After tracking children's progress for years, scientists concluded that appearance was linked to higher test scores in reading and math. Good-looking kids tend to do better than their less-striking classmates.
To learn what happens to them post-graduation, Reddit user TheMightySwede asked people to share where the pretty girls and boys from their school ended up in adulthood.
The stories provide interesting insight into privilege, potential, personal choice, and chance, reminding us that nothing is guaranteed — even if things seem to be going one way, the tide can turn at any time.
#41
Hopefully super successful on Broadway or something.
My high school was small, but it wasn't super cliquey, and the "popular" kids sort of...deserved it? When I think of the power couple of my grade, they were both incredibly chill people who were nice to everyone. They were popular because of their talent in sports and drama, and they were both crazy smart. I was more the oddball girl who enjoyed backstage theater and hanging with the anime-obsessed kids, but while I wouldn't have called the popular girl my friend, she and I got along great when we shared classes or after school activities.
Anyway, I hope she's living the life she wanted. I don't keep up with almost anyone from high school and haven't been to any reunions. My 20th reunion is coming up, maybe I'll go to that. But I'm not big on looking back to the past, my present and future are too much fun.
My high school was small, but it wasn't super cliquey, and the "popular" kids sort of...deserved it? When I think of the power couple of my grade, they were both incredibly chill people who were nice to everyone. They were popular because of their talent in sports and drama, and they were both crazy smart. I was more the oddball girl who enjoyed backstage theater and hanging with the anime-obsessed kids, but while I wouldn't have called the popular girl my friend, she and I got along great when we shared classes or after school activities.
Anyway, I hope she's living the life she wanted. I don't keep up with almost anyone from high school and haven't been to any reunions. My 20th reunion is coming up, maybe I'll go to that. But I'm not big on looking back to the past, my present and future are too much fun.
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#43
I think my sister was "popular"? She has a husband and a kid and seems happy.
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