<p>girls- what brands/kinds of clothes do most people where when they go to class and go out? i knwo it is preppy but does everyone really wear polos about everyday?</p>
<p>yaa im wondering the same thing…all of my friends keep joking with me saying how rich and into fashion everyone is and i won’t fit in…is nova really that preppy or do people not care that much?</p>
<p>idk where you two are from but the majority of kids come from the tri-state area. you’re gonna see a bunch of northfaces and uggs, but those are comfy for when it’s cold. really, don’t wry about it and wear whatever you like. if you look in the brochure they send out you can even see that everyone’s just in jeans and a random sweatshirt. you’re going to school… roll outta bed, look clean… dress up for parties… no big deal.</p>
<p>haha k thanks that’s what i figured…people just keep trying to tell me differently</p>
<p>Stop by Abercrombie & Fitch ;)</p>
<p>Villanova Uniform (girls):</p>
<p>North Face Jacket (in pockets - Land Rover Keys, Parliament Lights, Bic Lighter, iPhone)
Villanova T-Shirt (preferably, Nova Nation shirt)
Jeans (any expensive brand - must be tight enough to cause damage to internal organs!)
Uggs</p>
<p>Key Accessories:</p>
<p>Cigarettes
Beer
Weed</p>
<p>hellojan—</p>
<p>your posts amuse me! I’m not going to Villanova, but have friends that applied there and are possibly going (I’m going to Penn State!), but I was wondering what you are basing your opinions on–do you know a lot of Villanova kids? </p>
<p>I know that is the stereotype ( and I suspect it is true of a lot of the girls) but I just wondered if it is firsthand knowledge. </p>
<p>PS I do have UGGs but I don’t smoke cigarettes (or weed!) haha, and no Land Rover-- a crappy Honda!</p>
<p>You guys seriously worry about the stereotype too much… sure, there are a bunch of rich, preppy white kids, but it’s not like you won’t fit in with anyone if you don’t wear uggs and a north face or drive a bmw that your parents bought you.</p>
<p>I tend bar at a restaurant VERY close to the campus. The majority of our business comes from Nova students. </p>
<p>All kidding aside, some of the coolest people I know are Nova students. The majority, I must admit, are extremely well supported by their folks and pretty disconnected from reality. Example: I know an inordinately high amount of Nova students who have NEVER had a job or internship. I got an application for a bartender last week, from a girl, who listed baby-sitting as her only work experience. She’s 22.</p>
<p>Okay, NO, people do not wear polos everyday. In fact, the MINORITY of students would be caught wearing polos on a daily basis, in my opinion. Not that people don’t— it’s just not all that you hear. First of all, I wanted to point out that I was in your shoes last year and really worried about having my clothes fit in at Nova- not because I was superficial- but because I wanted to fit in as much as possible in order to meet more friends. </p>
<p>However, once I got here, it didn’t take me long to realize. Yes, you ARE going to have kids flaunting their Burberry bags, etc… It was a HUGE shell shock for me- coming from an economically disadvantaged area. HUGE shock. However, it didn’t take me long to realize that if you CHOOSE to care about clothes and trying to conform (a good amount of people do—although less in this years freshman class than the upperclassmen now. Maybe the image is changing?) , then that is all up to you. However, in all honesty, the majority of students here don’t judge people on their clothes—even the ones who do dress really “rich”.</p>
<p>When I got on campus and as I was a first semester freshman, I found myself eying up other people’s clothes, handbags, and I often felt inferior…because my “Gap” purse was less than all of these “Coach” and “Longchamp” bags. However, more recently, this second semester, I opened my eyes more. Instead of fixating on those who were bound by the materialism, I was able to see that there were SO MANY kids JUST LIKE ME----more casual and less expensive…but still generally preppy. I was just CHOOSING to ignore that by FIXATING ON WHAT I DIDN’T HAVE. Now, I’ve definitely settled in, and I have actually learned to EMBRACE WHAT I DO HAVE INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT WHAT I DONT. Truth is, I really DONT want to be surrounded by superficial people–who you are likely to encounter here. Instead, I have realized that all of my friends here that I have met and made like me for ME: my personality, my kindness, my humor—and that is SUCH a better feeling than feeling like, “Oh my god! I am not dressing “right” to be liked by them… What am I going to do now?”… </p>
<p>Okay, off to more practical stuff:</p>
<p>There is going to be a large majority of students on campus very “preppy”. Two essentials that you won’t regret if you REALLY are bent on fitting in are UGG boots and North Face jackets. Throw in a Longchamp purse and you are good to go. People shop from a variety of stores: Ralph Lauren, Vineyard Vines, J.Crew, Gap, Old Navy, Abercrombie, Urban Outfitters, American Eagle, Forever 21, Charlotte Russe… Seriously, whatever works.</p>
<p>My advice is to not stress too much about it.
It really all comes down to:
You can choose to hang out with a more-so “superficial” crowd, if that is your thing.
If not, that is totally fine, and just find a more crowd closer to your personality :)</p>
<p>You have 1700 freshman to find a group with. Trust me, you will meet so many types of people and you will see that as you start your first semester here.</p>
<p>Good luck!!!</p>
<p>My daughter is finishing her second year at Nova so this is first hand knowledge. She has never owned North Face, Coach, A&F, big name jeans or ugly Uggs. She has more friends than she knows what to do with and so many activities there is never enough time in the day. We are in the enviable position to be able to buy these labels but when I asked her, after her freshman year, if she would be more comfortable owning them she said no. Every school has an element of materialistic attitude, even high school and State Colleges, it’s really your own attitude that will determine your experience no matter where you go to college.</p>