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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS just saw some friends from HS who go to Princeton, Duke and Dartmouth. He reports that all three (boys) say that the only people they hang with are either legacies or athletes.

All three are legacies.

I don’t find this at all surprising as kids from similar backgrounds tend to hang together but it’s also so disappointing and telling about those schools.

FWIW, my son goes to a big public and yes, his friends are mostly white but not mostly legacies or athletes. 
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I’m a teacher, and guess what I’ve noticed after all these years??? Kids tend to group with those they have things in common with. Indian kids always sit together and group together. Even when I’ve noticed other kids try to invite them to sit with them, etc. My point is, who cares? Why are you focused on white people of a particular background. Really way more telling of you than them. [/quote]

Oh come the fkkk on.  They are hanging with kids whose parents went there too—and they know this? This sounds so phony.  Give me a break.  I have a Freshmen at an Ivy (no hook, no legacy) and he has a big mix of friends already—club teammates from a ton of different backgrounds (from one that footed the bill for all new gear to those he buys food on road trips), kids he met at orientation (from struggling to wealthy), kid that is 5th generation, dorm roommate -different ethnicity UMC, public hs Mc kids, a Dutch and Swedish friend. He’s never in his room and it runs the gamut.  He hasn’t come home to visit and won’t until Thanksgiving.

It’s what you make of it. [/quote]

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