Observations Found After Surveying College Students

5 out of the 7 who responded to the survey reported never being bullied or being a bully

·      7 out of the 8 students who took this survey report not being in a clique in middle school

·      When asking why one wasn’t in a clique, 3 out of the 6 that responded say that had a wide variety of friends. One stated they  didn’t have friends, and two saying there were not cliques in their schools

·      2 out of the 8 students report always noticing others being mean to those who were different in middle school, while 2 report never noticing this, and 4 reporting sometimes

·      2 out of 8 say that being part of a clique was very important in middle school, while 5 out of 8 say it was sort of important and 1 saying it was not important at all

·      Peoples responses to why they think people are bullies include:

-       They want to make themselves feel better by picking on vulnerable people

-       Kids are going through a time of figuring out who they are

-       People want to fit in and putting others down makes them feel “cool”

-       They are immature

·      2 out of 8 think that bullying was the cool thing to do in middle school while 6 believe it was not