<p>I have always wondered besides the ivy league schools, what schools have a high percent of really wealthy kids. A lot of the good old boys. Does alumni network/contribution tell you that ?</p>
<p>Some lists of schools with the lowest percentage of students with Pell grants:</p>
<p>[Economic</a> Diversity | Rankings | Top National Universities | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/economic-diversity/page+10]Economic”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/economic-diversity/page+10)
[Economic</a> Diversity | Rankings | Top National Liberal Arts Colleges | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/economic-diversity/page+9]Economic”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/economic-diversity/page+9)</p>
<p>To figure that out, just look at what percentage of students receive fafsa grant.
UC-Berkeley is a top school but around 38% receive the fafsa grant.
At UMichigan, only 15% got the fafsa grant.
So Michigan has more rich and snobby kids than UC-Berkeley.
<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/economic-diversity-among-top-ranked-schools[/url]”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/economic-diversity-among-top-ranked-schools</a></p>
<p>so there are a lot of really rich people at Caltech, Notre Dame, and Princeton ? I guess that correlates well with the alumni network factor too</p>
<p>Have a look at colleges where alumni from elite boarding schools matriculate:
[Choate</a> Rosemary Hall: Academics » College Counseling » Matriculations](<a href=“http://www.choate.edu/academics/academics_college_matriculations.aspx]Choate”>http://www.choate.edu/academics/academics_college_matriculations.aspx)
[St</a>. Paul’s School ~ Matriculation](<a href=“http://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=6543]St”>http://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=6543)
[Phillips</a> Academy - College Matriculations & School Profile](<a href=“http://www.andover.edu/Academics/CollegeCounseling/Pages/SchoolProfileCollegeMatriculations.aspx]Phillips”>http://www.andover.edu/Academics/CollegeCounseling/Pages/SchoolProfileCollegeMatriculations.aspx)</p>
<p>Notice the number of small LACs (along with the US News top 25 or so national universities and a few selective state flagships.)</p>
<p>Check out High Point University - Often called the “Country Club of Colleges”</p>
<p>40% of Michigan undergrads are from OOS. The majority of those pay full cost, which adds up to well over $200k over four years. It is safe to say that the majority of those OOS students come from wealthy families. Also, given Michigan’s reputation in the state, the University also attracts many students from the wealthiest families in the state. All the way back in the early 1990s, close to 60% of Michigan students came from families with household incomes over $100k, which meant something back in those days. UVa, NYU, Duke, Northwestern, BU, George Washington, Georgetown and many top LACs are also known for having wealthy students.</p>
<p>This made me laugh, i don’t know why. Just the idea of someone wanting to go to a college because it’s filled with privileged kids. </p>
<p>I have heard of UVA having that rep though</p>
<p>No offensive, but to me, Michigan is a state school. I am sure it is pretty easy to get in for in state students. Also, only 40% oos can not compete with other national universities.</p>
<p>No offense, but what’s the point of this thread? It seems sort of elitist in nature.</p>
<p>Just curious to see where most of the 1% end up going to school.</p>
<p>Why are you interested in this? </p>
<p>There are many expensive private universities that have wealthy students, and good alumni networks.</p>
<p>There are also many less “elite” schools with good alumni networks.</p>
<p>Other threads indicate you are interested in engineering. Look for ABET accredited schools…that should be your number one criteria as a prospective engineering major.</p>
<p>Something you ought to know: The phrase “good old boys” does not imply great wealth, and certainly does not imply any kind of elite status. It’s used primarily in the South, or about Southerners, and it generally means a man of the people, someone who is working-class or who is comfortable hanging out with working-class men and who is very social in that context. A small-town sheriff or construction foreman is likely to be a “good old boy.” The local banker, maybe yes, maybe no. The local Harvard grad, or the richest person in town, probably not.</p>
<p>Maybe the OP means “old-boys’ network”?</p>
<p>Yeah, I heard that you can make a lot of good connections at Ivy League Schools, and thats the key sometimes. I am assuming where ever the wealthy elite, the more connections there will be</p>
<p>But tigerwings, people who are wealthy and connected want to associate with other people who are too. They would likely be able to tell quickly if someone was using them for their resources. I just would not suggest “following the money” as a strategy in choosing a college.</p>
<p>tigerwings: you’re so off base. Let’s assume the info that you so quickly brushed aside from XtremePower (that only 38% of UMIch students got FAFSA grant). Of their ~28,000 undergrads, this means +17,000 kids are considered wealthy. This amounts to approx the combined population of six Ivy schools’ kids who aren’t on FinAid.</p>
<p>You wanna be around rich people? Go to Ann Arbor. And your knowledge about their In-state admissions is rather faulty too.</p>
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<p>Indeed. There’s few things more off-putting and contemptible to most in this crowd than a social climber on the make…especially one trying to suck up to them. </p>
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<p>Depends. If his goal is to take the approach of the following folks, it may be quite effective:</p>
<p>[Horrible</a> Histories - Literally: The Viking Song - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qSkaAwKMD4]Horrible”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qSkaAwKMD4)</p>
<p>And no soul-crushing sucking up required to destroy one’s self-respect. :D</p>
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<p>Quite a few students attend Andover, Choate, Dana Hall, etc etc with financial aid. Andover is need-blind and meets 100% of need, for instance.</p>
<p>cobrat, Sally was not referring to social climbers or sycophants, which would indeed be “off-putting and contemptible”. She clearly stated that “wealthy” people sometimes want to associate with other wealthy people. That is perfectly reasonable for a variety of reasons which I will not elaborate on, and none of them has anything to do with elitism or snobbery.</p>