The best way to describe myself in grade school would be Mikey from the Recess cartoon. For those of you who have never seen it I was tall, overweight, highly literate and fairly passive. This along with advanced learning program I was placed in didn't help my popularity. I had a few friends and I mean few.
Then in junior high I discovered the wonders of mind altering chemicals and just didn't care any more. I hung out with the stoner crowd for a couple of years .
I gave up the drugs and started hanging out with, for the most part, metal-heads. They ended up introducing me to this kid whose parents were foracking rich but he was sort of an outcast/loner. We hit it off pretty well and I started hanging out at his house where I met his sister who just happened to be a cheerleader and by some twist of fate we clicked immediately. Soon I was hanging out with her and her friends (cheerleaders, athletes, student leaders and the general upper-crust of the school).
My popularity skyrocketed. We weren't a couple but a lot of people thought we were which really worked out to my advantage. The girls thought I must have had a lot to offer if she wanted to be with me and the guys hung around me because I have an uncanny knack for getting guys "hooked up" (I'm an amazing wing-man).
It was like the movie "Can't buy me love" without the dirty-dealing and underhandedness.

We have a group of something like..10 of us, i only like 3 of them though, but yeah, overall, i'm unpopular. People refuse to even sit near me, or stand near, apart for these few people i consider firneds, and some of my friends friends who stay wherew we do.

Im not "hated" but im not so popular, but i dont care :) im good with what i have

I wasn't popular like, hanging around with the popular kids (The chavs, god I hate them) But I was always involved in the school activities and stuff, which really does make a difference, rather than hiding away and just tolerating your 5 years of secondary education.

Being in the football team, and class president and stuff helps.

So I never really had any problems with anyone, not even those god awful chavs. So I had a pretty good school life. I miss it a lot.

Avida:
Unpopular untill 3 years ago, two years of the middle of the scale, became quite popular this year however at the same time i dont feel truely close to anyone, its a horrible feeling...

I know how you feel man. I cannot think of a single person in the grade who doesn't like me. Most of them say I'm witty, charming (in an asshole kind of way) and admirable. But I don't really like most of them.

Most people know me in some way. There are very few people that don't like me as I am generally quite easy going and unlike a lot of people in my school, can take a joke and not just want a fight at any opportunity.

Everyone knew who I was in school and no one hated me, but I had very few friends and couldn't find a date to save my life. Pretty much the exact same thing happened in college.

I keep hoping people will be different now that I'm out of school, but it's been 5 years and I spent the last week sleeping during the day, with my phone off, and no one's noticed.

I'm beginning to think it may be me...

My first seven years of school were quite strange as everyone in my class picked on eachother. We had scheduled meetings with the principal each monday to report our behaviour the previous week.

The next three years were ok, I made friends with all of my classmates and almost everyone at school knew who I was.

I'm currently in my second year at upper secondary, and I have two friends who are really close and a group of girls who I occasionally hang out with on the weekends.

Not everyone know me 'cause there's some 6-700 students at my school. I'm on the middle ground I guess, I speak my mind without the backstabbing bullshit which the "popular" female squadron do. And because of that, I don't think they care much for me, they talk to me sometimes, but I think it's just to act like there's nothing between us.

I'm not the most popular, but I'm pretty sure I'm not hated by anyone, and I am friends with everyone, with someone less, someone more, but enemies? No one has the privilige of that. And yeah, while I do play games quite a bit, I'm still considered cool.

You know what's very VERY satisfying to know...

I live in a totally different city (and province) from the one I went to school in, and I go back to the island on holidays or the odd vacation. I ran into one of the "cool/popular" guys who used to pick on me in Grade 10, he was working at the A&W, cleaning the tables and taking out the garbage when I ran into him. Now this was at thanksgiving 2007, so we'd both been graduated for 8 years. In that time, I've worked multiple jobs, gone to college, and worked my way into a fairly decent career where I now manage a lumber remanufacturing plant. And him, he's just a McJob worker with no post-sec education stuck on an island with very few decent jobs available, none of them open to the uneducated. So yeah, he was Mr. Bigshot in highschool, now he's Lord TeenBurger, master of the grill and servant to those he bullied.

To put it simply, I WIN!

Khell_Sennet:
You know what's very VERY satisfying to know...

I live in a totally different city (and province) from the one I went to school in, and I go back to the island on holidays or the odd vacation. I ran into one of the "cool/popular" guys who used to pick on me in Grade 10, he was working at the A&W, cleaning the tables and taking out the garbage when I ran into him. Now this was at thanksgiving 2007, so we'd both been graduated for 8 years. In that time, I've worked multiple jobs, gone to college, and worked my way into a fairly decent career where I now manage a lumber remanufacturing plant. And him, he's just a McJob worker with no post-sec education stuck on an island with very few decent jobs available, none of them open to the uneducated. So yeah, he was Mr. Bigshot in highschool, now he's Lord TeenBurger, master of the grill and servant to those he bullied.

To put it simply, I WIN!

That is possibly one of the biggest twists of irony I've heard in a long time. Heh, as sadistic as it may seem to sound, I hope to be in that same situation one day (in your place, not McBurger's).

Dayne Gonsalves:
I'm cool with everyone in my school, I don't think I know anyone who actually hates me, but I'm always ignored by everyone and I want to be more noticeable to people.

So what about you? How popular are or were you in school? (I used the search button but nothing came up, so please tell me if this has been done before.)

Exactly the same. I'm not much to look at first glance, always in the background so to speak.

Hunde Des Krieg:
I was that guy that could hang out just about anywhere without objection, I went to a small school and was well acquainted with just about everyone in my class. Not to say that I was always at parties and shit but, I could basically kick back with anyone. except the wierd emo/goth kids, and the religious nutters.

Pretty much this..^

juandonde:
You know that really awesome guy that everyone liked in school? You know popular, good looking, girls wanted him guys wanted to be him, had a nice car, didn't have to work out much to keep in good shape, was never made fun of, had sex with the hot teacher, was a real trend setter. You know that guy right? I was the goofy fat kid next to him =P.

I LOL'ed.

I'm kind of known by a lot of people, not well liked but not disliked very much. Only usually notice hate for me during PE because I actually try. Without cheating.

I'm unpopular because I don't wear Abercrombie and Hollister clothing and have an earring like every other guy in my school.

Eggo:
I was ridiculously popular in high school and I got even more popular in college. I don't know why it's so hard for so many people to be socially successful.

Somehow, that really makes sense to me.

As for the people being socially successful, I think this essay pretty much sums up whatever arguments I could make, except he's better at it.

Eggo:
I was ridiculously popular in high school and I got even more popular in college. I don't know why it's so hard for so many people to be socially successful.

Depends on where you live.

To be socially successful here, you must:

1)Absolutely know nothing of computers, if you can distinguish between the Monitor and Computer, you are automatically a nerd.

2) Buy all your clothes from Hollister/Abercrombie & Fitch/American Eagle; Designers clothes are an alternative.

3) You must listen to purely Rap/Hip-Hop. Anything else is out of the question.

4) You must not read, reading is for losers.

5) You must not play video games, except Madden.

6) You must be obsessed with American Football. Actual Futbol is blasphemy.

7) You must be over-zealous about believing in a god.

8) You must be against Gay Marriage.

9) How could I forget this? You must be an ignorant dumbass. GPA's higher than 2.0 are unacceptable. (That's a C average here...)

There's probably a few more that I can't think of. I don't want to be socially 'accepted' in a place like this.

Edit: Added number 9)

The first three years of my secondary school were hell; I had a few close(ish) friends but we were more or less the only people who didn't act like tools which alienated us from most others in our class. There was two people who despised me (I think), because me and my friends were 'skaters' whilst the rest of our class were what can only be described as 'chavs'. I also had a habit of talking back to them and taking the piss in a way that they didn't get. Might not have helped, but that's the way I am...
Things changed in the fourth year though, where I went from guy on the outter edge to the centre of a larger group of friends, who accepted me for who I was; 'the smart but sound one' (their words).
I enjoyed the last two years of secondary school so much, I miss it now...

If you were to look up "nerd" in the dictionary, you would see my picture, but I have a close group of friends, so it doesn't bother me much.

I'm a bit of a nerd, but still popular enough not to be picked on. Some people in my year still don't know me after four years, but they're all chavs and emos so I'm not especially bothered.

I know prety much everone in my sixthform and can call most of them friends. Im cool with the rest of them cos i was alwasy "that guy" who never lead or set the trends and never even took part in most of them, but you could always kick back and have a laugh with him and could be counted on to be himself. Took me two years to learn that and it paid off.

Eggo:

PersianLlama:

Eggo:
I was ridiculously popular in high school and I got even more popular in college. I don't know why it's so hard for so many people to be socially successful.

Depends on where you live.

To be socially successful here, you must:

1)Absolutely know nothing of computers, if you can distinguish between the Monitor and Computer, you are automatically a nerd.

2) Buy all your clothes from Hollister/Abercrombie & Fitch/American Eagle; Designers clothes are an alternative.

3) You must listen to purely Rap/Hip-Hop. Anything else is out of the question.

4) You must not read, reading is for losers.

5) You must not play video games, except Madden.

6) You must be obsessed with American Football. Actual Futbol is blasphemy.

7) You must be over-zealous about believing in a god.

8) You must be against Gay Marriage.

9) How could I forget this? You must be an ignorant dumbass. GPA's higher than 2.0 are unacceptable. (That's a C average here...)

There's probably a few more that I can't think of. I don't want to be socially 'accepted' in a place like this.

Edit: Added number 9)

Where the hell do you live? I break every rule on your list :I

Virginia =\.

I break every rule too.

In my school, people like me as much as they like pube lice a dip in the sewer.

Automind:
Here's a tip. don't give a shit. it really doesnt matter cuz every one who isn't you sucks anyways.

Oh, don't give a shit, seems like a real help to alot of people... The fact is that you are supposed to care, cuz it'll help you change ^^. Now you may think me shallow cuz i buy boxers costing 20 euros each, or jeans that are to expensive, just cuz it's fashion or has a logo on it, but dressing good.. Gives people a good first impression, and all you gotta do after that is being open and easy to talk with. plus, it helps with getting girls.

MrBirdy:

Automind:
Here's a tip. don't give a shit. it really doesnt matter cuz every one who isn't you sucks anyways.

Oh, don't give a shit, seems like a real help to alot of people... The fact is that you are supposed to care, cuz it'll help you change ^^. Now you may think me shallow cuz i buy boxers costing 20 euros each, or jeans that are to expensive, just cuz it's fashion or has a logo on it, but dressing good.. Gives people a good first impression, and all you gotta do after that is being open and easy to talk with. plus, it helps with getting girls.

Actually when I see someone who spends a lot of money on expensive clothes. I think "Wow what a douchebag, that guy's probably an idiot."
I don't think that's a good first impression.

PersianLlama:

MrBirdy:

Automind:
Here's a tip. don't give a shit. it really doesnt matter cuz every one who isn't you sucks anyways.

Oh, don't give a shit, seems like a real help to alot of people... The fact is that you are supposed to care, cuz it'll help you change ^^. Now you may think me shallow cuz i buy boxers costing 20 euros each, or jeans that are to expensive, just cuz it's fashion or has a logo on it, but dressing good.. Gives people a good first impression, and all you gotta do after that is being open and easy to talk with. plus, it helps with getting girls.

Actually when I see someone who spends a lot of money on expensive clothes. I think "Wow what a douchebag, that guy's probably an idiot."
I don't think that's a good first impression.

That's just your opinion, and not every single thing you are wearing has to be expensive, but look good. Re-read what i typed and you can see it... And you don''t see me spending the money :). And how else do you want to give a good impression besides looking good? Ofcourse confident, but ussualy those people that are the people well-dressed.

I find that the people who were popular in High School etc. are now the ones that get rejected.

I am friendless to this day.

I'm not exactly unpopular at school but I isolated myself outside of school so I don't speak to anybody. Its a long story... and a depressing one. But I'm ok.

i hang out with all the dumbasses

The good thing about Ireland is that none of this matters. Theres no "Popular Group", no "Reject Group". Everyone gets on grand with each other and has a laugh. I myself have long hair and listen to metal, but id still consider some of the scumbags/chavs/whatever-the-hell-you-call-them to of been my friends. Everyone knows everyone in theyre own year, sure, theyll know about people in other years but not because theyre popular or well liked, its normally just because theyd be on a sports team or are always getting in trouble, but that doesnt make them popular. A lot of people in my school were well known, but because they were fucking dicks.