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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"New money?"  Seriously?[/quote]

You may not like what the OP has to say, but she has a point.  New money people are too caught up in houses, jewelry, cars and clothes. Old money people may have those things but at least they have the good sense not to flaunt them, they're not really that impressed by them and are more concerned with the greater community/world around them or things like arts, culture and travel. [b] For an old swamp Yankee who was surrounded by people with Jimmy Choo shoes, Louis Vuitton bags and botoxed lips and foreheads at my child's "new money" school, there's a lot to be said for old money[/b].[/quote]

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OP here - that is one of the reasons I want to get out of that community. I'm assuming (hoping?) that a school like Sidwell or Sandy Springs up north (too far) would attract a less ostentatious crowd. I'm sure they have their Bill Gates bizillionaires but hopefully they have the discretion to give to the annual fund instead of the Cadillac/Mercedes fund. But what do I know? I'm not part of that community, I just have preconceived notions about it.[/quote]
OP, there's a lot of difference between Sidwell and Sandy Spring Friends. Just because they are both Quaker you will find SSFS to be 1) geographically WAAAY further out and 2) far less exclusive (not being snarky - their admit rate is about 70% of their applicants are accepted compared to the miniscule admit to applicant ratio at Sidwell) and 3) academically far less rigorous than Sidwell.  SSFS is not a BAD school, but it is not in the same league as Sidwell.[/quote]

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