Unlike the echo chambers I find in many other social media channels, these r/AMA threads teach me things, give me new empathy for people who seem very different than me on paper, and change how I think about the world around me. She kicked off the conversation by , "I studied at a super prestigious private school full of millionaires/billionaires/celebrity's kids — AMA. I was one of the only kids in the whole school that wasn’t wealthy or had famous parents.
I attended on scholarship. Let me know what you’re curious about. I'll tell you which stereotypes were true in my experience and give insight to any parents considering sending their kids to this type of school.
" : I got a very high score on the entrance exam. Then my parents met with the admin board about affording the school and they said they would offer me a scholarship based on my good academics. : Yes, my uniform was paid for, and so were trips.
Extracurriculars were free (I played soccer and did theater), but specific classes cost money (like an afterschool cooking class, and I just didn't enroll in those). They probably would've covered that cost anyway, though. : Offering to take my ENTIRE soccer team and other friends and family to an all-expenses paid trip to Disneyland via their private jet over spring break.
There were people whose families owned multiple Ferraris, Porsches, luxury motorcycles, etc. One guy would drive a different one each day to school. As for clothes and such, it was more common for k.
