What happens to the cool kids after Highschool?

Ah yes, the cool kids. You know the Hollywood movie, where you see this cool guy, and he's getting all girls, and doing great socialising? read more

Being a 'cool kid' can come back to bite you in later life, researchers have warned. They found that teens who 'acted cool' at school were far more likely to struggle as an adult, and were at higher risk of alcohol and drugs, and more likely to have taken part in criminal activities. read more

The study, published this month in Child Development, found that popularity tends to fade by age 22, at which point many cool kids are left with less social aptitude and maturity than their peers. By that age, the study found, the popular kids have a 45% higher rate of drug- and alcohol-related problems, like drunk driving and skipping out on work, and were also more likely to take part in criminal activity. read more

Some get into the drug scene and end up on the death’sentence door step, other become the drug lords. Many of the smart bad kids clean up their act eventually and become very successful entrepreneurs or skilled tradesman. read more

Ironically, the kids who seemed to have it all at age 13 — popularity, invites to parties, older friends, and love lives — are the ones who"didn't turn out O.K." psychologist Joseph P. Allen told Jan Hoffman for The New York Times, where we first learned about Allen's study. read more