@urbanslaughter Webster’s says that “down-to-earth” means “practical, non-pretentious.” I would not go to Liberace’s estate sale to buy some down to earth clothing anymore than I would go to the NESCAC to find down to earth students. Of course, some must exist there. But some people on this post imply that down to earth is tantamount to poor or at least below average family incomes perhaps thinking that those students would be forced by circumstance to be practical or non-pretentious. In that case, some of the wealthiest schools in the world are not the places to find down to earth.