Popularity

[Britvic]

Hello guys!
I'm not a very popular guy at school but I want that to change.
Does anybody know how I can become more popular?
All good advice will be highly appreciative and I will add to your reputation when I can.

Edited by Favourtism (Forum Super Moderator): Thread Closed due to being bumped.

[Dudey!]

Everyone is how they are for a reason, you don't need to change, just be yourself.

[dirrty]

go out with the popular ****

[,Jess,]

There's no point trying to fake what you really are because people will just see through you

[Azza]

just talk and go bout with "popular people" but just be you. ^^

[dirrty]

ur born into certain groups

if ur looks get u into certain things. if ur pit ugly then u wont get anywhere.

also, if u have friends in the popular gang, hang around with them and make friends with everyone else. whats the point anyway? hang around with ur true friends.

[zak-x]

* Don't be hyper. People will quickly get annoyed with you and not want to hang out with you.

* If you don't drink, stick it. Be able to accept that and, if necessary, talk to the person about it. You don’t have to be friends with everyone, just handle the situation with respect and courtesy.

* Talk to your parents about the changes you are making in your life, and explain your reasoning to them. They are likely to be concerned that their child is acting differently.

* If you have curfews or rules that frustrate you and you think hinder you from doing the "popular" things, remember that even the coolest kids have parents and rules. Hey, give your parents a break once in awhile for trying- use that Friday night at home to catch up on magazine reading or even homework.

* Be a good student. It is a common misperception that if you’re doing well in school, you’re a nerd. You can be popular and keep a high grade point average.

* Leave some time just for you. Once you are popular, you may be busy with a lot of friends and activities. Make sure you still have time to be alone and reflect.

* One rule is "never be embarrassed". Embarrassment shows weakness. It's okay to show emotions, but not weakness. Let those awkward moments pass you by like they're nothing but another era of your life. (Extra Comment: It's not necessarily bad to be embarrassed - it may happen at some point whether you like it or not. But the way you handle it can be even more important than what happens. Accept whatever happened, focus on how to avoid it, and forgive and forget. It will happen to everyone in time. Either way, you learned something for yourself.)

* Don't care so much--other people can tell if you're trying too hard.

* Never underestimate the importance of good grooming (shower every day; use deodorant), physical fitness, and a nice, sincere smile. This holds if you're a punk, jock, geek, goth, prep, or anything beyond or in between.

* Don't just dump your friends that you already have. You can be friends with any one you want to. But if you decide to dump your friends, maybe you should talk to them and explain that you feel like you are growing distant from them, and that your interests have changed. You don't need to completely write off your old friends to have new ones. Just don't blow them off. That's mean and will jeopardize your future friendships. If they see you treating someone badly, there is no guarantee you won't do that to your next friend.

* Get a MySpace page or a page on bebo, if you feel the need, and learn something new. But if you want to do something risk-free, that has no chance of giving out information about you that is deadly in the wrong, and probably present hands, you can do one of many things. Some good ideas are keeping a scrapbook or diary, getting the emails of close friends and family and dishing it out to them... Then people who might have tried to harm you with information that wasn't theirs will be replaced by people who are there to let you open up and trust them!

* Tea tree oil is a brilliant way of dealing with teenage skin problems. Look out for products which include it as an ingredient, or simply use pure tea tree oil (undiluted) and dab a little onto spots or irritations.

* Summer is a great time to work on some of these changes. You can exercise outdoors so you look better and change your hair and style. You can also more easily sever ties with anyone you'd like to distance yourself from.

[chilloutrich]

alot of good advice earlier and they are right because i did it.
i hung out half with my 'unpopular' friends and half with the popular crew, and as the summer holidays merged i started going out more and more with the popular crew and never with the unpopular friends as they simply didnt go out.., i then merged into the popular crew completely, well i merged into to 2 popular crews actually which was sound. its been the best thing thats happened to me.

all i can say is just play it cool, dont let out much information that ppl could laugh at, and nothing personal coz ppl dont wanna hear about ur problems and home life, they are just interested in hanging out with u and getting to know you. Go for a wise popular group, if you like music, choose the chiller group, footie then go for the styler group, and apply urself to those groups in clothing and accesories and so on.

hope this helps, pm me if u want.

[CustomHabbo]

Try what the people above said. If you dont like what the popular kids do then stay with your old friends. They are the same as everybody else.

Just to warn you.. Rumors and stuff about you spread like crazy when your popular. I asked this popular girl out and she said yes and the next day the WHOLE school knew

[FlyingJesus]

Pick on the weak kids who no-one likes.