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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As one of the poor kids at a wealthier college:  sort of.  It's not that I didn't socialize with wealthy kids,  but those of us who came from poorer families did know each other from the common job/money making rounds.  We gave tours, did event staff work, business studies, etc.

There were also crowds I definitely couldn't afford to hang out with.  My freshman year roommate would go out on Friday nights and drop a ton of money on things.  So we didn't socialize much because I couldn't afford her lifestyle.[/quote]

This!!

If you have to manage your own spending money and help pay for college, you are not dropping $50-100 each weekend on activities, you are finding ways to spend only $10-15 total (or less).  When I was in college, my friends and I (most of us on work-study and limited $) would order pizza at the "right time on Sunday night" in hopes of getting it for free (there was a 30 min delivery guaranteed that was not possible to meet 100% of time on Sunday nights when everyone on campus was getting dinner as the dining halls were closed on Sunday night).  about 40-50% of the time we got dinner for free.  So I wasn't hanging with people going out Fri and Sat nights to spend $ and then out to dinner on Sunday, I simply didn't have the $[/quote]

At Northwestern, its sushi night/dining out on a Thursday - usually $50+/pp, then Uber to bars + drinks.  Easily $75-100/night.....
Frat parties require new dresses/shopping.
Just not possible if you don't have access to a $$$$ stream.[/quote]

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