Have you ever been stuck in a clique?
In middle school I guess you could say I was sort of a social outcast. Not completely hatable, but not super likable either. Basically I hung out with everyone, but wasn't really friend to any, save like 5-10 total. It wasn't horrible. I got bullied maybe once or twice, but eventually people don't care when you don't.
High school has gone a little differently. My high school has four magnet programs and each one sort of ends up being cliquish I guess XD
Engineering, Game Design, Computer System Tech, and BioMed.
Basically Engineering and BioMed hang together only as girlfriends and boyfriends. To explain a little better, I'm in Engineering and my girlfriend is in BioMed. Most couples (the few that at exist in magnet) generally stem from relationships developed by Engineering and BioMed students, with most Engineering students being male, and most BioMed students being Female.
In general as groups work, most magnet students stick together really, considering most of us live like 20-30 minutes driving distance from school, a large difference compared to the 5-10 minute walking distance for most traditional students. Some traditional students do end up hanging more in the magnet cliques, though they're usually the ones that have honors and AP classes with us. I am also friends with some traditional students due to classes I have like PhysEd.
I will say, the most outcast magnet of the four seems to be Game Design. This most likely stems from the fact that they're harder to take seriously as a magnet by most and that their rooms are on the other side of school (in comparison the Computer Systems Tech and Engineering classes are in the same hallway, and the BioMed classes share that hallway and a hallway right next door and above).
Me? I hang out with most everyone. It's just who I am. That and my girlfriend is like that so we kinda just bounce around and spend time talking to everyone.
Have your friends ever been stuck in a clique?
Yeah, same goes with my friends as explained above. But most of my friends are in Engineering. Makes sense really.
Was it advantageous for you or your friends or did it hurt you or your friends?
It usually helps us. We experience the same teachers four years in a row, so by my time now as a senior, I help some of the underclassmen in my magnet when they need help. I usually also end up becoming a closer friend with the underclassmen in my magnet than I do with underclassmen for others magnets.
Did you ever think about hanging out with another clique?
Not really. I feel at home where I am. It's fun, and it's gone on for almost 4 years now. Why change?