Preppiest colleges?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No parent of a "true prep" would be posting here on an anonymous forum for "preppiest college" suggestions.

Talk with her guidance counselor.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Villanova minus the Greek scene.

Hahaha NOTHING is preppy about Villanova.


UVA
Washington & Lee
Vanderbilt
Any SEC school (Ole Miss, Georgia, Alabama etc)

[Anonymous]

I knew what this meant back in the 80s. What does "true prep" mean now?

[Anonymous]

Washington & Lee

[Anonymous]

Dartmouth, Vanderbilt for liberal arts colleges maybe Bucknell or Colgate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous[b wrote:]No parent of a "true prep" would be posting here on an anonymous forum for "preppiest college" suggestions.
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Talk with her guidance counselor.

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So disagree. What is a "true prep"? I mean seriously are you the expert now on prep protocol? She is asking for advice and there is no one who should or shouldn't ask it. Such an ignorant comment.


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UVA, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Wesleyan and all Nescacs

[Anonymous]

Georgetown, Boston College, Alabama, UVA, Princeton, Wake Forest

[Anonymous]

Wesleyan is too crunchy/weird to be preppy.

Most of the NESCACs don't have greek life.

OP, how do you/your DD define true prep? Intellectual or lifestyle/clothing? The old time preppy colleges have gotten to be pretty competitive/nerdy and not very preppy. A lot of people who consider themselves preppy, but not in an intellectual way, go to southern schools with big greek life. Posters have listed the relatively short list of schools that have both.

[Anonymous]

Vanderbilt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should hope and pray she outgrows it.

HA! I was thinking the same thing. I have a DS who is looking for schools with no Greek scene, so these suggestions are great for us to avoid! But good luck to the OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan is too crunchy/weird to be preppy.

Most of the NESCACs don't have greek life.

OP, how do you/your DD define true prep? Intellectual or lifestyle/clothing? The old time preppy colleges have gotten to be pretty competitive/nerdy and not very preppy. A lot of people who consider themselves preppy, but not in an intellectual way, go to southern schools with big greek life. Posters have listed the relatively short list of schools that have both.

Ole Miss
Alabama
University of Texas
Auburn

[Anonymous]

The Wesleyan grads I know are pretty much the opposite of preppy.

[Anonymous]

Try the second and third tier SLACs like Trinity, Hamilton and St. Lawrence. All are super preppy and have Greek life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Wesleyan grads I know are pretty much the opposite of preppy.

Funny, I always thought it would be preppy. Kind of the place that prep school lacrosse players would go? But I guess my assumption is wrong. What's the true insight.

[Anonymous]

Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, UVA, Claremont McKenna, Colby, Bates, Williams.

ITA that Wesleyan is not very preppy - too crunchy!