<p>I don’t think your level of popularity will change. Jumps in popularity don’t just naturally happen. I find that those who are popular and those who aren’t have vastly different temperaments and temperament isn’t something that changes just because you want it to. Just focus on your studies, join a few clubs that interest you and don’t talk crap about people… you know, just be cordial - common sense stuff. Even if you don’t become popular, at least people will think of you as a respectable person.</p>
<p>As for me, I was relatively unpopular in middle school - not that I was a loser or an outcast, it’s just that I generally kept to myself. I’m pretty mellow and I don’t actively go out to seek friends; however, I’m completely open to the idea of socializing and meeting new people. I’m just lazy. In middle school, I only had one friend, but I found that to be plenty and I never felt lonely. That friend is still one of my best friends to this day. </p>
<p>I’m going into my senior year of high school this fall and I’m still what you would call unpopular. I now have a bigger group of extremely close friends - (a whopping number of 3, oh my), but my social status has remained stagnant and I am fabulously content with that :).</p>
<p>I don’t think one’s financial status has that much of an impact on one’s level of popularity. I go to a very wealthy school - several students are the children of professional athletes, etc., and my family is pretty wealthy as well. Despite all this, my social life is pretty much nonexistent. People, at least from what I’ve observed, don’t tend to pay much attention to other’s financial statuses. Those who do tend to do so end up being shallow or self-conscious of their own statuses, and you wouldn’t want to hang out with those people anyway.</p>