Socio-Economic Diversity

Ecliptica
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:06:51 +0000

As one of the poorest mother*****ers that goes to this school, I’ll agree with you that it can be quite annoying/disheartening at times when you realize that nearly everyone has more money than you.

I haven’t let it get to me because now that we’re all here, it’s all a level playing field again. There’re students here that went to the fanciest boarding schools that money could buy and I went to a crappy public high school, but guess what? We all ended up in the same place, so how much does that money really matter? I don’t think you should really base your opinion on a school based on what everyone else’s mommy and daddy did to make their kid’s life better. [/rant]

That being said, most of my friends here are really well off and I don’t see the problem with that. I spent Thanksgiving (and last Easter) at the home of one of my best friends whose father is an oil tycoon in Saudi Arabia. I dated a girl three years ago here who lived next door to Scott Boras in Newport Beach, CA. I see no problem with having some friends in high places :)

I don’t think some of the people here realize how well-off they do have it, though; and I think that might be the problem you’re talking about. I don’t have a car, and I remember my freshman year there was a kid that used to drive a Maserati around campus. At the same time, I don’t know if you can really appreciate it the money without knowing what it’s like to not have money.
That’s what I’m hoping for someday. . .and that’s why I came to Tulane.