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Its been said a million times, but high school game is all about social proof, its just the way things work at that age. The bad news is, if you are put into a not-popular category it will be somewhere between very hard and impossible to get out of there.
I wouldn't say its impossible to get out of there, but its a fuckload of work. Basically gravitate towards higher value people instead of nerds. Don't feel obligated to hang out with nerds because you have no friends, Its better to be a loner(people will think you have friends outside of school/You are mysterious) than a huge nerd. Don't get to down on yourself if you are not flooded with pussy in high school, its basically a learning ground for social dynamics. It only lasts a few years and you probably won't see most of those people again. High School is really over-rated anyways.
no, this is not how you do it. I had a rough time in highschool. None of my social and personal change occurred until many years afterwards. However, I do know that the coolest and most well liked people in highschool are those that are part of EVERY crowd. Accept the geeks. Accept the nerds. Accept the druggies. Accept the punks, the mischievous ones, and last of all accept the jocks/knuckle draggers'. You need to be part of every circle.
Everyone says ignore them and they will stop. Or conform and they will stop. Or confront the situation and fight a continuous battle until you graduate (that was my preferred method). None of those is what you do.
Befriend them. Be NICE. When they approach you and are angry; inquire about their anger. Tell them you are new, not good at sports...but are always looking for interesting people to hang out with.
Nerds and geeks welcome people to their circle that have nerdy and geeky habits slash interests - so start playing a board game or a card game.
Druggies like people who don't NARC and that are really mellow - start nodding to them whenever they are around.
Punks like to be angry, so when you are around that social circle - show angst about a political, environmental, or humanitarian issue.
The stupid slut crowd likes hot guys - so start working out; not only are you improving your social acceptance, but you are improving your body for the future. I do gymnastics - you wouldn't believe how many highschool girls go to cheerleading class at the gymnasiums. Take up private lessons and socialize while you are there!
Meat heads, jocks, and knuckle draggers like to feel smart and important. Don't mock them, or be sarcastic; sincerely treat them like nice people and throw in lots of compliments. You will find out in about three years how far these types make it in life - gum sloshers are only good for casual hookups; and women know that. You have to break down their cocky wall though. So say a guy comes up to you and says "why you talking to mah bitch Christina?" And pushes you....? Reply with something along the lines of "I am sorry. There is no problem. I am new around here and have just been looking to hang out with new interesting people. I know we got off on a bad start....and I am not sure, since you are pushing me, but hi - my name is _____. I've seen you around in class. That was a really good question you asked. Anyway, what kind of things do you do outside of school?" Don't copy that, but absorb the attitude. If you push buttons like I did, you'll only get face punched. Compliment them. They are cocky because they don't have confidence; if you give them false confidence, they will feel like the cockiness is justified...and then maybe open an ear to you.
You are not pretending to be all these things. BECOME all these things. not only will you be well rounded, but your experiences will allow you to continue to be a social proofed person once college begins.
You only have a year, so don't worry too much. But if you are able to do this, you will be fine. And you will have a lot of fun.