Is your school the 'typical high/middle school?'

[PinkFloyd]

TV and other media view school like this:

If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades.

If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.

If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.

If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.

That's that. There are literally just those four cliques.


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Here's how it is at my school: The kids in sports are actually really good in school and they also do quite a bit of artsy things. If you're poor, it doesn't matter. at all. If you are AT ALL known for being a bully or thug, everyone stays away from you and talks shit about you being a douchebag and what not. If you'e into computers, chances are, you also have good skills with things like sports.

The only kids that actually get hardcore BULLIED are the kids that do something to deserve it. For example, there's this one kid at my school that we'll call Nick. Nick doesn't have social skills at all. Instead of trying to fix them, he does the complete opposite by trying out for the football team and thinking he's the best when he's not. When confronted about it, he jsut threatens to have his dead beat 23 year old brother drive his shitty S-10 pick-up to your house and "teach you some respect."

So the final question is: How is your school in relation to what the media makes it out to be?

[Typhlosion]

I guess not. Then again, there was a test to enter my previous highschool...

If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades. Yup.
If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades. Lies, so many lies.
If you don't have that much money, you have no friends. Lies, then again, two of my friends were from low-class families.
If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you. Never heard of that one. No bullies at my school, apparently.

[Plasma]

Haven't ever seen a more accurate description of my school. It's saddening, isn't it?

[drmindfreak]

Pretty much like that

[Tarannosaurus]

In my school the people that do sport generally get reasonable grades and they usually do all higher level subjects. They do get a lot of popularity and the people that get good grades are the teachers' favourites.
There's also the people that don't have many social skills but good grades (my people!). In my school we don't have no social skills, we're just introverts.
If you don't have much money... well it doesn't really matter because people here are from all sorts of backgrounds, but some teachers have an annoying habit of assuming everyone has money and they might ask for money to be brought in for something without much advance notice.
Among the students though there's not really a defining theme to the cliques and groups . We generally all get along with each other (for the most part).

[Living For Love]

My school comprises the three years of high school we have here and the last three years of middle school.

I'd say it's a normal school. Guys good in sports generally don't do so well in other subjects. There aren't really any bulies here. In order to be popular, you have to do some kind of drug, be good in at least one sport and hang out really a lot with the friends you make, be kinda rude and badass as well. It doesn't matter absolutely nothing whether you're rich or poor, because most people have the same economic status, and because nobody would simply care. You could be dying in the middle of the hallway, no one would give a damn, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I like the environment here, nothing bad or exciting usually happens. Drug abuse, yes, it exists, indiscipline and misbehaving as well, but no violence and stuff like that.

Here in Portugal, some public schools, despite being public, do not equally grant access to everyone. Gypsy people, for instance, are more likely to atend schools located on the cities' outskirts, while richer people atend schools built in the city centre.

[Luminous]

Absolutely not. My school is online and I barely know the other kids. I briefly met some of them back in September, but didn't get their names or grades. I now know some of them by their names but know nothing about who they really are. My school is widely made up of the kids that didn't do well in a traditional school, for example the kids that have social problems or are ill or just get bad grades and need to work at their own pace. In my grade I think I'm the only person who is doing it for career related reasons (with my acting I don't have time for school), but there are probably similar people in other grades, and other schools that run off the same online curriculum specialize in students who are athletes and actors, I was actually looking at one but it's private (same school sort of but different teachers and no standardized testing, but it costs money). So yeah, no cliques in my school. Went a little off topic there lol. But I guess I explained it's not typical :p

[Pulp501]

My school is a lot like yours. The sporty kids are usually the really smart ones, especially the track kids, they have to keep their grades up after all. There is a group of "popular" kids that to be in that group you need to have either money, good looks, or be really funny or something, but most of them aren't that smart. There aren't many bullies, but there a people everyone hates because they are douche bags, or complete idiots, or bitches or something, but it's not as if they get beat up or whatever. There are a decent amount of drugs I think. Most people smoke pot, I know quite a few people that do acid, and shrooms, and some people that do/sell cocaine. It's a pretty nice school overall, we always rank high up and have way above average test scores. And the computer nerds in my school usually don't play sports.

[Elysium]

I'd definitely say no, mine is not.


If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades.
Most of the people who do sports are very smart and do very well in school. For girls, it doesn't really score them any dates; I don't know about guys, but I don't think so.

If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.
The kids in my grade that are into computers are among the more popular ones; some are very smart, some are not. Their social skills aren't harmed.

If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.
I go to a private school... Almost everyone is the same as far as socioeconomics go. For those who aren't, it makes no difference.

If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.
To some degree? There aren't really any thug/bully types, and if there ever are, everyone dislikes them.


While my grade tends to be very clique-y, there are definitely more cliques than these, and cliques aren't defined by these factors. Also keep in mind that I go to a private, very liberal, relatively small school (roughly 60 kids per grade). As someone put it, it's more difficult to come out as a Republican at my school than to come out as gay. My school is no great indication of what schools are normally like.

[Cygnus]

Not reaaaally, social stuff here centers more around parties than sports, and everyone in my school has more than a decent amount of money, and bullying isn't really a thing. So I would say no, it doesn't live up to the stereotypes.

[Human]

No, I'm terrible at sports and I guess I'm considered pretty popular.
Also, most popular people are intelligent rather than being unintelligent as seen in cliche. There isn't much bullying in the same year group either, but the above years bully the below ones, I guess that's kind of cliché. The 'less popular kids' at school don't get bullied and everyone keeps to themselves.

[Croconaw]

My high school consists of seventh grade to twelfth grade. As far as assholes go, my school definitely has some. The students who get straight A's think they're better than everyone else. People don't really bully in my school, but there are a few immature guys. There is this kid in my English class that screams swag every time he enters the classroom. Another kid screamed my name a few times on the school bus and it annoyed me to no end. Basically, it's just a bunch of obnoxious behavior. I feel like they do it to piss me off because they almost always look at me when they do it.

[ksdnfkfr]

I would say what is on the original list may be true for some but not for others. But im usually too focused on getting myself through the day to really take stock of others. i don't even know the names of most of the other kids. im not sure of how much bullying goes on in general. Everyone knows if they pick on me, my friend and his friends will come after them. But i dont know of any other special needs kids that get bullied either.

[Seemyheart]

The only way You're truly popular at my school is if you're related to one of the founders of town. Everyone else is just a part of the crowd. Those who play sports ARE the founders' kids, so they're popular. Some are super smart, some aren't. People always say it's all about the names here... which is true, because if you don't have one of the popular last names, you just don't quite measure up.
This is the kind of place where kids can't wait to get away from... small towns have their perks but they also have their downfalls

[Cognizant]

My school's like this:

If you do sports, you get tons of girls/boys, popularity, and pretty good grades.

If you are into computers, you're part of the 2nd largest " educational group" at our school (i'd say that the top three are sports, computers/robotics, and then the visual arts).

If you don't have that much money, it's a bit more difficult for you, but you'll get by. While it doesn't mean that you don't have friends, the poorer students feel a bit "left out". For me that I get jealous that all the rich fucks have brand new Audi A7s and modded Ford F-250 turbos while I have the bus that's late more often than early. It's also annoying that they have these nice smart phones and laptops while I have to force restart my macbook every session just to get the wi-fi to work.

If you're the thug/bully type, it kind of depends. For the most part people get along but when there is tension the school population is large enough that most people either just stick to their own social circles, or the victims have many resources to turn to for help.

Popularity is a weird term that has many definitions at my school. Generally speaking, one way someone is popular is they stick to their social group (could be large and they're well respected in it), or they can be the type of people that kind of just get along with everyone and treats everyone the same (like me).

[geetry]

I go to a performing arts school, so like, 98% of the kids there are in artsy stuff (band, orchestra, drama, dance, art, computers, piano, guitar, languages, sign language, ect ect) A lot of kids at my school has good grades, especially the kids who are in pre-IB, like myself. We are actully known for our volleyball team. Sports are decent at my school, though I have no idea if the guys get the girls as I'm excused from gym to be in the top two bands. Usually the kids who get thrown in the computer classes are the kids in standard and are not tech savvy whatsoever, as I learned last year. So I guess I can answer nope to that question too. A big giant NO on the money thing, because if the performing arts kids have enough money to buy at home drumsets and upright basses…lol. And I usually get tripped on the stairs a few times a week for being a nerd, doesn't bother me. Bullying really isn't a big problem.

[conniption]

Everyone at my school is a cunt, so you could say we all belong to the same clique and get along pretty well.

[AlexOnToast]

In my school the people that do sport generally get reasonable grades and they usually do all higher level subjects. They do get a lot of popularity and the people that get good grades are the teachers' favourites.
There's also the people that don't have many social skills but good grades (my people!). In my school we don't have no social skills, we're just introverts.
If you don't have much money... well it doesn't really matter because people here are from all sorts of backgrounds, but some teachers have an annoying habit of assuming everyone has money and they might ask for money to be brought in for something without much advance notice.
Among the students though there's not really a defining theme to the cliques and groups . We generally all get along with each other (for the most part).

Same goes for my school, and pretty much every other Irish school Iv'e been in. I think we have it pretty good as far as social aspects go

[dsi411]

Yes:cool:

[lijrobert]

Here's how it is at my school: The kids in sports are actually really good in school and they also do quite a bit of artsy things. If you're poor, it doesn't matter. at all. If you are AT ALL known for being a bully or thug, everyone stays away from you and talks shit about you being a douchebag and what not. If you'e into computers, chances are, you also have good skills with things like sports.
This is pretty much my school. Band is HUGE at my school. Even the football players do it and there are 356 people in it. Bullying pretty much doesn't happen much. Douchebags who do it are usually disliked anyway.

[chargersfan]

Well for starters, you really shouldn't base the typical high school based on what you see on TV.
I'll go through what you said and tell you if this applies to my school.

If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades. Not entirely true, it is true for a lot of kids, but a lot of kids do sports as well and also get good grades. Our Valedictorian does girls Water Polo and Swim.

If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.
Not true. I know kids who are into computers, have friends and grades, and I know kids who are into computers and have terrible grades because they spend more time on computers and less time doing homework.

If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.
Not true for my school, many kids who are ghetto are the most popular. I like in a rural town with a lot of white trash however, but still. Many of the popular kids at my school are stoners, and the cheerleaders or main stream popular kids (ASB, Cheerleaders etc.)
are only like middle class or average.

If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.
Remember that the majority of the kids aren't popular, so if you are this type, the majority of students don't like you, just very few have the balls to say it to your face.

That's that. There are literally just those four cliques.
My school is not that cliquish. There are of course the popular kids and the losers and the stoners and the super nerds. But it's much more complex than that at my school.

[JacobIN]

My school; (small town-farm school)
Rednecks
Wanna-be Rednecks
Jocks
Real Farmers
Me and my friends, which best fit the group, "Regular" I guess

[backjruton]

Haha. If this is true then where do I "sit at"? Because I am into computers, I didn't get what are perfect grades in my opinion compared to some of the other people and I had a lot of friends in school and now I do in college. But I was friends with people in all years of high school even in year 11 when we were getting ready to leave and I really think that's just because being autistic makes me naturally more friendly than the other people my age. I find it easier to associate with people that are younger than me because their mind don't seem to be as developed which means I'm on the same wave length as they are :D

[Danny Phantom]

My school is WAY different.


If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades.

Everyone who does sport is known (not necessarily liked). No girls like them though (LOL). Some of them are really smart, the rest don't have enough brain cells to rub together.

If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.

Nope the computer kids here have no social skills AND terrible grades.

If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.

Not the case. I'm in Catholic school. I don't have a lot of money and I am like the only kid in the school who doesn't, but no one knows that about me because I cover it up well.



If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.

There are no thug/bully types here, but there are a handful of people who make fun of everyone (I used to be that) and everyone talks shit about them...


It is cliquey and everyone hates each other, it just isn't how the media thinks it is..

[ninja789]

TV and other media view school like this:

If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades. not really
most of those who get bad grades aren't associated with any of the sports
mind you my school sucks at sports

If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.
quite often low grades as they waste a lot of their time but socially still toward the bottom

If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.
up to a point yes
If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.
yes

I don't really fall into any though

[ImAurora]

No, all our athletes have good grades for the most part and get girls as much as any normal person would.

Do they get good grades? Yes. Do they lack social skills most people have? Not often

No, if you're poor or rich really doesn't matter too much in terms of friendship and stuff.

We don't really have any bullies, at least none I know of, so I can't say.

So my school is pretty much the opposite of the stereotype. Haha

[Ethe14]

If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades.

Well not quite at my school, most kids who do sports get good grades so.

If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.

Not at freaking all, in fact if your into computers and can fix stuff you have a good reputation and people like you. Unless you truly have no social skills.


If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.

Hmm, how can I put this. Our school has two neighborhoods where there is money, (I belong to one of the two) then there is a normal middle class neighborhood and one poor one. Generally it's easier for kids at my school to make friends with the first 3 make friends easy. The last one not so much.

If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.

If your a thug/bully your looked down upon. No one really like you.

[Karkat]

I'm in independent study, so I'd say no :P

[BaeballCharlie]

First of all I am in a specail situation by attending two schools. The First is for academics and is nearly on the beach ( marine science school) and the second is for sports because my academic school doesn't provide them. Therefore I play for my sending district. I will have two responses to these stereotypes. 1: academic school. 2: school for sports.
If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades.
1.most kids play sports and it's average chance of getting with girls. Our school has a 20% acceptance rate which is extremely competitive for a highschool, so we are all smart except for the few turds you can't flush.
2.yes and only for jv kids get bad grades because they don't care enough

If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.
Yes and no in both schools

If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.
Not at all in both schools.

If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.
1.No
2.yes because they are smooth talkers unfortunately

[Willy_Nilly]

In my school (A small inner city catholic school in the Philly suburbs), it's generally like this
Jocks:
Some jocks fail their classes but others generally do well and get honors

Computers:
It could go either way. Sure, gamers are less known and have less friends but I'm friends with them and talk to them a lot. But we're all equally addicted to computers in one way or another soooo....

Money:
A lot of kids in our school are generally poorer and some live in better middle class neighborhoods. However, in my school, we don't judge you and bully you because you're poor.

Bullies:
If you bully somebody, it's because you know in five seconds everyone in ear shot will pretty much come at you. There's hardly any bullied kids and even then they have a few friends. And aren't treated like complete garbage. We generally respect each other in our school. Like, I have friends that came from other schools and were generally surprised about how open we were.

So in conclusion, we have our problems but we're a generally good school

[StoppingTime]

If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades.

Well first it depends on the sport. I mean if you're on one of the "big" Varsity teams sure you'll be considered a lot more popular than those on the no-cut track team who just show up every now and then.
I also wouldn't say that the majority of people on sports teams get shitty grades. I mean while I'm sure it's not uncommon, it's not like, "You're on X team so your grades/GPA must be below X," it seems much more varied than that.

[B]If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.

Eh, again it's not constant. Sure there are the classic "geeks" who are very into that sort of thing and...not very into social situations, but there are also incredibly intelligent individuals who are the exact opposite.

If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.

Sort of. I mean I live in a very (and unfortunately) affluent area, so yeah, generally the "popular" kids are the ones with million dollar houses and Mercredes. But there are also plenty of people without that kind of money or people who don't flaunt around the fact that they come from wealth, so it's not too big a deal if you find the right people to hang out with.


If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.


This one is probably the most true. There are certainly a group of "losers" who the majority of the school stays away from for whatever reason (the majority of them aren't really bad people though), and they all know it.

[Caver]

If you do sports, you get tons of girls and popularity, but shitty grades.
If you are into computers, you have literally no social skills, but amazing grades.
If you don't have that much money, you have no friends.
If you're the thug/bully type, everyone but the "un popular" kids like you.

Yes I am the computer one and the not much money one xD Certainly like my school!