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Ralph Lauren Legacy

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Princeton University. He had spent practically his whole life working towards getting here. His whole family was a legacy at that school, going back to his great-great-grandfather. Growing up, there was no question of where he would get his education. The approval and acceptance of his parents depended on him getting into this school. All through high school, he had had near-perfect attendance, been vice president of the student council, maintained a pretty solid social life, spent his weekends racking up volunteer hours, and somehow managed to keep a 4.0 GPA. Of course he would get into Princeton. He was unusually jittery that morning, but who could blame him? He threw on his nicest dress shirt, a navy sweater vest, and a pair of kaki pants. He ran his fingers through his black hair and ran over his appearance in the mirror, landing on his piercing blue eyes. He was attending an Ivy League university on a full scholarship, (not that his family would have any sort of trouble paying for hit tuition out of pocket) so he may as well look the part. He was used to the best of the best. Ralph Lauren over Target, Rolls-Royce over Honda; He expected nothing less. In his mind, if you didn’t …show more content…

Back in high school, all he took were honors and AP classes. He had graduated in the top 5 percent in his class, and was confident in acing all of his courses here. The room started to fill up, and he felt someone shifting into the chair beside him. Subtly glancing over, he was surprised with what he saw. This person was obviously of a lower class than he was, sporting worn-out jeans, a scuffed up pair of leather boots, and a frayed plaid button-up. His light brown/blonde hair was un-kept and, to be honest, he looked like he belonged behind the counter of a gas station. The boy took out his notebook and started working at the problems on the

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