Were you a nerd in high school?

[Anonymous]

Question self explanatory

[Anonymous]

Yes. AMA.

[Anonymous]

Yup. No regrets.

[Anonymous]

Took AP calc C, AP physics C, AP chemistry, did Model UN, did math Olympiad...so yeah?

[Anonymous]

It's not really self-explanatory. Half of the cheerleaders at our school were serious nerds too.

[Anonymous]

sort of. I was in the computer club (this was back in the 80s when we were still using cassette tapes rather than discs), but I didn't dress nerdy. I loved to go dancing at clubs, but I was also pretty academically oriented. My cousin called me a nerd, and I was not upset by it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:sort of. I was in the computer club (this was back in the 80s when we were still using cassette tapes rather than discs), but I didn't dress nerdy. I loved to go dancing at clubs, but I was also pretty academically oriented. My cousin called me a nerd, and I was not upset by it.

I was the computer club.

[Anonymous]

I was too much of a nerd for the cool kids and too cool for the nerds. Stuck in between.

[Anonymous]

I think I had split identities in HS. LOL.

I would say I was a nerd at school--marching band, cheerleading, AP classes, drama club, etc. I wasn't really "friends" with any of those kids, so my "real friends" definitely gave me s*** for being a "joiner." (Yes, I'm GenX.)

Outside of school, I had parents who were divorcing and didn't pay a whole lot of attention to where I was, a part-time job, and was friends with older kids/college-aged kids and stayed out late partying on Saturday nights.

What can I say? I contain multitudes. LOL.

[Anonymous]

I was invisible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:sort of. I was in the computer club (this was back in the 80s when we were still using cassette tapes rather than discs), but I didn't dress nerdy. I loved to go dancing at clubs, but I was also pretty academically oriented. My cousin called me a nerd, and I was not upset by it.

CLOAD! If anyone wants to talk about Scott Adams text adventures, I'm here for it.

[Anonymous]

Yes, a proud one, but prided myself with not having a niche. I had artsy friends, punk friends, traditional study nerd friends, an athlete friend, etc.

[Anonymous]

Yes I was. 🤓

Nerd = Not meaning particularly smart (I wish!)
Or even particularly talented either (No band or drama club geek.)

Just an overall nerd because I didn’t blossom until after High School.
And I never had nice, stylish clothing.

The good part about being a nerd in H.S. however is that after H.S., there was only ONE direction for me to go & that was up!!

Thank God.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was too much of a nerd for the cool kids and too cool for the nerds. Stuck in between.

same

[Anonymous]

This thread is confirming everything I always thought about the demographics of DCUM.