<p>Here's a recent article in the Chronicle about wealth at Duke. Worth a read.</p>
<p>Middle-Class</a> Delusions</p>
<p>i agree with conlax11...everyone is fretting about all the "mean snobby rich kids" i mean most of the time if they are even worth hanging around, they don't flaunt money, it's noticable in some ways but they aren't snaking on caviar and using $100 as napkins. most of the time, having wealthy friends is a benefit because you get invited to vacation with them or something (and i'm not telling you to use your friends, because that is BAD). but yeah, i really wouldn't worry about it, i don't go to duke but i mean...chill</p>
<p>To the OP: My son is also from California, doesn't have a car, and wears his older brothers cast-offs a lot. Thrifty to the core, he joined a selective living group because it was much cheaper than a fraternity (also, his friends were joining the same one). He came home for Spring Break, after we told him that sure he could go to Mexico, as long as he paid for it. He is having a great social life and participating in many aspects of campus life without asking us for money. I saw far more designer clothes at UCLA.</p>
<p>warblersrule86 - it's important to note that the person who went to Prague (at least, the one posting at CC) is on one of the best financial aid packages available - a full ride NROTC scholarship!</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments, everyone. My daughter has been accepted and has her heart set on going. I've told her we'll do everything we can to make it possible, but we'll all have to sacrifice. For example, she'll have to get a part-time job and earn her own spending money.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if there is university shuttle or easy public transportqtion to Chapel Hill? My daughter will not have a car and I hear Chapel Hill is a great college town.</p>
<p>There's the Robertson bus that runs between Duke and UNC every day (every half an hour during the week and every hour during the weekend I believe). Part time /work study jobs are common.</p>