Wake forest--not sure you could get whiter or preppier

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Anonymous wrote:OP is this perhaps more about the south than anything else? Have you only looked at northeast schools and this was the furthest south you’ve gone?

Good point. There aren't any preppy white schools in the Northeast, where the concept of the white preppy WASP originated.

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Anonymous wrote:We visited this weekend. In a large auditorium of 100+ visiting families I bet there were 3 black families and zero Asians. We toured the campus--girls are beautiful, boys are "bros." My son loves this scene so he was in heaven. My daughter was turned off. the wealth was crazy-so many designer purses and $300 sneakers on the moms on the tour and on girls walking around. My kids attend the Cathedral schools so we're no strangers to wealth or preppiness but this was next level. Am I missing something? We literally saw ONE south Asian girl the entire day and she was prepped out (or as my daughter said "white-washed"). Was everyone else hiding in their dorms?

If your kids attend the Cathedral schools you have zero room to talk.

Uh, NCS is only 54% white. STA is 57% white.

And nearly 100 percent privileged.

Not to mention that if you’re sending your kids there and having to look at second tier schools for college you’re either doing something wrong or your kids are. Pretty sad.

[Anonymous]

We have visited several campuses at this point, and I am quite happy with the diversity of all of them. That said, my daughter doesn’t have stats for the more elite schools.

But, honestly, having been in schools from K-12 where being white was actually minority, I think it would be a shock to her system to be somewhere that was predominantly white.

We actually toured a fairly diverse campus in MA. ODU is high on her list (going for an actual campus tour next week). We’ve visited 2 VA privates with diverse student populations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:North Carolina resident here who is also a hiring manager and sees a lot of resumes from all the area schools.
I understand what OP’s daughter means. It’s the type of white at WF that stands out, not the percentage. It’s country club, Tory Burch flats, blond highlights, mom and grammy were both debutantes, really rich southern white. Some of the other schools name checked in this chat are just as white when looking at percentages on paper, but the white students at those schools have pink hair and nose rings. This is neither a slam on WF or a credit to the other schools, btw - just an observation.
And I’ve known both very bright WF grads and boring, dim ones. YMMV.

I have a child at Wake and have yet to meet anyone who fits this stereotype.

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I don’t care how white Wake Forest is or isn’t. No one who sends their kids to the Cathedral schools has any license to come on this board and talk about wealth or privilege in any way, shape or form. Talk about lacking self-awareness. Incredible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:North Carolina resident here who is also a hiring manager and sees a lot of resumes from all the area schools.
I understand what OP’s daughter means. It’s the type of white at WF that stands out, not the percentage. It’s country club, Tory Burch flats, blond highlights, mom and grammy were both debutantes, really rich southern white. Some of the other schools name checked in this chat are just as white when looking at percentages on paper, but the white students at those schools have pink hair and nose rings. This is neither a slam on WF or a credit to the other schools, btw - just an observation.
And I’ve known both very bright WF grads and boring, dim ones. YMMV.

I have a child at Wake and have yet to meet anyone who fits this stereotype.

And I have a family member there who fits this exactly.

[Anonymous]

We are a family of "white people" as the OP puts it. Wake Forest sounds like a good match for our 2 kids, who will be looking at colleges starting next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:North Carolina resident here who is also a hiring manager and sees a lot of resumes from all the area schools.
I understand what OP’s daughter means. It’s the type of white at WF that stands out, not the percentage. It’s country club, Tory Burch flats, blond highlights, mom and grammy were both debutantes, really rich southern white. Some of the other schools name checked in this chat are just as white when looking at percentages on paper, but the white students at those schools have pink hair and nose rings. This is neither a slam on WF or a credit to the other schools, btw - just an observation.
And I’ve known both very bright WF grads and boring, dim ones. YMMV.

I have a child at Wake and have yet to meet anyone who fits this stereotype.

And I have a family member there who fits this exactly.

And you are clearly jealous of that family

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:North Carolina resident here who is also a hiring manager and sees a lot of resumes from all the area schools.
I understand what OP’s daughter means. It’s the type of white at WF that stands out, not the percentage. It’s country club, Tory Burch flats, blond highlights, mom and grammy were both debutantes, really rich southern white. Some of the other schools name checked in this chat are just as white when looking at percentages on paper, but the white students at those schools have pink hair and nose rings. This is neither a slam on WF or a credit to the other schools, btw - just an observation.
And I’ve known both very bright WF grads and boring, dim ones. YMMV.

I have a child at Wake and have yet to meet anyone who fits this stereotype.

It’s not a stereotype. I’m talking about actual people that I actually know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:North Carolina resident here who is also a hiring manager and sees a lot of resumes from all the area schools.
I understand what OP’s daughter means. It’s the type of white at WF that stands out, not the percentage. It’s country club, Tory Burch flats, blond highlights, mom and grammy were both debutantes, really rich southern white. Some of the other schools name checked in this chat are just as white when looking at percentages on paper, but the white students at those schools have pink hair and nose rings. This is neither a slam on WF or a credit to the other schools, btw - just an observation.
And I’ve known both very bright WF grads and boring, dim ones. YMMV.

I have a child at Wake and have yet to meet anyone who fits this stereotype.

And I have a family member there who fits this exactly.

And you are clearly jealous of that family

lol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We visited this weekend. In a large auditorium of 100+ visiting families I bet there were 3 black families and zero Asians. We toured the campus--girls are beautiful, boys are "bros." My son loves this scene so he was in heaven. My daughter was turned off. the wealth was crazy-so many designer purses and $300 sneakers on the moms on the tour and on girls walking around. My kids attend the Cathedral schools so we're no strangers to wealth or preppiness but this was next level. Am I missing something? We literally saw ONE south Asian girl the entire day and she was prepped out (or as my daughter said "white-washed"). Was everyone else hiding in their dorms?

If your kids attend the Cathedral schools you have zero room to talk.

Uh, NCS is only 54% white. STA is 57% white.

And nearly 100 percent privileged.

Not to mention that if you’re sending your kids there and having to look at second tier schools for college you’re either doing something wrong or your kids are. Pretty sad.

Pathetic attempt at being an ass. So your kid is only applying to top 20 schools? Good luck with that plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:We visited this weekend. In a large auditorium of 100+ visiting families I bet there were 3 black families and zero Asians. We toured the campus--girls are beautiful, boys are "bros." My son loves this scene so he was in heaven. My daughter was turned off. the wealth was crazy-so many designer purses and $300 sneakers on the moms on the tour and on girls walking around. My kids attend the Cathedral schools so we're no strangers to wealth or preppiness but this was next level. Am I missing something? We literally saw ONE south Asian girl the entire day and she was prepped out (or as my daughter said "white-washed"). Was everyone else hiding in their dorms?

And the problem is?

You don’t see a problem with an all white school? I mean I’m not even sure if OPs assessment is correct but try to understand the world is not all white and POCs May be surprised when a university still is

An HBCU is good though?

[Anonymous]

I know three Wake grads.
Two are blond women from very affluent southern families. Both live in Charlotte. Both are dead serious about monograms and family photos on the beach where everyone is wearing white button-down shirts. One works at an art gallery part-time and the other is a part-time writer. One is unhappily married from an ultra-preppy rich guy, and the other is bitterly divorced from an ultra-preppy rich guy that she says her mom “made” her marry.
The third wake grad I know was born in India, came to the US for the first time ever to attend Wake, founded a company that is now worth millions and has 1,000+ employees. He lives in NYC.

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Anonymous wrote:We visited this weekend. In a large auditorium of 100+ visiting families I bet there were 3 black families and zero Asians. We toured the campus--girls are beautiful, boys are "bros." My son loves this scene so he was in heaven. My daughter was turned off. the wealth was crazy-so many designer purses and $300 sneakers on the moms on the tour and on girls walking around. My kids attend the Cathedral schools so we're no strangers to wealth or preppiness but this was next level. Am I missing something? We literally saw ONE south Asian girl the entire day and she was prepped out (or as my daughter said "white-washed"). Was everyone else hiding in their dorms?

If your kids attend the Cathedral schools you have zero room to talk.

Uh, NCS is only 54% white. STA is 57% white.

And nearly 100 percent privileged.

Not to mention that if you’re sending your kids there and having to look at second tier schools for college you’re either doing something wrong or your kids are. Pretty sad.

Pathetic attempt at being an ass. So your kid is only applying to top 20 schools? Good luck with that plan.

My kids are out of school. Went to UVA after attending public high school. OP’s kids wouldn’t get in there either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:We visited this weekend. In a large auditorium of 100+ visiting families I bet there were 3 black families and zero Asians. We toured the campus--girls are beautiful, boys are "bros." My son loves this scene so he was in heaven. My daughter was turned off. the wealth was crazy-so many designer purses and $300 sneakers on the moms on the tour and on girls walking around. My kids attend the Cathedral schools so we're no strangers to wealth or preppiness but this was next level. Am I missing something? We literally saw ONE south Asian girl the entire day and she was prepped out (or as my daughter said "white-washed"). Was everyone else hiding in their dorms?

You are extremely wealthy and are bashing others for their purses and sneakers? If you were worried about diversity you would have sent your kids to public.

The DC privates actually aren't very full of conspicuous consumption. My high school kids fit right in with their Old Navy wardrobes. And they're used to 45-50% diversity. I think Sidwell is now close to 60%. GDS may be even higher. Cathedral schools are just under 50%.

😂 Sending your kid to a DC private is the epitome of conspicuous consumption.

That’s right it’s just the good ole Old Navy crowd at NCS and St. Albans and Sidwell.