<p>is it important to be popular in college? i mean, compared to high school, college is a bigger place therefore if your popular in college its that much greater?</p>
<p>Particularly at larger universities, large numbers of college students (the vast majority) get by very well with a small group of friends and generally being anonymous to most everyone else, and, except for sports figures, few are ever recognized as popular campus-wide. At small colleges, many of which are smaller than many high schools. it can have somewhat more importance.</p>
<p>There really isn't much in the line of popularity at college - a lot of that high school garbage gets left behind. At very small schools, it might be important - but I would be hard-pressed to even categorize people as "popular" or "unpopular" in college.</p>
<p>Just find your own group of friends that you hang out with regularly and can rely on...that HS hierachy of popularity doesn't really exist in college.</p>
<p>yeah.. i don't think that really exists in college. people don't really care. that should be a fun part of high school to leave behind.</p>
<p>unless you go to a really small school, there is no such thing as popularity. you have your group of friends and you hang out with them. simple as that.</p>
<p>college is a time to really become an individual. you'll make your friends, you'll explore things for the first time, etc. the more you get wrapped up in the petty high school stuff (the drama, the popularity game, etc) you'll be missing out on the whole college experience. be yourself, find your niche, grow and enjoy.</p>
<p>yes, now doing well in classes actually matter now because it is people's choices. they are not forced to be there from threat of parents grounding them, etc. college is a great place to pursue what you like to do, instead of being afraid that rumors are going to run rampant around about your choices.</p>
<p>But what about people who are very social, outgoing and have lots of friends? Doesn't that come into play in things like elections for student government?</p>
<p>i'm not sure about at a 4 year university, but at the JC i was attending, there were some people who were actually concerned about the elections, and then a lot didnt really care.
yeah i would imagine that would come into play of course...they can get all their friends to vote for them, and they'd win even if the majority of the student population didn't care enough to vote.</p>
<p>Junior college is still very much like high school from what I hear and see. Or like high school but more slackers.</p>
<p>Anyways the nice thing about college is that the blatant levels and layers don't exist. Yes there are people who think they're too good and there are people that are considered losers. But no one considers the former popular and no one considers the latter unpopular b/c they all have they're own friends. Usually in the same amount. The other nice part is: If you don't like your friends there's no level that you can't speak to or lower yourself to in order to get friends. There are always people and more people to meet and befriend.</p>
<p>Btw you will still hear the word "popular" but it doesn't have the same usage. In college "wow you're so popular" doesn't translate to 'you're so cool and above me'. In college it equates to 'wow you have a lot of friends, you know people everywhere'. So it brings on a completely different meaning and effect. That was a nice change.</p>
<p>There really isn't much in the line of popularity at college - a lot of that high school garbage gets left behind.</p>
<p>and thank god for that</p>
<p>the only way you're popular in college is if you're a star-athlete, i.e. awesome-NFL/NBA bound players that help win lots of games for the school!</p>
<p>Harvard class of '09 on facebook seems to still care. But I think (hope) it's because they're fresh out of hs. LOL And some of them are totally prepping for UC elections. Ha ha. (Or maybe I'm just an antisocial, cynical bastard.)</p>
<p>i agree with you completely. harvard 09' sucks.</p>