<p>ARe you popular?? Well do you TRY to be popular?
Do your attempts to be popular or your popularity really affect your grade?? Cuz half the popular kids at my school are....well... dumb.
No offense to any of you.
But really, is it possible to be like extremely smart and taking lots of AP classes and extremely organized but at the same time very loved and flirty and known in your school?</p>
<p>just wanted to know more about your situations... =)</p>
<p>future iceskater</p>
<p>lol. okay well, i'm not popular by all means... popular among the nerd population yes lol. and yes i'm flirty sometimes and loved (mainly cuz there are only 3 intelligent girls and like 50 guys)... we have quite a few friends and all but not like the stereotypical "popular" crowd that drinks, does drugs, have sex, etc.</p>
<p>however, the valedictorian 2 yrs ago was very popular.</p>
<p>yeah I know plenty of people who have lots of friends (that's the definition of popular, right?) good grades, semi-hard classes, and are very organized. However plenty of the people could also be classified as the "partiers" and really only live the academic life during the school week.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say popular... more like known, amongst the non-cool people at least. Then again, some people have to know me, since I hold some "leadership positions."</p>
<p>I'm both, popular and smart. But I'm humble. I get what you're saying about the whole popular kids being not so smart and the "nerdy" kids being unpopular. I have a lot of aquaintances in my school, most people like me because I'm friendly but I think you would say I have a "popular status" simply because I'm a mix of both. I can be fun but at the same time concentrate on my independent studies. People are always so surprised when they find out I like school or get good marks, I guess that's what makes them like me even more.</p>
<p>Plus I love fashion, SHOPPING, parties (sometimes), and hang out with all the other so-called popular kids, BUT I love hanging out with the not so cool kids. I have so much in common with both sides and I love hanging around all sorts of people. One day I'll be chilling and listening to hip hop with the popular kids at lunch, then the next hour I'm with the not-so cool kids in the library reading then heading to Religion with some of them to talk to my religion teacher about Science and Faith in the Renaissance.</p>
<p>Nerds are kind of stuck-up and a little lordly even. i think that a lot of them think that they're "better" than the so-called popular kids. But that's just the opinion of a girl who managed to be both nerdy and somewhat popular.</p>
<p>A lot of the hardcore nerds at my school tend to act superior. They always bring up "intellectual" topics in an attempt to appear smart etc. Believe it or not, most of the popular kids at my school are taking IB diploma, and hard classes such as Math HL and Econ HL. Although these guys are all very smart they don't act nerdy in the sense that they have a social life that dwells beyond math and science haha. There are a few dumb people amongst the popular ones, but these are extremely scarce.</p>
<p>I'm really smart (top in my class of over 1,000) and "athletically talented" and yea, it is pretty hard to juggle everything, my goals, grades, etc. and focus on a social life. I guess you just have to prioritize and figure out what is really important to you.</p>
<p>I know more people at my public school than anyone else, as aquatances. I make them think I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. And I get straight As.</p>
<p>When I do go to school (homeschooled)</p>
<p>I'm not going to try to be popular or anything I don't give a care. </p>
<p>When I did attend school I was popular by not even trying. </p>
<p>Grades as a homeschooled kid: </p>
<p>Very good "A" student. </p>
<p>I really lean towards athletics more than grades. </p>
<p>I love sports. </p>
<p>Tennis is my all time favorite. And football.</p>
<p>Plan on getting on the High school tennis team, track, football. </p>
<p>Football is a maybe considering my mom thinks it's so dangerous. :( She gets on my nerves.</p>
<p>I get straight As in the full IB program, and I'm NOT a nerd. I'm not in the "popular" crowd just because I'm not into the things they do, but I do love shopping, purses, shoes, etc. but I also love books and learning and organizing stuff. It's just too bad that all the guys at my school are either partiers, super nerdy (like weird nerdy), or gangsters! lol! college will be more up my alley; people with the same academic standards have I will have common interests with!</p>
<p>I'm very known at my school, but probably because I'm one of few Asians here. I'm not popular as in preppy, but I have a lot of friends, if that's what you mean by popular.
As to grades, I take all the hard classes (and I mean all of them). GPA: 3.9, top 10%.</p>
<p>Wow LizzieE.. </p>
<p>you sound exactly like me! I am also a straight A student that is in no way your "conventional nerd" I agree with everything you said about the "populars" and the stereotypical guys. I can't wait to go to college! Though I'm also a very dedicated gymnast so i guess you could label me... nerd/prep/jock/girly? haha</p>
<p>where are you thinking of applying?</p>
<p>I almost have two sides...I can be extremely studious, organized, and hard-working when I need to be, but I am also extremely girly (I'm one of those girls whose Sidekick is covered in pink jewels lol), preppy, and craaazy. My teachers think I'm smart and courteous, and all my friends know that I'm fun-loving and will try anything once. I don't know who you guys consider to be "popular"- those who have the most friends, or those who are held up on a pedestal by their peers, but disliked by many. My friends are the latter but pshh it doesn't really bother us. To the OP's comment that most popular people are dumb...well, most of my friends don't really care about their grades, especially the guys. It doesn't really influence my work ethic at all, but it does get annoying at times when I can't relate to them at all in terms of academics. But, it works out because my mantra is "Work hard, party harder." :)</p>
<p>I would consider myself part of the popular crowd; however mantain top grades. I take AP classes and are rank in the top 5 in a class of over 400. I am sort of a jock with smarts. My friends probably would have decent grades if they applied themselves but all well. I think i'm pretty known around my school as i am a top athlete in a sport. I go out with my friends and party on the weekends. My friends don't do drugs but they drink and have a great time on the weekends. Thats what high school is about. Party and have fun and never forget the experience.</p>
<p>LizzieE we have some common interests! Especially the fact that I love to read books, organizing stuff, and SHOPPING!</p>
<p>We don't have popular people at my school. We have cliques. Especially the class of 07. We're incredibly cliquey. We're known as **<strong><em>es to all the other classes, and even bigger *</em></strong>*es to ourselves.</p>
<p>With that said, I'm a little bit nerdy, but not in the weird antisocial way. I like learning and a friend and I might crack a biology joke once in a while, but at the same time I'm pretty versatile and can talk to different kinds of people. The problem is that, at my school, you're surrounded by the same types of people all the time because of the cliquiness (although I've successfully avoided being associated with any one clique so far). But this summer I made so many friends from different backgrounds.</p>
<p>I can't wait for college. :D</p>
<p>What are you, 11?</p>
<p>Who the **** cares??? Just don't talk about school outside of class and people won't usually ostracize you for being a nerd. You can be smart, play sports, party, get drunk, have sex, etc. and still have time left to watch the Colbert Report if you play your cards out right IMHO.</p>
<p>Thing I've found, is that in many high schools nowadays, it's no longer uncool to be smart and to get good grades. I was salutatorian in my HS and although I'd do my (fair) share of work, I played starting varsity basketball (my real love is football, too bad I suck at it :/), went to the beach, and had more than a couple girlfriends though high school. The conventional "dumb jock" stereotype is failing.</p>