<p>OK, I'm in for 2014 and I know how great Penn is for academics. I'm double legacy but outside of giving money, we've not had real close contact with the social scene and demographics at Penn since the early 80's. I read about the high diversity and know per collegeboard the white/causasian population is 38%. Many of the posts out there talk about the high percentage of jewish (~6000) and asian students, and Penn has the highest score for GBLT-friendly colleges. I read many posts about japs and the girls being snooty. What's the dating/social scene like for a hetero, down-to-earth, average-looking white christian male? I probably won't join a frat. I got in but I'm probably in the lower 25% of my class and I am looking for a balanced academic/social college experience.</p>
<p>I advise you to read the responses from your previous post. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/830449-diversity-meeting-my-mate-penn.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/830449-diversity-meeting-my-mate-penn.html</a></p>
<p>japs? All the concerns with Jewish, Asian, Gay, Lesbian, … Am I reading this correctly and am I the only one who feels that the subtext of this post is quite distasteful? Again, japs, really?</p>
<p>Maybe you don’t know because it doesn’t really sound offensive, but the term “Jap” is quite derogatory.</p>
<p>And people wonder why the Ivies and their students come off as elitist :rolleyes:</p>
<p>you are posting the exact same thing you did before…</p>
<p>seriously just go to like BYU or Texas A&M if youre that concerned about other races.</p>
<p>I believe he uses “JAP” here to mean Jewish American Princess, not Japanese person, but that doesn’t change how embarrassing the post is.</p>
<p>No, Jap means Japanese person, he would not say Jewish twice. Please be tolerant of intolerant people. By bashing him you’re becoming just like him; to each his own.</p>
<p>considering that japs and snooty girls are in the same sentence and used in the same way, im pretty sure he meant jewish american princess…</p>
<p>Which is an even more offensive term, especially if you’re not Jewish. I hope I do not meet you.</p>
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<p>Nope, he definitely means Jewish American Princess. You hear it here all the time.</p>
<p>the emphasis on Christianity and Judaism suggests that “jap” in this case is indeed Jewish American Princess. Also, a reference to the Japanese would make no sense in the context of “snooty girls.”</p>
<p>alright, fair enough, i rescind my previous statement, though I do stand by the whole “to each his own” thing</p>
<p>Once upon a time, one of my cousins married a Japanese-American woman from the Chicago North Shore suburbs. At the rehearsal dinner, the bride’s brother – a pretty well-known author, who had just published a much-praised memoir about growing up Japanese in the U.S. – said, “My sister is getting her fondest wish granted. Finally, she gets to be a real JAP.”</p>
<p>Plus the number of Japanese students is quite small in comparison to Chinese and Korean students…</p>
<p>pennboy25: Considering your “down to earth” attitudes and somewhat narrow focus, what was your experience with dating in HS and do you expect it to be different at Penn?</p>
<p>I have heard girls at Penn describe THEMSELVES as “JAPS” (Jewish…) and have also seen t-shirts to that effect, so it probably shouldn’t be regarded as completely offensive.</p>
<p>This will be my last post on the subject. I’ve been called narrow focused. I’m crucified on this board for stating what I truly want. No one wants to hear the truth based on facts and statistics for someone in my shoes. Diversity is important but the college experience needs to be more. The facts are that I as someone who gained entry to a wonderful university such as UPenn will not be able to have a complete and fulfulling college experience, entering as a wide-eyed and naive freshman and exiting as a confident, educated person with a wonderfully compatible partner with whom I can enter the next phase of life be it grad school or the working world. It’s been my dream. From those on this board, I can’t seem to have that dream. I am supposed to want diversity and find “miss right” in the form of a jap (yes I did mean jewish american princess, not a derogatory term), or a christian asian, or some weird mixed person from a strange family background who I won’t ever be able to truly relate to. I love family. I want the family of my true love to get along with mine. It’s important to us and to our future especially if it includes children. How confusing is it to children when there are significant differences and strife within and among family members. With differing and incompatible faiths, customs, traditions, values, etc. this happens. In my view, I know that I want and am basing this on what I know of successful relationships. I haven’t dated much in HS, I’ve been focusing on grades, work, and friends. And formulating my goals and I know what I want career-wise and in a partner. Yes, maybe I should have gone elsewhere. But despite my weaknesses, UPenn wants me and I have been accepted. Why can’t this top university offer it all to someone like me? Pennboy25 OVER AND OUT.</p>
<p>ur stupid dudum</p>
<p>Weird-mixed-people-from-strange-family-backgrounds. What a category.</p>