I’ve observed that truly affluent families are blasé about where their kids go to college

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Anonymous wrote:DCUM is the epicenter of the anxiety-ridden and boring rich.

So true😂 I grew up around a bunch of rich people and although they could be snobby at times, way more fun and carefree than anyone I’ve met here. DNV is where fun comes to die.

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Anonymous wrote:Also those are not the 'truly affluent'.

+1 can you imagine the ‘truly affluent’ sending their kid to Alabama. Op, the ‘truly affluent’ have very likely never been within 1,000 miles of Alabama

Yes, I can imagine it. There are "rich" people whose kids go to these schools. And live in Alabama. "Truly affluent" just means "has a lot of money." Not everyone aspires to attend an Ivy.

I know a large hanful of extremely wealth people, from this area, who have sent their daughters to Ole Miss, Auburn, etc. They aren't that "old money," generational wealth type, nor do they have the smarts. So meeting a wealthy, old money husband at one of those schools is definitely the goal, since Ivies aren't attainable.

It's not like going to an Ivy makes you rich, by the way. So if wealth or marrying wealth is the goal, go somewhere else.

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1. your family is rich but you are not smart and motivated.
2. go to a mediocre school. take easy major, and cruise
3. use daddy's money

anything surprising lol

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Anonymous wrote:Also those are not the 'truly affluent'.

+1 can you imagine the ‘truly affluent’ sending their kid to Alabama. Op, the ‘truly affluent’ have very likely never been within 1,000 miles of Alabama

The E coast lives in such a bubble. Yes, people in the south have money. Lots of it. And kids of high millionaires and billionaires go to schools across the south, UT, LSU, Ole Miss, SMU, and even Alabama.

I don’t think that you know what you’re talking about, PP

My H's family (Alabama) sends their kids to Princeton and UVA, occasionally Duke. SMU is new money.

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Anonymous wrote:Talking about kids of big sports hosts or F500 C-suite execs who live in the Midwest & South, and so on. Their kids are poised and gorgeous, go to University of Alabama or LSU, join top sororities and fraternities and have a relaxed demeanor. They’re so much fun to be around, unlike uptight DC policy schlubs. That is all.

First, their kids are often spoiled and don't have academic rigor needed for competitive schools.

Second, they don't go to college for money or jobs, they already have that covered.

Third, they are more interested in greek life, sports culture, less restrictions and low graduation requirements.

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University of Alabama and LSU have higher than 75% acceptance rate so its an easily achievable aim, also easy to meet graduation requirements. No matter they are calm, poised and fun, living life in luxury, no worry about GPA, SAT, jobs, tuition etc and lots of time to do fun things.

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* no wonder

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Anonymous wrote:Also those are not the 'truly affluent'.

+1 can you imagine the ‘truly affluent’ sending their kid to Alabama. Op, the ‘truly affluent’ have very likely never been within 1,000 miles of Alabama

Nor has this "schlub"

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Wealthy people may be sending their kids
to SEC schools because they do not just want their kids surrounded by all rich kids whose parents are toxic. If you want ti build business you need to be around everyone and be so exclusive. This infuriates the snobby set. I am not going to hate on Alabama because the kids I have met their have high social IQ and have gone on to do interesting things. If it is not the school for your family then fine but the idea that kids are more drunk at Alabama then Harvard is crazy.

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not be so exclusive

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Anonymous wrote:They have their own disturbing caste system under that 'fun'. With shades of patriarchy and white supremacy thrown in. Trust.

Very much true!

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Anonymous wrote:Also those are not the 'truly affluent'.

+1 can you imagine the ‘truly affluent’ sending their kid to Alabama. Op, the ‘truly affluent’ have very likely never been within 1,000 miles of Alabama

Oh you are wrong here. There is so much money at Alabama. Lots of very rich kids.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s easier to be rich in the south: low taxes and $1 million buys you a giant, nice house instead of a 2 bedroom $hitshack. But money doesn’t matter as much as who you’re related to.

Yeah, that’s the catch. You can’t buy your way into these circles. It matters which high school you went to, who your dad is, which country club your family belongs to.

Fascinating, isn't it? There are places like this all over the country. And DC is full of people who didn't fit in where they grew up, so they came here to start over.

Dude, if you think DC doesn’t have generational wealth, you’re clearly not in those circles. DC is not the land of kids without family connections picking themselves up by their bootstraps. The very notion is hilarious

And you could go to any major city in the US to find professionals who aren’t uber wealthy making it. In fact, it’s arguably easier to go from nothing to something in LCOL markets. That’s not DC

DC is absolutely more meritocratic than places where the interviewer was your high school bully or where you’re the only person of your race or ethnicity.

Many places in the South have just as much or more diversity than the DC area. Check the demographics of Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, etc etc. You don’t really know what you’re talking about.

This. My kids attend a top tier private in Houston and I was astounded by the diversity there - and I’m from DC. I actually think Houston must be one of the most diverse cities in the world in this regard. Oh and the rich kids are from all backgrounds and many countries - thanks to the oil and gas industry.

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Anonymous wrote:There are absolutely rich people in Omaha, Milwaukee, Columbus, Birmingham and Detroit.

These places have the old industrialist families. Old money wealth. DC doesn’t have this kind of family — there’s no industry here. There’s also professional wealth in these cities.