Lots of people call it UPenn as you’ll often see on CC. That seems really nitpicky.
I went to an Ivy, but not Penn. While some students had a somewhat elitist attitude, I would say the overwhelming majority were not. A couple of professors sounded like Mr. Howell from Gilligan’s Island, but most did not. The rich kids generally did not flaunt being rich, and the poor kids mostly did ok, although I have heard that there is an increasing problem across all universities with food affordability, but this seems to be a societal level problem in general. In this case, I think you are reading too much into colloquialisms.
Sometimes it’s about the tone not the words. May be what you felt, it’s not coming across through written words but if you disliked it then reevaluate your college choices.
Sure, lots of kids on CC call it UPenn. That does not make it correct, dischucas. M ost of us ■■■■ on our dr. getting the name off our ailment correct non-Hodkins Lymphoma vs. Hodkins lymphoma. Trump vs. tramp. Our pharmacist getting the name correct. That is important not picky. So, being correct is picky? How about accurate, smart, careful, and well educated? I am a recherche at Harvard. That makes me very very careful. NOT PICKY.m dischucas.
Playing loose with the facts is not good, dishacis.
Btw aren’t college tour guides usually work-study kids on aid & loans?
I doubt they are not aware of the financial struggles.
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@CupCakeMuffins I can’t say if “usually” is the correct defining term. My kid was an employee of the admissions office and gave tours. She and most of her coworkers were not work study recipients. The job was not a posted work study job.
Penn tour guides are unpaid and members of The Kite and Key Society. According to D, admission to the society is fairly competitive as is the case with with most Penn clubs.
Interacting with your children and their friends during their college years required carefully listening. They will likely be meeting very culturally and economically diverse classmates and for the first time and decide with whom and how to live their undergraduate years.
Yes, many Penn students have limitless financial means, but your daughter could also live with students with 100% financial need. They may or may not have learned how to manage money.
Wealthy students (debutante balls, lavish vacations and a completely different lifestyle) may choose expensive University City housing, dine at expensive restaurants, join specific sororities and fraternities and of course a Canadian Goose coat is necessary at below 40 deg. We laugh coming from New England, but some international students have never experienced cold weather before living in Philly.
It is most likely that your child will retain their fiscal skills you have taught at home and find their own path.
Our Penn students have on campus jobs and eat and socialize In Philly. The ‘grit’ of Philly provides much less expensive options than NY or Boston. I laugh at the sweatshirt comment because students get so much free SWAG during 4 years that their first sweatshirt may be their last Penn clothing purchase.
This is 2020, most schools have students on full or partial aid, on loans, on merit scholarships, on athletic awards, with high EFC but less discretionary income to pay without struggles etc so nowhere you’ll be surrounded by wealthy students only. May be 10% pay comfortably, rest of the 90% struggle on various levels.