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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}}''
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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	* CruelCheerleader
27	* CuteSportsClubManager
28	* DumbJock
29	* ExtracurricularEnthusiast
30	* GirlPosse
31	* The HighSchoolHustler is an odd one, often very popular, but sometimes a:
32	** TheSnarkKnight
33	** ScholarshipStudent
34	* TheQuarterback
35	* TheSocialExpert
36	* SpoiledSweet
37	* StudentCouncilPresident
38	** The rest of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil (in Japanese works. In Western works they are often ''much'' lower down the chain.)
39	* Sympathetic Athletes
40	** AcademicAthlete
41	** LovableJock
42	** PomPomGirl
43	* [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority Teenage Rebels]]
44	** {{Delinquents}}
45	** NaughtyIsGood
46	** RebelliousSpirit
47	* TokenRichStudent
48
49	!!Middle Ground:
50	* [[RecurringExtra Recurring Background Teens]]
51	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent (though other times this character can be an UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter)
52	* {{The Generic Guy}}/{{The Everyman}}
53	* WastedBeauty (they ''could'' have been at the top if not for that one flaw/quirk)
54
55	!!Least Popular:
56	* BarbaricBully (who isn't a JerkJock)
57	* GradeSkipper (may be a target for bullies due to being younger than his or her classmates)
58	* CarloadOfCoolKids (the losers standing on the side of the road who are being spoken to)
59	* UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter
60	* FallenPrincess
61	* BullyMagnet
62	* EmoTeen
63	** {{Goth}} (often though not always conflated with the above)
64	* MisfitLabRat
65	* FatBestFriend
66	* {{Geek}}
67	** {{Otaku}}
68	** SicklyNeuroticGeek
69	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
70	* {{Loners\|AreFreaks}} in general (except when they are TroubledButCute)
71	* NoSocialSkills
72	* {{Shrinking Violet}}s who are BeautifulAllAlong
73	* StereotypicalNerd
74	* TeachersPet
75	* LoserTeamMascot
76	* TheStoolPigeon (especially if they rat out on their so-called "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]")
77
78	!![[TakeAThirdOption Outside the System]]:
79	* ChildProdigy / TeenGenius (depends on whether they're an InnocentProdigy or [[ActingYourIntellectualAge Acting Their Intellectual Age]])
80	* DramaClub (Depending on the type of school, may either be at the top or bottom of the chain.)
81	* ForeignExchangeStudent (usually winds up higher on the popularity food chain)
82	* NewTransferStudent (can wind up anywhere in terms of popularity depending on the situation)
83	* PopularityCycle (the point is the cycle, so people tend to switch between being loved and ostracized)
84	* {{Class Clown}}/{{The Prankster}} (varies heavily depending on whether they're beloved or just annoying)
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86	[[/index]]

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