Washington & Lee fits your criteria.
While I definitely agree that OP was a bit thoughtless, think they were just quoting what post #1 said. That mentioned preppy isnât people tend to it is, and like you see on TV with popped collars and white suburban kids. could be wrong, but thought simply repeating affirm yes, the sort of typical media environment are interested in. as opposed most actual preppy kids doâbackpack in Europe major in, donât know, creative writing or something, because (or their parents) can afford to. Again Iâm not defending trying start an argument; just want clarify intentions
High Point University - itâs basically a country club with predominantly rich, white kids.
Yes, W&L has many Caucasian kids from affluent environment, and alcohol is VERY heavy.
If you can actually still find a school with a PREPPY, RICH homogenous student body, you will be missing out on much that the college experience has to offer. There is a reason why schools have tried to move away from this reputation.
@gearmom - I guess it is used more outside of the northeast. I have always thought it meant more glitzy and ostentatious than the style thatâs generally deemed âpreppyâ in the US, whereas the two had closer meanings in the UK. Interesting note: the term was originally a nautical acronym, meaning âPort Out, Starboard Home.â Those were the most desirable cabin locations on steamships.
I fear I was the one who introduced race into this, only to sound out what the student meant by âpreppy.â Harvard and Yale have plenty of preppies, but they have their fair share of âfreaks and geeks,â also. Some of those freaks and geeks might well be Boston Brahmins, or heirs to some of the greatest fortunes in the country (and even the world), but they would not conform to stereotypical notions of âpreppiness.â I would recommend avoiding most urban colleges, therefore, even though you might rub elbows with more global wealth at them. Large southern universities have considerable socio-economic diversity, but you will have no trouble finding the sort of conventional crowd you seek there. The best options are probably smaller southern, and some mid-Atlantic or midwestern schools. Although many colleges in the northeast are âpreppy,â their student bodies are inclined to be much more liberal in outlook than the OP.
@Kdkhan, try GW; itâs known for having ârich kidsâ
@woogzmama That is interesting. I am in New England and we use both posh and daft (someone just pointed out that is also unusual.)
Also regarding the OP, maybe you were referring to a WASP stereotype? Clean cut versus Brahmin eccentric. Though this transcend race now.
*transcends
OP are you male?
I heard âdaftâ a lot growing up in NE, gearmom. I didnât hear âposhâ used to describe people as much as to describe settings or things (e.g. a posh hotel or restaurant). I still think that the stereotype OP promotes is likelier to apply to suburban high schools, and some day schools, instead of traditional prep schools. The most elite prep schools are usually more diverse than a lot of suburban public schools. Plenty of their students conform to some stereotypes, but they arenât taken as seriously. Students at boarding schools are usually less scrupulous about dress and appearance, since theyâre likelier to roll out of bed five minutes before class. Theyâre often sloppier, and accustomed to institutional living. Theyâre less likely to have their own cars as high-schoolers.
OP is male (cf. Hampden Sydney).
OP is looking for the right fit and is upfront about it.
Sewanee, Birmingham Southern, W&L, UVA, GMU, Trinity College, St Lawrence, Hobart&WilliamSmith, Hamilton, would all fit what you want.
High Point if posh&preppy trumps academic quality, or for a safety.
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Furman comes to mind. I think of it as quite posh and also very preppy. Our tour guide had on a sundress, pearls and heels. The grounds are groomed like Disney. 
Also, at Furman, we were served ice water with lemons, limes and oranges in it from a beautiful large carafe with little napkins, in an admissions office with cherry paneling, wingback chairs and an oriental rug.
Birmingham Southern isnât a college Iâd describe as preppy or posh. It is big into Greek life though, and not racially diverse if thatâs what youâre looking for.
Iâd like to address an idea that came up earlier - that a white kid seeking out super-white colleges is somehow the same thing as a black kid seeking out historically black colleges.
Most historically black colleges were created because other educational institutions didnât accept black students, and at the ones that did, black students were subject to racism and discrimination by both students and professors. They were intended to serve an oppressed community that was unwelcome in other places. Historically black colleges still exist today, and they accept all kinds of students; some of them donât even have a black majority anymore. However, many black students still seek out historically black colleges because they want to avoid the casual and sometimes not-so-casual racism that still exists at many universities today.
On the other hand, a white kid who seeks out super-white colleges isnât avoiding any kind of discrimination. They are just avoiding people who arenât white - a typical example of racism. (I donât think the OP is doing this, Iâm just responding to what some other people were saying).
If the OP has Ivy-level stats and wants to attend college with real Eastern-Establishment prep-school types, then Williams, Amherst, and Bowdoin would be at the top of the heap. Similar student bodies, with less elevated stats, could be found at Hamilton, Colby, and Trinity (CT).
For a Southern variation on the above theme, try Washington & Lee andâperhapsâDavidson. Furman and Wofford cover similar demographic territory but at a slightly lower SAT range.
Finally, Sewanee is a thing unto itself, hidden on a mountaintop in rural TN; however, in terms of the OPâs criteria, it is probably the most âpreppyâ college in the South.
What aboiut Hampden-Sydney?(it seems like an absolutely perfect fit)
Why donât you make a thread instead about Hampden-Sydney? It seems from the first post that youâre most fixated with it than other âposh, preppy, smallâ colleges, and you might get more helpful feedback.
Thereâs not as much traffic on the Hampden-Sydney board, and no one seems to answer my questions about the school.