Several of them will be co-valedictorians, and they’ll give speeches at graduation that quote Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Overall, though, they’re not too bad. They’re involved in tons of extracurricular activities (those activities look great on college applications, after all), and while they won’t go to many parties, they’ll make up for that in college. The “Video Game Culture” Kids Again, there’s overlap in these categories, but the band kids we’re talking about are dedicated to music. They’re in the marching band, jazz band, swing band, and possibly a few extracurricular bands, none of which sound good. Hey, they’re still learning how to play their instruments. Give them a break.

More disturbing was a different kind of anxiety: participants expressing a fear of “loners” as potentially violent. That’s new, and Gordon suggests it may reflect worry about school shootings that has increased over the past two decades. Are they any good? Probably not, but you’ll still go see their gigs. Hey, it’s something to do. The SoundCloud RappersThese are AP kids on another level. They want everyone to see that they’re capable of excellence, and that means going all-out on every presentation, running for class president, becoming the editor of the school paper, and generally doing everything to 110 percent. To the uninitiated, it’s difficult to tell the difference between these cliques, but they’re not identical. Emo kids color their hair purple and wear chokers. Scene kids listen to screamo and wear chokers. Goth kids take their senior year photos in graveyards and wear chokers. Those are important differences, Dad, so stop calling me Emo. The Athletes They also noted that academic anxiety seems to be on the rise. Students have always worried about grades, sure, but the study suggests higher levels of worry than in previous research—maybe affected by increasing competition to get into competitive colleges. (It’s worth noting that all of the study participants were students who had gotten into college.) Researchers also noticed a new anxiety about meeting parents’ expectations, especially among the “brains.” Nerd” is a word that, at its core, describes an intelligent and knowledgeable person. However, by the 1970s, “nerd” also grew into a stereotype referring to people who were a little more socially awkward, overly studious, but also very savvy about computers, science, and technology.

Basic kids are fairly typical, but they’re not especially obnoxious. While they’re not interesting on the surface, basic kids tend to have good self-esteem, and they’re unlikely to bully anyone for being non-basic. The Heavy Metal Kids What do you do when you don’t fit in anywhere and you’re not willing to make an effort? Simple: You make snide jokes and act like you’re above everyone else. They’re similar to the cool band kids, but with one important difference: SoundCloud rappers can’t play instruments, and they’re more likely to spend time talking about their music than actually doing anything musical. They wear expensive, ugly clothes (see the streetwear fashionista entry below) and plan to get face tattoos as soon as they graduate. Give them a few years, and they’ll drop their rap aspirations and take an internship at their dad’s investment firm. Mumble rap might be their passion, but it doesn’t pay the bills. The Drama Club KidsUnlike the other subcultures in this quiz, “goth” is primarily a music-based subculture. It rose to prominence as a youth subculture in the 1970s, although “gothic” themes have existed in art, architecture, and fashion for centuries!