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04-23-2008, 01:53 AM
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| well, being accomplished, privledged, and wealthy is only looked down upon by the jealous.
anyway, don't judge just because of wealth, there are plenty of rich kids that would prefer to be commonfolk.
... but keep their range rover... | 
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04-25-2008, 01:47 AM
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| i've felt that in visiting upenn, they have a flashier show of wealth (or "wealth" is not the best term but "dads who have done remarkably well for themselves and daughters who love to flaunt it" suits it better) in the tackiest/snobbiest way and much more so than duke.
a lot of duke kids have money. some duke kids have a lot of money. no one really flaunts it around. you see some really sick cars parked in the parking lot next to some busted ones. it's fine. honestly, i can think of only one kid i know who loves to bring up how rich his dad is, and he's toned it down, but still... other than that, i've seen that you can be drinking a warm busch light next to the kid of a multimillionaire and not realize (unless you know who the kid is and what his/her fam background is) unless you're really good at discerning buckles on shoes, in which case, if you can tell that homeboy is wearing jeans and ferragamo loafers to a frat party, you probably have some money (or exposure to it) yourself. | 
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04-28-2008, 10:27 AM
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#18 | | Junior Member
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| you will encounter these types of individuals no matter what elite university you attend. during my first semester i thought duke was terrible and i hated the people i met (the ones you described), but then i visited other schools my friends are at and it seemed much worse there. that being said, you can find all types of people to associate with - most of my close friends are some of the least wealthy, as am I. No one pressures you into 'buying' things, not unless you want to join a frat/sorority or hang out with those individuals. The only problem I have is that I actually have to watch my money when I go out to eat and there have been times when my poorer friends have resorted to being paid $7 for a one hour psychology experiment simply so they can buy food...but that's only because they didn't learn how to manage their money well. | |
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04-28-2008, 09:38 PM
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i've felt that in visiting upenn, they have a flashier show of wealth....a lot of duke kids have money. some duke kids have a lot of money. no one really flaunts it around.
| I agree with this completely. Schools with lots of "new money" kids (UPenn, WashU, Emory, George Washington, etc.) will go out of their way to show off their flashy clothes and brag about how great they are. Schools with "old money" kids (Princeton, Duke, Vanderbilt, etc.) learn from an early age that money is not something you show off. They tend to dress more conservatively and are well-put together, not flashy at all. | |
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04-29-2008, 02:06 PM
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#20 | | Member
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| You have some really distorted views of the students at the colleges you mentioned, OC89. I don't think that, for instance, Duke attracts more "old money" than UPenn does. This stereotyping that you are partaking in is not valid. I think it's based on a lot of insecurity and some jealousy. | |
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04-29-2008, 09:52 PM
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#21 | | Junior Member
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| LOL, jealous of what? I know lots of people at both schools. The girls at Penn dress more flashy while Duke seems to be more on the preppy side. | |
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