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1	->'''Sue:''' All the popular kids are in the penthouse, all the nerds playing wizards and trolls in the forest - bottom floor.\
2	'''Will:''' Where do the glee kids lie?\
3	'''Sue:''' Sub-basement.
4	-->-- ''Series/{{Glee}}''
5
6	What the BrainChain is to [[IntelligenceTropes intellect]], this trope is to HighSchool popularity. Where you are on this list determines how smoothly your high school existence goes, who sits with you at lunch, and what your [[CharactersAsDevice role]] in the story is. Compare CliqueTour when this is pointed out. In relative descending order of popularity:
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8	[[index]]
9
10	!!Most Popular:
11	* BlackHoleSue
12	* AlphaBitch
13	** LovableAlphaBitch
14	** AcademicAlphaBitch
15	* TheAce
16	* BigManOnCampus
17	* BigJerkOnCampus
18	* SchoolIdol
19	* JerkJock (may overlap with DumbJock or BarbaricBully)
20	* TheBeautifulElite
21	* BetaBitch
22	** InnocentBetaBitch
23	* CarloadOfCoolKids (these are the people ''in'' the car)
24	* ClassPrincess
25	* ClassRepresentative
26	* CuteSportsClubManager
27	* DumbJock
28	* ExtracurricularEnthusiast
29	* GirlPosse
30	* The HighSchoolHustler is an odd one, often very popular, but sometimes a:
31	** TheSnarkKnight
32	** ScholarshipStudent
33	* TheQuarterback
34	* TheSocialExpert
35	* SpoiledSweet
36	* StudentCouncilPresident
37	** The rest of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil (in Japanese works. In Western works they are often ''much'' lower down the chain.)
38	* Sympathetic Athletes
39	** AcademicAthlete
40	** LovableJock
41	** PomPomGirl
42	* [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority Teenage Rebels]]
43	** {{Delinquents}}
44	** NaughtyIsGood
45	** RebelliousSpirit
46	* TokenRichStudent
47
48	!!Middle Ground:
49	* [[RecurringExtra Recurring Background Teens]]
50	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent (though other times this character can be an UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter)
51	* {{The Generic Guy}}/{{The Everyman}}
52	* WastedBeauty (they ''could'' have been at the top if not for that one flaw/quirk)
53
54	!!Least Popular:
55	* BarbaricBully (who isn't a JerkJock)
56	* GradeSkipper (may be a target for bullies due to being younger than his or her classmates)
57	* CarloadOfCoolKids (the losers standing on the side of the road who are being spoken to)
58	* UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter
59	* FallenPrincess
60	* BullyMagnet
61	* EmoTeen
62	** {{Goth}} (often though not always conflated with the above)
63	* MisfitLabRat
64	* FatBestFriend
65	* {{Geek}}
66	** {{Otaku}}
67	** SicklyNeuroticGeek
68	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
69	* {{Loners\|AreFreaks}} in general (except when they are TroubledButCute)
70	* NoSocialSkills
71	* {{Shrinking Violet}}s who are BeautifulAllAlong
72	* StereotypicalNerd
73	* TeachersPet
74	* LoserTeamMascot
75	* TheStoolPigeon (especially if they rat out on their so-called "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]")
76
77	!![[TakeAThirdOption Outside the System]]:
78	* ChildProdigy / TeenGenius (depends on whether they're an InnocentProdigy or [[ActingYourIntellectualAge Acting Their Intellectual Age]])
79	* DramaClub (Depending on the type of school, may either be at the top or bottom of the chain.)
80	* ForeignExchangeStudent (usually winds up higher on the popularity food chain)
81	* NewTransferStudent (can wind up anywhere in terms of popularity depending on the situation)
82	* PopularityCycle (the point is the cycle, so people tend to switch between being loved and ostracized)
83	* {{Class Clown}}/{{The Prankster}} (varies heavily depending on whether they're beloved or just annoying)
84
85	[[/index]]

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