Preppy kids

<p>SLX: the latter haha--almost every1 at GW is really nice, down to earth and intelligent. It ****es me off when some very vocal people at GW rant about JAPS just because they resent the style---but overall, there are far fewer of the "good Japs" than nice, wholesome ppl over all...hah GW is awesome</p>

<p>Well said, EricGallagher1.</p>

<p>Yeah, it's weird. I mean, I'm don't dress "Jappy" because I personally don't like super trendy clothes, but I don't understand why people at GW hate it so much. In high school, everyone wore American Eagle stuff and Abercrombie. How is that inferior to "jappy" clothes?</p>

<p>I really don't have anything against anyone. I'm just saying that's how it is sometimes. I'm usually friendly with anyone. I exagerrated a bit too for effect. High school hopefully is completely different from college.</p>

<p>Abercrombie is not preppy. HTH.</p>

<p>are you kidding? abercrombie is soo preppy!</p>

<p>wait, what does HTH mean?</p>

<p>Yes, Landmark is for students with learning disabilities so the class size is tiny and each student gets a one on one tutor for some hours a week. This incredible teacher student ratio explains the high price for Landmark. </p>

<p>I am afraid that GW does not have this excuse. I believe that GW does attract the very rich who then subsidize the scholarships for the very bright and for the very moderate to poor income students. </p>

<p>In a sense, I guess one could argue that there is a certain justice to this. That the Prada bag kids are subsidizing the best and brightest students (though I guess some of the Prada bag kids get merit money themselves) is really kind of neat. </p>

<p>Nonetheless, I guess GW charges what the market (the market of rich students) will bear; if you have a moderate or meager income then you can get merit or decide to go elsewhere. That GW charges more than Harvard, Yale and Princeton still does see to be a bit outrageous. I wonder what their official line on that is.</p>

<p>Thanks to alanstewart for a great link to new yorker. Antisemitism in higher education is a historical reality that cannot be disputed.</p>

<p>The super-rich students at GW provide the opportunity for a lot of us to attend a school that would otherwise be out of our reach. There's no reason to be bitter / hate them.</p>