I just want to know what you guys think. It has been the debate in ages.

If you were to choose, which one and why :) You have to be realistic not just because this and this and some said this.

I just want to know if it is possible. ;)

Alright well I spent most of my school years trying to be that popular girl who everyone liked and wanted to be best friends with, but what i quickly learnt was all of that comes with a whole lot of drama and unhappiness. I began to find ME in all of the chaos of high school and now I am happy just being Katie :) I think individuality is very important. Be true to yourself is my moto!

Truthfully I stopped trying to be popular my 6th grade year because as Kaitlyn said it is way to much unwanted drama plus I wasn't even be able to trust my so called friends because I live in a small school and had they gotten a piece of dirt on me they would have turned on me like hungry wolves looking at dinner.

I'm too shy to even consider joining the "in" crowd.

ok...so I'm just gonna be completely honest. I'm stuck in the middle. I wish at times that I was the popular girl that everyone loved, but at other times I am just happy the way I am being the unique one that is absolutely insane. Overall though I know that everyone at one point or time in their life wanted to be the poplar kid

Being an introvert and having bad experiences with the "popular people", "preps" i'm more of an individual. Besides, popularity isnn't going to go with you into college, no one is going to know you, so it's way better to be yourself. Besides, being popular that means that there are going to be people talking about you good and BAD. When your an individual and not popular fewer people know you, thus less is going on behind your back. Plus there was this experience 2 years ago at my school, and there was a student you threatened to shoot all the preps/popular people. Many didn't come to school that day. I didn't have to worry, pretty much no one knows me. I went to school that day worry/fear free. I see no advantage to being popular.

I think most people experience wanting to be the "popular" person, but in the end, you'll be happier off being an individual. You'll meet more people that are truly like yourself, and you've got a better chance of making genuine friends. :]
That's how it was for me. All throughout middle school I tried to fit in with the "popular" people, but eventually I realized that's not me.

i believe individuality is more important. most of the time the when you TRY to be popular, you're just being like someone else and so "you're" not actually popular, but the person you're portraying is.

and if you are an individual you will be popular among the people who really care about you and that's all that matters

I would WAY rather be individual over popular. If I spent my life trying to make other people like me and not doing what I liked and enjoyed, no one would thank me for it. It's YOUR life, make it count- who cares about being popular. (Besides, most "popular" people really don't feel happy or content, cause they're just faking who they are.) Be real. Be you. Never compromise your stands or beliefs or dreams so other people think you're cool.