January 7th, 2008

How privileged was I?

  • Jan. 7th, 2008 at 8:48 AM
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Stolen from [info]the_malum. This may be the origin.

Bold all items that apply to you...

  1. Father went to college
  2. Father finished college
  3. Mother went to college
  4. Mother finished college
  5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
  6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
  7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
  8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
  9. Were read children's books by a parent.
  10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
  11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
    I don't know... does PAL Soccer count? They did teach me to play soccer...
  12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively.
    This one's tricky, too. 'like me' is hard to define. If you mean white people of my social class, then yes. If you mean females or geeks, then no.
  13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18.
  14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs.
  15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
  16. Went to a private high school
  17. Went to summer camp.
  18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18.
  19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels.
  20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18.
    Given that my siblings were male, I didn't get a lot of hand-me-downs, but I got some. Mom also used to sew some of my clothes.
  21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
  22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
    I am going to assume that original art created by members of the immediate family (e,g. my mom or my great aunt) don't count.
  23. You and your family lived in a single-family house.
  24. You had your own room as a child
  25. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18.
    I probably should have bolded this. I had a data line in my room for a while in high school, but didn't keep a phone attached to it.
  26. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course.
  27. Had your own TV in your room in high school.
  28. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college .
  29. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16.
  30. Went on a cruise with your family.
  31. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
  32. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
  33. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. I knew it was expensive and we kept the house as cool as possible, but not the dollar amount. I knew more about the water bills, actually.

I come out at twenty or a hair over, depending on some of the questions I quibbled on.

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