<p>So, I've been browsing these UC c/o 2009 blogrings/message boards and have found a common theme: alot of you guys are from prep/par schools. Is there ANYONE going to UC who's from, and I mean this in the best way, "the hood?" I'm from the inner-city, Portland to be exact, and it's for sure not the ghetto, but my parents def did not send me to boarding school for the last 7 years. I'd love to chat with some other kids who have "public school pride", but I can't find 'em! Hit me back.</p>
<p>There are straight-up thugs on the Internet.</p>
<p>Right.</p>
<p>Good one.</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
<p>I grew up in philidelphia tho im not a "hood" by any stretch of the word. Even when I moved to the suburbs I still stayed in public schools so I'm pretty sure I meet your criteria.</p>
<p>public school pride right here! I love public schools...its the way to go (and the teachers get a much better deal in publics).</p>
<p>I think maybe your xanga has a lot more private people than here...because when we look at the decision stats, I see a lot of publics.</p>
<p>Well, of course there will be inner city kids going to Chicago...but it's no unknown fact that $$$=better education, and most of the kids at top schools are very well-off.</p>
<p>What are you trying to say?</p>
<p>pdxsenior,</p>
<p>I have a first year D at Chicago. She grew up in Brookline, MA, which is an urban, economically diverse suburb right next to Boston, and went to the local HS, as did three of her classmates attending U. Chi. No one drives to her HS - they walk or take the subway. Most don't even drive on weekends. They're not inner city kids, but urban aware. BTW, she's very proud of having gone to a public school, not one of the many new england preps</p>
<p>My S. went to a very diverse public high school and has lived in cities all his life, including Chicago (though not recently).</p>
<p>I've gone to public school all my life, and i now go to a great public HS in the heart of the Bronx, NYC (which can def. be considered ghetto). I go past Yankee stadium everyday, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods (suppossedly)</p>
<p>Yay NYC! What school do you go to bhj7724?</p>
<p>Bronx Science</p>
<p>I live about 3 miles away from the projects.</p>
<p>I live in a nice-ish area of san francisco, school is in the nitty-gritty urban area. Some major projects are a few blocks away. When our school made us do a service project, we organized to leave school to work at the soup kitchen in the ghetto thats 3 blocks away. School serves a really diverse group, about 40% asian, but every year now theres a group of 20 or 30 kids (roughly 10% of my class) that get a full ride scholarship to come to the school if they graduate from the middle school that is in the ghetto that the school's religious order sponsors. </p>
<p>So yes, I am one acquainted with the night. And I wouldnt have it any other way. The perks are that city hall, the symphony, the federal building, two movie theatres, a whole host of restaurants ranging from burger king to The House of Prime Rib (one of SFs more famous, finest restaurants) and so on are all within walking distance. </p>
<p>It really sucked when running cross country, having no track to run on and nothing but concrete and stop lights... but such is life. </p>
<p>I look forward to much of the same atmosphere in chicago.</p>
<p>Hey city kids, </p>
<p>I hope you take the time to give back a bit to the 'hood around U. Chi if you go. Historically, the U has had a mixed relationship with the surrounding neighborhoods.</p>
<p>That seems to happen a lot when you put 4000 brilliant, rich kids into an lower-class neighbourhood. Supposedly Yale students are not on the best terms with New Haven residents either.</p>
<p>interestingly, Evanston is a pretty posh, wealthy town (at least the part that borders the NU campus)... but still the town-gown relations are pretty bad. The rich/brilliant thing is a huge factor, jpps, but probably not the only one at play.</p>
<p>It could just be a case of residents not wanting 4000 kids in their backyard. Who knows? </p>
<p>Either way, I don't plan on having any problems with people.</p>
<p>Not to be rude, but inner-city Portland? You call that inner-city? Go to Miami, LA, or NYC...now they have inner cities.</p>
<p>which school in portland? If you better not be talking about Lincoln - definetely not inner city. c/o '08 here, from portland suburbs. And yes, there are plenty of kids from inner city schools, like my roommate, who is from south side Chicago.</p>