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* Daria and Tom are growing apart because the economic gulf, and the different views on their college paths because of it, are something Daria can't handle and Tom doesn't appear to fully grasp.
* Daria and Tom are growing apart because the economic gulf, and the different views on their college paths because of it, are something Daria can't handle and Tom doesn't appear to fully grasp.


* Tom and Jodie, the richest members of the cast, are the ones going to highly elite colleges (Jodie decides against Crestmore but not for monetary reasons). Tom is assisted by family ties to the college, which gives him a great advantage - he is confused to hear Daria only got a 15 minute interview when he got 45 minutes, not realising the latter isn't the norm - and if she goes to Crestmore Jodie will be rubbing shoulders with future politicians and business leaders.
* Tom and Jodie, the richest members of the cast, are the ones going to highly elite colleges (Jodie decides against Crestmore but not for monetary reasons). Tom is assisted by family ties to the college, which gives him a great advantage - he got a 45 minute interview (the film indicates this is an oddly long time) and is ''stunned'' to hear Daria only got a 15 minute interview, then sounds embarrassed - and if she goes to Crestmore Jodie will be rubbing shoulders with future politicians and business leaders.


* Daria can't rely on the family ties Tom has with her Bromwell application, a source of frustration. However, she is still going to a respectable college and the cost is never presented as a problem for her upper-middle class family.
* Daria can't rely on the family ties Tom has with her Bromwell application, a source of frustration. However, she is still going to a respectable college and the cost is never presented as a problem for her upper-middle class family.
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* Jane, from a family without much resources (and rarely present), is reluctant about applying to colleges for fear of rejection and views them as something that aren't for the likes of her. After being rejected by her safeties and using that as an excuse to not apply to BFAC, she gets defensive about her decision and accuses Daria of being elitist in assuming everyone has to go to college.
* Jane, from a family without much resources (and rarely present), is reluctant about applying to colleges for fear of rejection and views them as something that aren't for the likes of her. After being rejected by her safeties and using that as an excuse to not apply to BFAC, she gets defensive about her decision and accuses Daria of being elitist in assuming everyone has to go to college.


* Kevin, as he's not going to college, is likely to get dumped by Brittany because of his new low prospects.
* Kevin is likely to get dumped by Brittany because he's not going to college while she is.


(The show also shows that the cheerleaders, due to their ''academic'' record, can only get into [[Great Prairie State University]].
(The show also shows that the cheerleaders, due to their ''academic'' record, can only get into [[Great Prairie State University]].)


==The "Future Egos"==
==The "Future Egos"==
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