I’m a boy and my height is just 5’3". I’ve applied to colleges in USA. Will there be any sort of problems for me?
Genuine responses are highly appreciated.
Like what kind of problem would you expect?
You don’t put your height on your application…
If you’re talking about college life and thinking this will adversely affect your social life, I’d say don’t worry. I’m only 5’7" and no one really makes fun of me; I have good friends and a pretty comfortable social life. I admit some people might not want to date short dudes, and there might be one or two jack***** who make a comment about being vertically challenged, but you just learn not to let it get to you. Don’t worry about it.
@intparent I’m talking about the problems related to the social life.
@DaedricSaiyan Thank you for your response.
I think confidence and empathy are key in social situations, no matter your height. If you don’t become preoccupied with perceived physical imperfections, then your friends won’t either. Some people who are insecure about their height try to overcompensate by lifting weights a lot and focusing on building muscle. If you want to get involved with that, I’d say go for it! But otherwise, I would just recommend strong self esteem and concern for others as far as social life goes.
If you like to play basketball you’re probably going to have a lot of problems.
I’m not interested in playing basketball. I’m just going to study there and engage in research and internships. I’m just worried because I’ve heard that some of the students are such a je** and engage in bullying and physical abuse. I just want to know whether such things happen and will affect my studies or not?
One of my good friends in high school was probably about 5’3" o4 5’4". I remember he was sensitive about his height and concerned about the same thing. He wanted to join a fraternity, and he was anxious that his height would prevent him from doing so - and do other things in the social life on his campus.
Long story short, not only did he join that fraternity the first opportunity he could, he also became a drum major of his university’s marching band (big deal, as it’s one of the absolute best in the country) and was pretty popular in the social life of his campus. (And he’s gone on to get a PhD, work for the federal government and got married a little over two years ago). He bodybuilds now and even makes jokes about his height himself, calling himself “mutant baby man” lol.
I don’t think you’ll get harassed or bullied much for this, especially not if you don’t make a big deal out of it. College is different from high school.
I’d like to think college students are a little too mature and smart to start randomly beating up the short kid for no reason. I mean it has probably happened before, but I do not think it should be a major concern or a reason to not attend college in the US.
My S is about that height. No problems at all. He’s having a blast.
If you were applying to junior high in the U.S., you might have problems.
College, no problems whatsoever! You are going to love it. P.S. Robert Reich, the former labor secretary of the U.S. and a professor at Harvard is 4’11 (not a typo).
Thank you so much guys. I’m a little relieved now.
It’s also possible that you might grow a little more too! But even if you don’t it won’t matter.
I’ll turn 20 this September. So, I don’t think that’s gonna happen. @NorthernMom61
Anyway, thank you so much for your response.
Have any of you seen guys with 5’3" in colleges ?
I just saw your other thread, which has been closed, and rightly so. If you continue to obsess about your height, it will be a big problem, but not because of your physical size. You’ve had some good answers here. You are who you are, and nothing you can do will change the fact that you are 5’3".
FWIW, my neighbor is probably shorter than you. He’s married and has four kids. He’s an amazing dancer and a great guy. I wish I was blonde with blue eyes, but I’m not. Life is good. Stop thinking about your height.
“At 20, you care what people think. At 40, you don’t care what people think. At 60, you realize nobody was ever thinking about you in the first place.”–W. Churchill
Your height will only be an issue if you make it one. Play the hand you’ve been dealt the best you can and HAVE FUN!
I think the posters above gave some good advice.
I don’t know the exact heights of the people I see, but I think I’ve seen guys both in high school and in college that are maybe 5’5" or less.
And also, if you are worried about getting a gf, I don’t think women who are 4’11"-5’2" would care since you are taller than them anyways (and there’s plenty of short women out there) and some average height and tall women may not care neither if they value your personality and/or other aspects of your physical appearance more (or who knows, maybe there’s some women who have a thing for guys who are shorter than them).
If anybody tries to bully you, just remind them that Tyrion Lannister was even shorter, but his enemies usually found themselves in big trouble 