Female nerds usually aren’t even considered nerds and they get put into other character types, such as the overachiever, the smart girl, the girl next door, or the all American girl. To make the female nerd less boring she is often hybridized with other types. There could be an exception if their lack of popularity comes from a low economic status which could cause a motivation to focus on school to improve her economic status. She tends to read or study a lot instead of socializing with others. This makes it hard for her to balance her academic life with her extracurricular life, as well as her social life if she has one. The female nerd has very good home life, it is calm and uneventful.
She has pressure from her parents and herself to do well in school and pressure from teachers and peers to do well in extracurricular activities and academic clubs and academic teams. These expectations in her life put a lot of stress on her. Their most important goal in life getting into the best college. The female nerd always has a life plan and is very motivated in life. There is a lot that is expected from her parents, other adults, herself, and her peers. Her main focus in life is academic achievement.įemale nerds overachieve more so than any other character type. They may have a lisp or speech impediment. They also might have a quirky manner of speaking and often have catch phrases or sayings that no one normally says, as well as other idiosyncrasies. They usually are conservative and religious. Most of the time they don’t drink or do drugs.
They aren’t concerned with sex, because they are focused on school, or too afraid/modest, or don’t have any attention from guys so there isn’t an opportunity for sex, or they are choosing to abstain. They are very nice and have a friendly personality and positive outlook on life.
Female nerds aren’t concerned with their own physical appearance. She is often resourceful to other characters and her knowledge is used to advance plot. However when hybridized the female nerd may be portrayed as strong, independent, and outspoken. Sometimes they will have a romantic partner, the male nerd hardly ever has a partner. They have inept social skills, especially when interacting with male characters. They dress like old women and do things that may have been considered fashionable in the past. They aren’t as fashionable as the other girls at their school. In many aspects, the female nerd is very similar to the more common male nerd. The female nerd is very smart, physically underdeveloped (like a child or young boy), viewed as physically unattractive by the other characters in the show, not very skilled at physical activity (clumsy), and often wear glasses. Senior Superlative: Most Likely To Succeed Female nerds are at the bottom of the female social hierarchy. Social Hierarchy: almost at the bottom but higher than the male nerd. Virginity Status: definitely a virgin – too focused on school and getting into college to worry about sex, or she doesn’t even receive attention from guys.