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How to be considered really cool in high school?

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Didn't read everyone else comments but here in Sactown, it's really really cool if you act like you're into rock music for some reason. It's annoying quite honestly, but I guess that's how it works. Being cool now isn't much different than what it used to be, people who want attention will try to get it by doing whatever stupid thing they feel can get them the most noticed. That's the bottom line.
 
Originally posted by: Strk
Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
Boning the varsity cheerleading squad is a must.
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I think that one is and always has been a must for all generations 😉
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i wouldn't give a flying fvck what anyone thought about me if I had done that. You can call me the uncoolest person alive if you wanted.
 
at every high school is different. but he doesn't need to be cool. he just needs to surround himself with a good group of friends that will be supportive and that allows him to be himself and also be active.

i suggest joining clubs he's interested in, if he's able, to play sports, and to just overall be involved. i did clubs, theater, sports, student government, and everything in high school but i still wasn't "cool" i was just an overachieiver. but i met lots of people through everything i did.
 
Originally posted by: masterxfob
play pranks on the teachers or make sly remarks. i remember a kid like that in high school, he was hilarious, but he got busted so many times 😀
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haha...sounds like me 😛 For what it's worth, i was voted class clown and was in the "in crowd", however, i didn't start drinking until i was 21 and NEVER smoked. Smoking cigarettes/weed is for losers.

-=bmacd=-
 
I can't remember the link now, but they was this step-by-step guide to make anything that was uncool cool.

They used a kitty for the example.

Basically they said you needed three things:

1. The lower to the ground the object is, the cooler it is. (and thus reduced the size of the kitties legs by about 1/2)

2. Anything with an air foil is cooler than anything without an air foiler (then kitty got an air foil)

3. And of course, to be cool you needed to have a throbbing sound system, so Mr. Kitty then began to shake with bass.

That didn't really do it justice, but it was pretty cute and kinda funny.
 
Originally posted by: badmouse
My kid = special ed = physically challenged (lots of different stuff) = spaz, used to get beat up all the time. But very smart. He's not physically able to do sports or band or anything. However he's into games, anime, etc, has some seriously good friends and his ebay business makes more money than mine does (and mine supports us).

The question about "cool" isn't about making him cool, it was just curiosity about what's going on out there. Thanks for the comments.
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What does he sell, pr0n?
 
Actually I think it is funny that you ask on ATOT "What is cool"

I seriously doubt that any of the HS kids that are on here are part of the "IT" crowd.

My guess is that stuff hasn't changed much since I went to HS. (I am now 27)
1. Cool Clothes
2. Cool Car
3. Not in Band
4. Parties (Throws them and attends all of them) I guess just being a very social person.
5. Grades don't make you cool. It was not cool to get all good grades, it was not cool to get all bad grades. Grades don't make "cool"
 
high school...

make sure he gets good grades, so he can get into a good college..

duh..

😛

just hope he's in a good crowd, and have him be himself..
 
i'm still in high school, and the term coolness basically means "great personality". u dont need to be smart, good-lookin, or wutever. all you need is the one thing everyone admires when making friends, which is personality. it could use some tweakin for everyone, but people like people who are different and respectful. sounds kinda typical, but it is really true. i know a kid who is a special ed student at school, and he is liked by everyone cuz he's fun, funny, always happy, really nice, and has hormones the size of the football field. i live in cali, and everything physically noticable is just an assumption of who the person is really on hte outside. it just takes time for people to know someone and then "coolness" breaks out. basically, as long as people like you and ur not shy, you can talk to anyone wihthout bein afraid and then that makes u more independent, and thats sumting not everyone learns in high school. btw, i'm not a geek or a nerd and i get girls, so believe me. 🙂
 
DRUGS. Tons and tons of drugs. Alcohol, sex in the hallways, anything looked down upon by the admin. Pretty much. There's no sure-fire way to be cool, nothing material. It's all about attitude, and the 'right' attitude changes drastically area to area, school to school, grade to grade, class to class, day to day. You might have him hand out $20 bills. Have him concentrate on grades- coolness is not something you can plan for.
 
the easiest way to be "cool' or "popular" in highschool is to just get involved and meet people! join sports, join clubs, find people with similar interests and friends will be made.

... as long as you shower. nobody likes the smelly kid.
 
I'm sure it depends where you are, but here's what's cool in norcal surburban university town:
- "punk"/80s stuff (clothes, music, lingo, pop culture)
- AP classes :roll:
- acting just like everybody else
- "emo" music
- being mean to everybody sometimes without realizing it
 
uhh highscool cool... umm fast car, cheerleaders, football etc?? I wouldnt get too hung up on any of the stuff ... well except the cheerleaders and maybe the car. I've seen way too many people not being able to adjust to college or nornal life - ie the kids that were popular and now noone cares and they try to clinge to the past
 
After the real jackasses drop out (usually by junior year), the notion of "cool" dies. It did at my school. If he wants to meet people, and he can't play a sport, he should probably take up poker (probably Texas Hold 'Em, it's the only card game you see kids playing now that ESPN airs reruns of the WSOP every 3 days). I was planning a ten-person, $30 buy-in tournament, but 28 people wanted to play one day after I began to look for players. And if he's bright, he should be able to make a lot of money playing.
 
dude, being "cool" sucks. It's usually a sign you're a mean, spoiled, shallow person (though I have met some really nice "cool" guys too). "Being yourself" may not be very fun in high school, but it's worth it for later in life.
 
I heard too be cool in high school you need the following

To fit in with the gang banger wanna be ricers, you need'll
Really really fast computer
Neon Lights on your computer
Led fans on your computer
And of course a really kewl case
Tell them how you overclock and compare it to how they add horsepowers to their civic!

To impress the chicks
You'll need the computer above plus
Rediculous amount of hard drive space because the chicks really dig a Big Hard Drive
Tell all the babes how your on liquid cooling (They'll think its some kinda drug)

To be in with the Jocks You'll need
A really fast IE connection to supply your new jock buddies with high speed porn

To be in with the new Goth theme people just tell them
You goto anandtech
 
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
drinking and sports, bad grades, that kind of thing. or at least that's how it was when i was in school.
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Pretty much. Also, never EVER say drama is a bad thing. Cool people live off of drama.
 
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