Rich kids?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>I've been getting warnings from my parents and my teachers and I was wondering if they had any credibility at all.</p>

<p>I've from the south, in an area where the majority (not all though) of all families are low income. My family is pretty much average. So at school, our teachers have been telling us stories that we won't fit in if we go up north to the rich Ivies (they usually use Princeton as an example lol) or basically any rich private school.</p>

<p>They all had personal anecdotes about "a friend" who was from a middle class family and went to some Ivy where all the kids were RICH and had like $2000 spending money that they wanted to go out and blow all the time. So the friend could never go out with his friends and have fun. He spent his whole time there not fitting in and feeling miserable.</p>

<p>What is the validity of this assumption?</p>

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<p>lol? ummm considering the fact that more than half of the admittances get financial aid, i doubt everyone is filthy rich</p>

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<p>But aren't a good bunch of the kids still from those rich, white families?
I guess you just have to figure out who to hang out with then.</p>

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<p>I am from a "rich, white family." I live in a nice town in CT, go to private school, etc., etc. However, I also drive a '99 Honda Accord. My mom clips coupons. We shop mostly at Kohl's and JCPenney. You get the picture. I'm not sure if you can tell online or not, but I am really not a snob (and believe me, I know some). And my parents would certainly NOT give me that much spending money!! If we both get into Pton, I would love to hang out with you, omz--don't immediately write people off if they're white and have a little money--some of us are really quite nice! :)</p>

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<p>haha sorry I wasn't trying to write anyone off!!!
I was probably being a little blunt to get the point across.
So if the Princeton atmosphere is anything like the Princeton CCers, there's no doubt it won't be as stereotypically horrible as some people say. =)</p>

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<p>Im sure there will be a few who only got in because their dad donated a building. But those people will not make up a majority of the people. They are the ones who have to worry about having friends. Im sure all of us who work hard to get in wont necessarily accept them with open arms if they are snobby and rich. All of the people I know at Princeton are actually quite the opposite. They are very down to earth.</p>

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<p>I had a nice long thread about the same thing when i was first interested in princeton.....</p>

<p>I'll find it and put it on here.....</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=223610&highlight=none-too-rich%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=223610&highlight=none-too-rich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>here</p>

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<p>“Men are more apt to be mistaken in their generalizations than in their particular observations.”</p>

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<p>Thanks for that link, Clen--it was very helpful! :)</p>

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<p>I know. It's why I applied here in the first place.</p>

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<p>haha thanks! that helped a lot.</p>