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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not overtly, but depending on the school this can happen. [b]At Duke, many of the Greek houses could approximate your wealth/status by asking what high school you attended and your family's neighborhood. [/b]

The wealthy Greenwich, Manhattan, Bay Area kids could sniff each other out easily and quickly formed social circles.[/quote]

This isn't just Duke. It's all private T20. And it's done through Greek houses and just in first-year orientation.

It's how they network over the summer through social media and find each other. All the private school kids - from across the nation - all know each other before they get to campus.

As a private HS parent, I personally thought it was frightening and left little spontaneity. Lots of preconceived notions about people (scrolling social media, who your "commons" are, etc.). Social media has ruined the spontaneity of the first-year experience.[/quote]
+100% agreed. Similar experience observed with my freshman. Starts early with immediate networking upon acceptance,  roommate searches, and summer get-togethers before orientation. Once on campus, they are invited to dinners out, off campus events, ubers, weekend travel, etc. Yes, my kid went to private school but I naively expected greater social integration through clubs and classes, but the access to $ is a barrier. Then there is the added variable of extreme international wealth and cliques. I went to the same school decades ago and had a very different experience. I hear the same from friends with kids at all private and public flagships, maybe to a lesser degree. At public flagships, it becomes apparent when kids move off campus to nicer apartments, join greek and travel for spring break, etc. Yes, these schools all offer a lot of financial aid, but it's hard to form friendships with people when u can't afford to hang out and live together. [/quote]

Curious what school this is?
For those of you with freshman, can you name the college?[/quote]

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