of thoese people are REALLY nice.
I like to give everyone a chance. -
I want somewhere to sit where I don’t feel like people are giving me strange stares.
I don’t like being the sore thumb.
Also, as a girl, I want guys to like me more than a little sister/friend.
AND I want them to STAY friends with me. (my guy friendships seem to almost always die,
and I’m not so sure why).
I suppose that I’m pretty. But I’m nothing like “popluar girl barbie pretty.” I have fair skin,
hazel eyes, light brown/dirty blonde hair, big eyes, I weigh 135lbs and I’m five foot.
(I have a “volupsuous” or “womanly body” hahahaha - my bra size is 34d, and my butt is … squeezable :P)
The thing is, I can’t help but looking like a mature little kid.
It’s strange.
Is THAT why guys never are into me?
I mean, I’ll think I have something going on with a guy, and POOF it will be over.
how can I get a guy to like me from step one.
I mean, I befriend them talk to them, laugh (depending on the guy, sometimes I’m too shy to talk to the popular guys)
(that’s irionic because I can obviously talk up a storm)
okay okay okay, so to the point.
I wont dieee if I’m not “queen bee” of the school, but it would make highschool life much more… interesting.
=] just so I have cool memories.
But I want to be friends with EVERYONE (that type of queen ;P)
and I want guys to like me / notice me in a new light.
andd I want somewhere to sit where I feel comfortable. (that one I have no idea how to manuver)
okeydokey artichokey
THANKYOU
Ahhh so i see you want to be the second in command you have the west palace and your oppnent the east castle. Is that it. At my school the girls can’t seem to pull enough backbone and daggers to eliminate the competition. We have north ,east ,west ,south, and all inbetween palaces its pretty annoying. As for the luch tabel thing this is complicated. Especially if you move to a rural community school where everyone knows each other from preschool. These cirles qliques are tough to wedge into to but you can do it with some elbo grease and charm. Just sort of slip in, don’t arrive at the table just sort of get surrounded. oh i dont know: that is a tricky one im sure XOXO would have some good advice.
well i don’t know what i would do about the lunch time sitting arangments, my school= huge and no particular map to it. but the guy thing i have experience with. i try to start off with a friendly convo, you know something casual that both can safly be interested in. then as it continues i start flirting. my favorite line ” you know your eyes are awsonm, they make you look cute.” or something along those lines. but try not to act to forward, this is the hard part i know. the other thing is the way you look. i know that people are always saying ‘be yourself and don’t change for anyone’ but your really not if you think that it will make YOU happier. try an updo or a sophisticated new hair cut. and outfits that are more “adultish” ( i know; not a word but you know what i mean.) i personally like the store called Papaya. their clothes are fantastic and can be adapted into any style, but affordble too. and as to the whole ” strange stares” thing, i’m sorry but thats all you. you chose to ignore it and look like your having a rocking time with your life or look too deep into it and freak your self out. ( i like the first choice better personaly). oh and to JingJing, i wanna say thanks for the reference, and being a confedenc ebooster.
XOXO
Ok…If you truly wanna be popular you won’t be reading a guide on how to be popular you just gotta hang with the right ppl and jk around a bit if every1 likes you life is good if no1 likes well you got issues
idk how 2 say this byut that dude is all wronge!i no how 2 be popular because im the most popular at my school.but im not going 2 give u guys any tips because i beleive losers should stay losers and populars should stay populars.
well u no we all have our ways like every1 who gos on here is a loser except me.
funny, then why are you on here? look i am considered popular but i don’t go on a website saying that everyone who comments on that page is a loser. that would mean that by your own definition you would be a loser. you see you kinda calling yourself a loser and by saying that you are popular you become more of a loser. and if you do go to one of those schools that makes it evident about the popular hiarchy, then that means there are verry little people. so i would say you wouldnt know how to be popular, my school has over seven thousand students and i am considered popular and i’m also known at most of the other schools in my district, and known fondly not one of those love to hate you popular people. try doing that, then you might get somewere with the whole true popularity thing. i don’t like FAKERS.
XoXo
Ha. You’re not popular. Populars don’t BRAG so much about their frigin popularity.
i can’t believe this guide would be on the net… serousily i hope everyone came here for a good laugh. I mean go to school and act yourself, if they don’t like it then fuck em.
love maan,Thats just what i’ve been waiting to hear, why concern your self with being popular when it you should just learn to be yourself, instead of killing your self over things you will do to get popular in HIGHSCHOOL while it may get you suspended or even expeled E.g sleeping with a teacher was written by whoever wrote this article as a way to get points, points from who any way? why would any reasonable student wanna do that, now thats just sick. if your not popular because of who you really are your very wrong, people will just see you as acting like a bitch.sure they will respect you in your presence but in the rumors about you they will amplify your bad deeds and make you a serious out cast. I can say all this because i was once suspended in my 9th grade for something i now want others to avoid.Its good to be popular but dont make yourself a fool trying to become one. afterall we’re meant to acquire knowledge in a schoools.thats BIGBOY-SENCE(that is matured thinking)thinking.
WOW! all of this actually makes sense! Its not just a bunch of junk that has nothing to do with what I’m asking. thanks a ton! :):):)
For you’re whole life in high-school you’ll always be surrounded by scum-bag hypocrites. And thats what destroyed me. If school is hell then consider me in the 9th circle. The only way to become popular at a high-school is to party, pound alcohol, experiment with drugs, fuck rich sluts, piss off teachers, fight, show the losers who’s boss and hate your parents because after all they are fucking hypocrites too, telling you not to do that shit in high-school when they did it. Thats a good reason to rebel them. Even leaders in my youth group at church party hard. One girl who made students against drunk driving got caught with a DUI. They think your a pussy bible thumper if you don’t do any of this foul shit that I’ve spoken and your life will lead u to nothing but failure and loneliness. Don’t ever resort to suicide or killing that’ll just make you look even more of a coward and suicide is a cowards way out. A shooting spree will lead you into prison and you’ll be the same loser except your also labeled crazy, hated and you are gonna get ass raped. This is not a joke this is coming from someone who is a considered a loser in high-school because i don’t drink and do good things to actually help the world ( example: I did a halloween fundraiser haunted house in my house for breast cancer donations. I asked most of my friends, which turns out they mock me behind my back, and they obviously flaked on me because they rather break the law and party instead of helping dying people. I raised over 600 bucks that night all by my self. Still no one is grateful.) To sum it all up: Party do crazy shit that’ll get u arrested or you-re a loser in high-school and maybe for life.
Ha. your schools messed up.
But yeah I guess if you’re acting all “excited” about “lame” stuff like charity ppl will make fun of you at my school too. But it is kinda funny…
I would say to stop doing so much charity stuff accept on weekends when no one notices and you still don’t have to knock your brains out to be popular… weirdo ppls
fuck them dude…..pffffffffff
nice thats whats up
Ok I saw this page when I searched for 1st day of school outfits and I just clicked on it. And let me tell you this person doesn’t know nothing about popularity in high school. For the groups there are also losers, mean girls, emos and video game heads at every school! And you don’t have to manipulate yourself to be popular you have to do the opposite and dress differently from everyone. Then you have to be loud, confident and nice. Simple as that!
my sckool is small and it doesnt have groups. theres all of the popular people who get along with everyone but the nerds and then the nerds and shy people.how do i become popular in a small school.
First of all Brandon your comments are hilarious and second of all I have a question about school crap. I have this friend and we have been friends for a while since I moved to this town and I kind of like her like I want to maybe date her I don’t know but the thing is she has a bigger social circle then me and I guess I don’t feel “popular” enough to ask her out.
u can become popular like i did it but not for a long time because one day u’ll get bored and discover that u are spending the time on acting like popular person , not be who u are and keepin on making jokes with people who are big loosers in the reality and they acting like they’re your best friends when they don’t know nothing about you ……………just live your life guys don’t care what people are saying about you or what are they thinkin ……………………fuckkk them
While I do agree there is a lot of work it takes to become popular, there are some flaws in your writings.
First off, I think you need to totally scrap that whole “popularity points” thing. You really can’t moniter your popularity with things you do. For example, you could crack a joke in class and may think it earned you 2 points or whatever, but really it just annoys people.
Second, I think you do WAAY too much stereotyping. Everyone is different and there really is no solid way to become popular and appeal a certain “group” of people because they are all individuals.
This is ridiculous. A points system for becoming popular?! oh dear..
are you serious with this
Thanks
tottaly gonna try dis 
hahahahaha mmmmmmmwahhhahahaha.
Being popular is fun as fuck. I’m a freshman guy. Date upperclass girls. That help. You people say it doesn’t matter but at one time I pretty much got kicked out of the crowd and I was really depressed and I hated it. Drugs and drinking honestly makes you look cool that’s what my school does but you can really go out of control easy and get in serious trouble. It feels great to be popular but if your not at the top you can still have fun! Oh and act like you don’t give a shit about anything it works so well it’s crazy but works.
Ohhh and I totally agree with Monroe
Why do people care about how to be popular? All you have to do is have confidence with yourself and find friends who like you for who you are and that are trustworthy. That’s all. You live through high school once. If you want a lot of friends, then be social and nice, that’s all. That’s my advice for you guys. By the way, I read the article above, and in my opinion, it’s pretty stupid. All you need to do, once again, is be friendly with everyone, confident, socialize and join groups at school.
Hope I was able to help
Hey
This is probably good advice for guys, but I’m a girl. (lol just a tiny problem :])
My problem is that i attend this academic program that puts me in the 3 classes with the same 24 people for all four years of high school. Everyone that knows me thinks I’m nice and all but I don’t get to meet many people throughout the day. (And no I didn’t join this program of my free will. My parents signed me up.)
Oh also I’m attending a different high school thats not in my home town so none of my old friends are with me.
I was too busy to join and clubs/sports this year (freshmen). Also, because I’m in this program, people automatically think..”nerd/geek” w.e. I’m not.
How can I break out of this and get more friends and make myself a different rep?
oh no offense but this is stupid…im popular at school and i dont have to goe trough all dat crazy shit..u mention….for those of you who want to be “popular” just talk to everyone, you shouldn’t care if they are ugly,tall,fat,short,etc. && just BE YOU and have fun…people dont need to smoke and get to wild enough to get kicked out of school by starting a fight thats just fukin stupid..
I’m not at all popular and just moved into the school system with about 5 friedns who knew me at my old school. They’re all at different social levels and would be able to tell if i’m trying to move up the ladder as soon as i tried it and they would shoot me down. I don’t want to be the most popular kid in school but i do want people to know and like me. Also i have a small weight problem. I’m nowher near fat but i’m not thin and muscular which i think would help me become popular. What do i do and does anyone have a way fro me to slim down and get some muscle? HELP!!!