Should Princeton be DD choice if I want her to hobnob with snob kids?

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<p>“On the off chance that this is not a joke”?? I don’t think they make odds that high.</p>

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<p>Yes, I know and that is my biggest worry.</p>

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<p>True, I’m not a native English speaker and in my culture ‘snob’ is not used in negative connotation.</p>

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<p>Sorry to break this to you but you days of keeping your daughter in a bubble are over. </p>

<p>And I don’t think you are winning too many sympathetic views either. And this is coming from a parent of a kid in boarding school.</p>

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<p>OP, what does snob mean to you?</p>

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<p>OP, you’ll want to make sure that your daughter is particularly wary of public school graduates from places like Chappaqua, NY, Darien, CT, Short Hills, NJ and Lake Forest, Ill. You can run a Google search on those places – it’s chilling.</p>

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<p>And that’s worrisome right there because it means this might NOT be a joke. That this kind of attitude/perspective is within the realm of possibility, perhaps even more common than we would like to think.</p>

<p>I really hope the OP is joking.</p>

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<p>To me it means:</p>

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<li>One who tends to admire, or seek association with people regarded as social superiors.</li>
<li>One who believe in superiority in matters of taste or intellect.</li>
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<p>Huh. We won’t even hire our downstairs maids from Chappaqua. We all have our standards, ya know. ;)</p>

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<p>*To me it means:</p>

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<li>One who tends to admire, or seek association with people regarded as social superiors.</li>
<li>One who believe in superiority in matters of taste or intellect.* </li>
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<p>OP, you might want to stop while you’re behind. Just sayin’. ;)</p>

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<p>My son is at Princeton and loves it but he went to a public high school.</p>

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<p>Yes, these are good definitions. Are you saying that you don’t see any problem with that? That you want your daughter seek and admire people socially superior to her and avoid the social inferiors?</p>

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<p>curmudgeon: And why you say so?</p>

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<p>This is a joke, right? </p>

<p>Please tell me that this is a joke.</p>

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<p>I would like that as I’ve done that all my life and never had any problem with it.
I don’t think I’m the only one. Most people do it but don’t admit it.</p>

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<p>Because the attitude is repulsive. It repels people. It will clear a room. Because of the possible language barrier…I’ll try to cut through to the essence…let’s ee…uhhhh…it’s the social equivalent of passing gas… proudly. Uhhh…that’s enough for now. </p>

<p>I’d suggest seeing if the Robb Report has an on-line forum. Good luck in your search. I’m glad my trailer trash kid will be miles away trying to find where Kat’s brilliant down-to-earth boy hangs out. ;)</p>

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<p>First she says:</p>

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…and then *clarifies<a href=“just%20in%20case%20we%20were%20confused”>/I</a>:</p>

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<p>Nah, no negative connotation there.</p>

<p>Have you considered community college? Your daughter will be a snob in no time.</p>

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<p>Time to start the betting pool on which “culture” the OP is from.</p>

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<p>You are making it like that. It is a genuine concern and a question. If you don’t like it don’t look at it or respond to it.</p>

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<p>You are doing it to yourself. I’m just trying to be sure you are accurately quoted. ;)</p>

<p>And…If you don’t like my answers, don’t read them.</p>