<p>This is really more of a cultural argument rather than a socioeconomic argument. Yes, WASPs exist from a statistical standpoint, and they may make up a large portion of students at the school. Do they act like snobs, and scoff at those that ado not have as much money as their families? I doubt it. </p>
<p>Even if these type of people do exist, the things you are going to be talking about in a conversation with them probably won’t revolve around the latest designer handbag they bought or their next Caribbean vacation. After all, they did get accepted into Princeton. Their social skills should expand beyond the paltry bragging rights of their wealth. </p>
<p>As a student coming from an upper-middle class background, and one who knows both the wildly wealthy and ashamed poor, I can say with confidence that socioeconomic status does not define a person unless they want it to. I can also say that wealth is much more conspicuous than poverty at any school you would go to. The topic of “How rich so-and-so is” comes up much more frequently than the taboo “How poor so-and-so is.” It all comes down to your own personal comfort with the topic.</p>