[Albert]

In my experience, it all depended on the college that I chose. I remember back in high school when this rich dude who had started going to college came back to visit a teacher whose class I was in and was standing there wearing these expensive clothes the likes of which I could not possibly afford to convert my whole wardrobe over to. It sort of freaked me out because I thought that if this was how everyone dressed in college then I had no chance of being accepted. I don’t know for sure where he went but looking back now I would guess that he went to this private school in my state where 94% of the people are in the Greek system, and from which one of my friends transferred to my state institution because he got sick of how ‘high-schooly’ (his words) it was there. I only applied to one school but when I went on that campus I saw that there was a whole spectrum of people from all classes, races, and backgrounds, many of whom wore jeans and t-shirts just like me. I could tell that making friends with genuine, sincere people would not be a problem here where by virtue of the sheer size of the student body it was statistically inevitable if I looked hard enough. So my point is I don’t think all campuses would be as open to po’ folk as others. You have to get a feel for a campus to see if it will offer you the kinds of people and opportunities with which you can be comfortable. P.S. I put ‘middle class’ as my own because, as I learned it, the American class system is divided more on social and financial _attitudes_ than actual monetary incomes. By this definition, no one who goes to college could be considered lower class.

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Name : Albert, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 24, City : Indianapolis, State : IN, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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