i am going to high school next year and i will know nobody. i want to be popular because i want a lot of friends since this year was very fun cuz i didnt get out of the house with friends. i was always jealous of the populars being together all the time at games and stuff. pleez help me.
2007-01-12 10:43:38 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
just so u kno im a girl and i am VERY health concious.
i will never get into drugs or smokin or anything since i hadda heart transplat and one drink could end my life.
i will not get popular by getting aaround with the guys.
i am catholic and took the pledge to wait until i am married. pleez help knowing this.
btw the school i am going to is a private catholic high school with uniforms. i will be in all honors and be in math two years ahead of everyone.
2007-01-12 13:45:47 · update #1
Join some of the clubs, try to get on the school letters or newspapers, join the yearbook staff, and smile, smile, smile.
2007-01-12 10:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by nantinki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can understand you wanting to hang out with all the popular kids at school, when I started high school there were so many groups and I wanted so much to be at the top of the crowd. I started watching the groups and seeing things in each of them that I was not a part of. I did not believe in treating people the way that they were being treated. You would want to say bad things about a person who admired you? You would make them feel less than a person? In this day in time you really have to think about the way you talk and treat other people. We are all humans and we are all different so we will have different options, that is what makes this country so great we can learn so much from each other if we only try. Think about this when you go to high school try making your own group...one that includes all people all races and genders, you will see how large and how fast your group grows and you will be making friends that last a lifetime.
2007-01-12 10:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First let me say that I deeply respect all the things you described about yourself! I'm in agreement with them (although I can't honestly say that I haven't broken them before).
My advice is this: Do NOT worry about who the "populars" are at school. You will quickly learn (if you've got a working brain) that it doesn't matter who's who. What ultimately matters is who YOU are and if it makes YOU happy inside.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Imagine in your mind, what kind of people really make you smile. What kind of people touch your heart? Think of kind things that people do and say and then BE THAT PERSON to others.
Popularity in high school is how many friends a particular person has. What really matters is how much kindness you spread.
Don't talk crap about people.
And DON'T listen to it.
You've got a good head on your shoulders, I can tell already from what you've said.
Don't worry too hard.
Birds of a feather flock together. Find people with the same beliefs, ideas, and vows(/goals/morals) as you, and you'll do just fine.
One more piece of advice for high school:
Don't eat cafeteria food.
^_^
~Lo
2007-01-13 19:31:25 · answer #3 · answered by Lo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please please please, don't spend all of your school life trying to be 'one of the populars'.
I'm a bit older than you, and have been through the whole high school/later years thing already. All of the popular kids are well.. failures, now. The geeks, nerds, and quiet kids are the ones who have made something of themselves, because they focused on school work, went to college, and got good jobs.
The popular kids mostly (the females) got pregnant to the other popular kids and ended up being single mothers at 15-17 with no way to enjoy life past their 18th birthday, or (the males) ended up in jail, on drugs, or if they were really lucky, got really crappy jobs hovering around the bottom wage mark.
Me? I didn't do much of anything in school. Left school at 16, got a good paying job within a week, and worked for several years. Then went to uni as a mature age student. Now I'm studying to become a mathematician, statistician, teacher, and eventually, psychologist.
No, I wasn't one of the populars. My friends and I used to hang out in the library and have barrels of fun debating the merits of ancient civilisations, discussing the qualities of atomic particles, and tutoring kids who were having trouble with their school work. A bit nerdy perhaps, but we had loads of fun. :p
But if, after knowing this, you still want to become one of the popular kids, then the best way to do so is to find the plastic people who don't really care about anyone else, and insinuate yourself into their group. But watch out for the backstabbing.
Good luck!
2007-01-12 11:10:29 · answer #4 · answered by ♂ « Hybrid » ♀ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u usually kno if theyre popular if there is a lot of guys/girls together laughing together and just looking like they r having fun. they r the girls in lots of sports and the guys in sports with the hot girl under there arm.
they look good and r the preps.
just be cool about being cool then u will b cool.
2007-01-12 10:57:58 · answer #5 · answered by idkidcsoyea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start punching people in the face... when you see a bunch of people running after you you will know...that person must be popular. just jokin best time to find out who is popular is after school. scope the gym find out who plays what sports, make friends with them. smooth sailing after that. one more hint dont hang out with the girl or guy that walks around by themselves or that has their backpack on 30 minutes into lunch :}o www.myspace.com/jimmycody
2007-01-12 10:51:03 · answer #6 · answered by www.myspace.com/jimmycody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always just tried to hang around ppl most like me...that i had admiration for as well.
if you aren't meant to be w/ certain ppl....say theres a popular girl, but you hate her..haha .....you can be her rival...you should be your OWN person...don't TRY so much. just go w/ the flow.
i won homecoming 3 of the 4 yrs i went to high school...and once was my freshman year. i know what i'm talking bout.haha
if you are a sweet person, admirable, etc..ppl will come to you..
dont be afraid to be your own person. you dont need to leach of of other ppl's popularity to get your own
good luck!
2007-01-12 10:49:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i grow to be regular in that I had many pals, many times boys. I grew up on the water and my relatives owned and operated a commercial crab boat and we also ran the authorities pier, so I had the boat, motor motorcycles, sail boats and the pier, men love that stuff. Like bess to honey. So yeah, i grow to be regular, yet no longer cheer chief style regular. Peace:)
2016-10-30 23:01:40 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems to me that if you need to ask who the popular kids are then you won't become one of them. Don't worry about it though cause they are for the most part fake people who will only use and abuse you. Keep your eye out for people who sit by themselves at lunch and make friends with them. You will be much happier with their friendship!
2007-01-12 10:49:50 · answer #9 · answered by tripsnpig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't try to be popular....just do what u do best!! TRUST ME~the more u try 2 b popular, the more UNpopular ur gonna get!! Take this advice!! Join some clubs of things u enjoy to do and ull meet a whole bunch of friends by just doin wat u love to do!! If u strive to be popular ull be clingy to ppl and then the ppl will use u and then u will have no friends at all....my advice: Just do wat u love!
2007-01-12 10:51:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋