This article was co-authored by Evanne Torrecillas. Evanne Torrecillas is a School Counselor with over four years of experience in education. She specializes in working as a mental health advocate with middle school students and their caretakers. Evanne holds a BA in Political Science from The University of California, Berkeley and an MS in Counseling with a specialization in School Counseling from California State University, Sacramento.
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Okay, so you are popular, and you want to gain even more power, or you are not so popular, and you want to become popular, right? Try the following suggestions to help increase your chances of middle school popularity.
Interacting with people
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1Link arms with a few other popular girls, and walk down the hall, giggling and laughing. It's a sign of friendship, and people will probably talk to you more because they now know you're really friendly.
- Only link arms with boys if they're your boyfriend, and make it look cute, like your head comfortably nestled into his shoulder. You'll be the "toast" of the school, especially if he's the most popular boy in school!
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2Don't bully anybody! In movies, they may do it to "climb" the social ladder; in real life, it's the opposite. It will give you a bad reputation and your friends will not tend to be too happy to see you bullying others.
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3Get involved in activities. Consider such activities as cheerleading, dancing, singing, gymnastics, etc. Don't change anything you already love doing!
- Join a club that does things you really enjoy doing. Your enthusiasm for the activity will help you to want to share the joys of doing it with others, attracting them to both you and the activity. If there isn't a club focused on what you like doing, then consider starting one, as that will surely get you noticed!
Warnings
- Do not become obsessed with what other people think about you. Doing so will lower your self-confidence. Despite what you think, not every single person in the world goes to school just to judge you and your clothes.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Just be yourself! If you answered "No way! Why would I do that?" to any of these instructions, just remember: you want to be popular, right? But don't push yourself into following all of this! You don't have to be super popular!⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Nobody likes a tattletale. Don't be one, it is just rude and no one would like to be your friend.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Do not focus too much on your outward appearance, but rather on being outgoing, making true friends, and doing well in school. You're there to learn, too, so don't obsess too much over how you look.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Don't think skipping classes or getting bad grades is cool. It's good to get teachers to like you, too. Remember, if you're on the road to popularity, people are going to look up to you. Don't make their role model a rule-breaking, nasty girl who cares about nothing!⧼thumbs_response⧽
- There are bullies out there. Popular people can be pushy. This is why you should take things slowly - try talking to the head girl after you've obviously established her respect.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Do not throw yourself at boys. Never throw yourself at boys just to be famous.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Don't be mean to others. Even if they are mean to you, just ignore them; they will be the ones who end up getting in trouble. Besides, when you grow up you won't know half of them.⧼thumbs_response⧽