<p>What colleges are known for having especially preppy student bodies? Let's start a list.... :-P</p>
<p>Villanova U
Bucknell U
Colgate U
Vanderbilt U
U Virginia
Lehigh U
Georgetown U
Lafayette U</p>
<p>Williams & Amherst.</p>
<p>Boston College...maybe</p>
<p>what does it mean if a college is preppy? i never really got the actual definition of preppy. lot of guys wearing polos and girls wearing sweater vests or something? i have no idea on this topic.</p>
<p>Connecticut College</p>
<p>And, there is no "actual definition of preppy." Is there an actual definition of goth? Of artsy?</p>
<p>Preppy as a descriptive has changed since Lisa Birnbach's classic book "The Preppy Handbook." It now generally means kids who adhere to the "country club look"--polos, Polo brand, Lilly Pulitzer, Lacoste, bright colors, and nothing that would be defined as "fashion forward." I doubt real preps shop at Bloomingdales but stick to J. Crew and boutiques that feature classic clothing. They come from towns such as Winnetka, IL; Greenwich, CT; Wellesley and Weston, MA; Grosse Pointe MI; Gladwynne PA, to name a few. In terms of attitude, it usually means a somewhat "holier-than-thou" outlook that's been passed down from parents; an affluent background; suburban upbringing; and aspirations to remain at the top of the social/economic food chain.</p>
<p>Schools I think of as preppy are: Denison, Bucknell, Dartmouth, Middlebury and Boston College, among others.</p>
<p>W&L, Wake, Richmond (somewhat)</p>
<p>Gladwyne isnt any more preppier than the surrounding towns. Average median house price doesnt mean much.</p>
<p>I second the Richmond, to some extent. We're a very friendly mix of preppy and almost everything else...</p>
<p>Well, I'm a non-preppy kid in southern connecticut who's been surrounded by preppiness for most of her life thus far, so I guess I'd say that I'd be a pretty good judge of preppiness (due to my seemingly constant contact with it :D). </p>
<p>I'd consider the following among the preppiest of colleges: Washington & Lee University, Bates College, Franklin & Marshall College, University of Richmond, Middlebury College (Club Midd anyone?), Amherst College, Williams College, Connecticut College, Bucknell College, Boston College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Bryn Mawr College, Vanderbilt University.</p>
<p>they've already been said but vandy and wake are the two that i'm most familiar with. a lot of southern rich white money sending their daddy's little girls there.</p>
<p>Isn't Trinity pretty preppy?</p>
<p>I don't know if clothing is enough to make someone preppy. I like to wear polo, brooks brothers and the like, but I don't consider myself preppy. I think its more an attitude.</p>
<p>If you want a better understanding of preppy perhaps look it up on wikipedia and pay attention not only to the clothes but also to the lifestyle choices, prep schools, and then the colleges. </p>
<p>To respond to the topic: Colby, Bowdoin, Bates, Bucknell, Colgate, Hamilton, Holy Cross, Trinity, Middlebury, Lehigh, Lafayette, Dartmouth, Georgetown, UVA, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Duke, and the list continues but all colleges vary in their degree of preppiness.</p>
<p>St. Lawrence U</p>