<p>pink is nice- why pink on pink?</p>
<p>I have to agree about the south, even though Iâve lived in New England all my life. The few times I have been south the people have been very nice. Us New Englander tend to keep to ourselves, but of course there are exceptions to every rule. My daughter will most likely go to college in Texas- she enjoyed her vist there- weather, people.</p>
<p>Princeton is pretty preppy I heard :-p. Also some of the LACs are as wellâŠ</p>
<p>Wow, you guys realy have no clue about Georgetown. I visited, and it was very normal, most kids were wearing sweatshirts with âGeorgetownâ on them. The international population is large also. It is not âpreppyâ</p>
<p>My vote goes to Princeton.</p>
<p>yeah Princeton is very preppy. Many are wealthy. In fact a friend of mine is going there and his family consists of heads of a few Fortune 500 companies</p>
<p>Lots of the Boston area schools are preppy as well. Bentey, Babson, BU, BC, Harvard etc⊠Reason being is that Boston is a great college town with so many different schools. Internationals realize this and they know that they have arguable the best school in the entire United States as well as about a dozen others to cater for each of their needs. Whether it be business specialization at Bentley and Babson or film at Emerson you canât go wrong. Then there is BU which is the ultimate being in the city feel while BC offers a suburb and is catholic.</p>
<p>There are so many optionsâŠ</p>
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<p>For the love of God will someone please tell me were these schools are on the East CoastâŠI need to find my own kind, lol.</p>
<p>âREAL preppy is very old school⊠weâre talking Brooks Brothers, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, duck rubbers, madras, weejuns, grosgrain belts, Lilly Pulitzer, Sperry, Tretorn, Fair Isle sweaters, plaid⊠thatâs the genuine thingâ</p>
<p>you are right on the money - but forgot pearls, camelâs hair coats, wellingtons, and actually (before it over glamorized itselfâŠ)LLBean.</p>
<p>Old âprepâ money types look for value not flash, can even be stodgy in their dress. Most come from families that are resourceful Yankee types who look for value in items and do not buy simply to impress (for who is there worth impressing?) Nor do they brazenly display or brag about their wealth or pedigree - they are too well-bred for that. Good manners include never discussing or showing off how much you have - in fact, you down play it; being polite and courteous (if somewhat distant) to people from all walks of life (dismissing or diminishing people from backgrounds other than yours is crass and definately a sign of, ugh, ânew moneyâ).</p>
<p>The prep mentality people often discuss on CC and elsewhere is really an attitude adopted by the ânew richâ (one or 2 generations back) who lack breeding, are insecure, have affected a dismissive âI am better than youâ mentality probably because of their insecurity more than anything (most social climbers are like that.) People who are truly comfortable with their backgrounds never bother diminishing another person, no matter what class you come from.</p>
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<p>I have to make a comment about this too. I wish there was a school like that!!! I wouldnât be considered weird anymore.</p>
<p>The hipster works just as hard as the nouveau prep to achieve a âlook.â They are just as likely to look down on ae, a&f sporting kids as the inverse. People choose a âlookâ to signal their general type. It has become a shortcut to choosing oneâs cohort. Itâs a shame because it allows people to judge a book by its cover more easily, thereby further eliminating the possibility of finding common ground. Kids also adopt current trends because itâs just easierâdo they really have time to work on originating their own style in college? I donât think so! Underneath it all is the desire to fit inâsame for all âtypes.â</p>
<p>âA good polo fits in at any school, but it seems to be only the kids with high GPAs and SATs that figure that out.â</p>
<p>apparently whether you pop your collar is a sign of your intelligence.</p>
<p>This thread is hilarious and pointed.</p>
<p>top 5:</p>
<p>Colby, Vanderbilt, Davidson, Washington and Lee, and UVA</p>
<p>Dunkaroo -
Yo! You gotta thing for Trinity? Did you get rejected from there or something? Have you even been on the campus in the last three years or do you just rely on the Princeton review for all your information? We got the collar thing, going, like most NE schools - but Iâd say Goodwill, Salvation Army and retro seventies are also happening on campusâŠ</p>
<p>yes Iâve been to the crap hole of CT known as Hartford and yes Iâve been on Trinityâs campus. Trust me the violence thing is true and so are the different types of peopleâŠ</p>
<p>Dunkaroo - a little defensive here, huh? I donât recall bringing up Hartford and violence in my post - (isnât this thread on"preppiness?") -
But since you did, I will say that Hartfordâs not the prettiest place to hang out in the US â but then again, few urban areas are. What you need to know is that the biggest crime stats Trinity faces each year are on cars being broken into - I donât think murder is high on the list. I mean, Iâm not watchinâ my back every time I head to class, you know?</p>
<p>Where do you go to school anyway? Youâre such an authority on my schoolâŠ</p>
<p>Duke is extremely preppyâŠ</p>
<p>Hey, anywhere in the country that you go to you will find âpreppyâ people and other âtrendyâ folks. Who really cares what clothes you wear?</p>
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<p>I disagree. While there are many wealthy families whose kids attend Miami U, it is not expensive and therefore seems to draw in a more diverse crowd. My school sends on average 20 kids out of 100 each year to Miami, and most are not the preppy kids you would expect to find at my school.</p>
<p>Simply based on who has gone there that I know, my vote goes to UVA. For God sakes, Carl Lindner (for non-Cincy kids, the man who owns the Reds, United Dairy Farmers, and used to own Chiquita banana) sent his son there! That speaks for itself.</p>
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<p>I went to a prep school for high school, like, seriously, old school prep, right in the middle of Princeton, NJ, and I actually would have to agree with you. The people were all filthy rich, but there really wasnât that contemptuousness that people associate with preppiness.</p>