Schools that you think of as rich kid schools. If you’re MC, will your dc fit in?

[Anonymous]

Examples (in my opinion, at least)

(And I know there is a range here of admission stats)


Miami
USC
Colorado college
Wash U
Trinity
Dartmouth

My perhaps unfair impression is that these schools have a lot of wealthy entitled kids

Wrong? Sort of right?

[Anonymous]

My son is applying to Miami because they have the niche major he wants. If he goes, I figure he’ll at least fit in with the other kids in that major.

Also, we’re UMC in terms of income, but not lifestyle, so not sure if that makes a difference. Definitely not what I would consider rich.

[Anonymous]

Weird cliques at Colorado College of wealthy, privileged kids. Could work for a kid from an Upper Middle Class family, but would avoid if money is a family concern.

Your entire list of schools is accurate in that each has a lot of rich kids enrolled.

OP, based on your concern as illustrated by this thread, why is your child considering these schools ?

[Anonymous]

This data is old, but it likely hasn't changed that much. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/18/upshot/some-colleges-have-more-students-from-the-top-1-percent-than-the-bottom-60.html

[Anonymous]

Any private high school hot spots have a lot of rich kids:

Tulane
Chicago
SMU
Skidmore

[Anonymous]

What school is Miami?

[Anonymous]

St. Andrews comes to mind

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any private high school hot spots have a lot of rich kids:

Tulane
Chicago
SMU
Skidmore
High Point

[Anonymous]

There is wealthy privileged kids at every school. Schools need full pay kids.

[Anonymous]

U of Miami
SMU
Georgetown
Dartmouth
University of Richmond
Sweetbriar
Vandy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Examples (in my opinion, at least)

(And I know there is a range here of admission stats)


Miami
USC
Colorado college
Wash U
Trinity
Dartmouth

My perhaps unfair impression is that these schools have a lot of wealthy entitled kids

Wrong? Sort of right?

Wrong none of these are where the ultra rich send their kids.

[Anonymous]

Just look at the high school profiles for the private high schools in this area and other larger metropolitan areas. Most of the profiles will list where the graduates are going to college. You will see the same list of the usual suspects and virtually every profile: second tier privates, like Tulane, Wash U, northeastern, etc. These are all rich kid schools for kids who can’t get into Ivies. And these are the schools you want to avoid.

[Anonymous]

Just go to your state school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just go to your state school.

Well, I’m not going so…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is wealthy privileged kids at every school. Schools need full pay kids.

Yes, but some schools have more of them, and it is more part of the culture