Would i fit in a (waspy) prep school?

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<p>i grew up poor in mass and i am attending Umass for a year or two and then transfering...</p>

<p>however for some reason my best freinds all go to belmont hill/exeter/other elite prep schools...</p>

<p>im asian, but i play rugby/field hockey, xc skii, and do crew....</p>

<p>i didnt really start becomming preppy until i met people through crew, but my lifestyle has completely changed (better grades etc)</p>

<p>i was thinking of vanderbuilt but it is very waspy...do you guys think i would fit in though? also, what are some other very preppy schools? (not AF/AE garbage preps, but real nantucket/martha's vineyard type preps)</p>

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<p>Anyone can fit anywhere. I’m Asian and I fit in with my brothers in my fraternity and they are all white except me. I pretty much enjoy everything they do and pretty much am white. However, we are both twinkies.</p>

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<p>“real nantucket/martha’s vineyard type preps” =/= southern type preps</p>

<p>Exeter-type kids don’t usually apply to Vanderbilt. They aim for HYPS, Brown, Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams, etc.</p>

<p>Just so you know, only 8% of Vanderbilt undergraduates identify as Asian (or Asian American). Also, the school is not exactly known for being socio-economically diverse.</p>

<p>Unlike most NE preps, some southern preps have no problem flaunting their wealth…</p>

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<p>actually i know many andover/exeter/miss porters etc (you get the drift) kids who end up going there because they dont quite make it to hpy…</p>

<p>but you have a good point that they might be different types of preps…</p>

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<p>^^^ That’s why I said: “aim for.”</p>

<p>Good luck!! Hope you find your “fit.”</p>

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<p>Disagreed.</p>

<p>[Best</a> Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-economic-diversity-among-top-ranked-schools]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-economic-diversity-among-top-ranked-schools)</p>

<p>12 percent of undergraduates at Vanderbilt are recipients of the Pell Grant.</p>

<p>Vanderbilt is as diverse, socioeconomically, as Brown, and more diverse than schools such as Princeton, Yale, Penn, Duke, UVA.</p>

<p>In truth, one can’t expect much socioeconomic diversity at the nation’s elite universities and colleges. Only Columbia and Amherst lead their peers. But, Vanderbilt is not that bad.</p>

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<p>hmmm…but does vanderbuilt take these kids just to be able to say they have diverisity?</p>

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<p>also, what are other schools that have plenty of kids wtih this stereotype?</p>

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<p>To mcfuggie - I would imagine Vanderbilt takes these students for that purpose no more than any top school does.</p>

<p>As for stereotypes of WASPy, preppy kids, try Hobert & William Smith, Trinity, St. Lawrence, Conn College, Lehigh, and Lehigh.</p>

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<p>*hmmm…but does vanderbuilt take these kids just to be able to say they have diverisity? *</p>

<p>Good heavens…all schools do this…do you really think schools give $$ or take certain kids out of the “goodness of their hearts”??? No, schools do it because it somehow benefits their school and their “numbers.” Their rankings depend on these things. It’s called “Enrollment Management.”</p>

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<p>Wow. You managed to ■■■■■ for both your city and your school in the same sentence. Very impressive indeed…</p>

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<p>■■■■■■■■ is a subtle art appreciated only by the initiated.</p>

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<p>I agree. My turn…</p>

<p>For financial aid: HYPSM > Columbia > Amherst
For prestige & selectivity: HYPSM > Columbia > Amherst</p>

<p>For babysitting & handholding: Amherst > HYPSM + Columbia</p>

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<p>Bravo, kwu, for well-focussed data and evidence that is relevant to the OP’s question. Implied comparison: snarky formulae based on Nada.</p>

<p>Constructive replies to help the OP make decisions, based on evidence, are always welcome here.</p>

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<p>wow mcfuggie, you sound like a complete bro D-Bag, or worse, you are trying to be. college is a time to be diversifying out and losing these stupid images, not trying to reinforce them. why dont you actually worry about getting an education than stupid stuff like this…</p>

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<p>good lord, can someone define waspy for me? D:</p>

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<p>^^ Cling with your fellow friends and stay in a tight knit group</p>

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<p>Yes. Very well.</p>

<p>Hint: WASPY is an acronym.</p>

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