<p>what about vanderbilt?</p>
<p>"any private, northeastern LAC that accepts students with average stats. Maybe not popped collars, but definlity not hoodies."</p>
<p>you think people who get into colgate, williams, lehigh, amherst, and trinity have average stats?</p>
<p>do people know what preppy IS? </p>
<p>preppy schools are....pepperdine, USC, most NE colleges. abercrombie is not preppy. preppy = lacost, polo ralph lauren, salvatorre....abercrombie is not preppy lol</p>
<p>Trinity is very preppy. I know a few kids there... all are loaded and act as you say.. stop trying to show up the smug preppy kid.. ur an idiot. I am 100% positive Trinity is pretty damn preppy.</p>
<p>I'm not saying there are no preppy kids at Trinity. You will find kids who aren't preppy as you will at every other school. It's just that Trinity's students do not have that great of an opportunity to go around showing it and probably many don't want to. Due to its location in Hartford,CT (which is ghetto) many people probably think twice about the flaunting factor even if they want to do it.</p>
<p>There are other schools that are certainly preppy and Trinity by no means is the only one or the school with the most amount of preps. There are many MA colleges that are filled with preps the same goes for the southern states as well as California.</p>
<p>Your just making it sound that Trinity is the only school where kids are loaded and it is all full of preppy kids. You might wanna check the surroundings and get a better idea. Unfortunately or Fortunately it isn't and neither is any other school.</p>
<p>Are Swarthmore and all of the all-female colleges preppy, specifically the Seven Sisters?</p>
<p>The Seven Sisters used to be, but I don't think so now.......I don't think Swarthmore ever was.....</p>
<p>Swarthmore is more earthy-crunchy, let's plant a million gardens and trees on campus and in the middle of this amphitheatre that could have been cool, except now there are trees in the middle of it, so you can't really use it.</p>
<p>Dunkaroo, Noone is scared too "flaunt" their "preppiness" on the actual campus... I honestly don't think you know what your talking about.. I've been there a lot. W/e.. I'm not trying to start an argument.
Also, of course there are preppy kids everywhere... I feel dumb talking about this... so I'm out of this.
-AMG</p>
<p>can anyone give me a definition of PREPPINESS?? clearly please.</p>
<p>Preppiness is pretty much just dressing and acting as if you are clean cut, nice, upper crust, and are "preparing" for professional life (i.e. not for a rap career). There is no CLEAR, clear way to define preppy, but that's the best I can do.</p>
<p>Preppy clothing (for guys) is basically, Polo, khakis, sailing shoes, Lacoste, Brooks Brother's, etc.<br>
There is a preppy attitude that goes along w/ weaaring your collar up... which I and some of my friends do, but we are not really stuck up at all... we have a lot of friends from MANY diff. socioeconomic and cultural backrounds. So, don't stereotype everyone... I honestly hate some kids I know.. not bc they are too preppy... but bc they are just think that they are better than others bc of some unknown reason (money). That's who sucks at life.</p>
<p>My friend did overnights at both Smith and Wellesley. Wellesley is definitely preppy. Most of the girls dress up for class, and you'll never see anyone in sweats. Smith was more relaxed, and definitely wasn't too preppy.</p>
<p>I'd second Jangel's Wellesley vs. Smith comment; one of the reasons D chose Smith was that it seemed more relaxed in general, without conceding anything on academics.
D says that a lot of students at Smith range from neat t-shirt and jeans to grungy t-shirt and jeans, though people wear khakis or skirts sometimes. There are also quite a fair number of expressions of more alternative fashion statements, such as skirt-over-sweatpants or wearing "a lot of drapey things," whatever that means.</p>
<p>i don't understand why people don't like "preps." i just think it's a way to dress and i personally think preppy outfits are cute. i guess i'm just a girly girl but i love jcrew dresses, skirts, solid colored shirts, etc.. i think us "preps" will have an upper hand when we get out of college because we will know how to "dress for success." i mean.. i know image is not everything, but people do judge based on first impressions and you can't wear the "goth" or "punk" look forever. therefore, if you just start dressing like a prep now it will save you a lot of money in the long run b/c you won't have to buy a new wardrobe after college for your new career. </p>
<p>last but not least, i don't think clothes define what type of person you are. a prep can be a(n) intellectual, dumbass, snob, down to earth, airhead, nice person, and many other things as can a "goth" or "punk." but in the end the preps will be the ones who will ultimately prevail.</p>
<p>"a prep can be a(n) intellectual, dumbass, snob, down to earth, airhead, nice person, and many other things as can a "goth" or "punk." but in the end the preps will be the ones who will ultimately prevail."</p>
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<li>i think people on this board associate preps with those jerks that you have to deal with in high school, meaning that its a little more than just dress. But you can't quite ask "what school has the most jerks?" And I don't think a 30 dollar belt from J Crew is saving anyone money, especially considering that you buy new clothes when you enter the workforce anyway. No one wants to wear a popped collar Polo shirt to an interview. The idea that "preps are the ones that will ultimately prevail" is, well, whatever, I'll restrain myself.</li>
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<p>patientlywaiting, i agree with many points in your post; some people could think that's cute, and dress kinda matters, but it does not define what type of person and so on.</p>
<p>but you just have proved in your post what's a main problem with preps.
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<p>it's an attitude that annoys me the most.</p>
<p>wow, i'm sorry for opening a can of worms! but in all honesty.. i just think preps are taken more seriously in the real world. and no, a prep would not pop his colar during an interview as a punk wouldn't wear chains. but what if you saw your boss outside of work, wouldn't you rather him/her see you with a polo shirt than a black shirt w/ a skull on it? but w/e floats your boat, i just think as people mature they start dressing more conservative, but i guess others just start sooner.</p>
<p>I consider preps as those who think they are better than the rest, and therefore show it off.</p>
<p>you're lying to yourself if you honestly dont believe that people who "dress for success" and give off a good vibe to businessmen arent going to be more successful in the business world</p>
<p>theres nothing wrong with being preppy. besides, most of the people who verbally insult preps are the ones who claim to be the most open minded.....hmmmm</p>
<p>No one said that dressing well isn't a necessity for success in the business world. But this is about college, isn't it?
Williams is school typically associated with 'preps' - boarding school types, athletes, few people on financial aid, etc. That doesn't mean they're not intelligent or hard working or less focused on academics than any other elite school. But what some of you are failing to acknowledge is that kids like those at "earthy crunchy" (what does that mean?) Wesleyan are probably as mature, as driven to succeed as those at Williams. The interests of the student body may differ (although slightly considering that both schools are full of the kids that applied to both places). They may or may not go into the same fields as Williams kids, but there aren't any indications that they're perceived as any less successful.
And frankly, I think few care what their boss does outside of work. I'd think it was great if my boss listened to Dead Kennedys or The Clash or Metallica and Black Sabbath.</p>