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As noted in a review by [http://www.slate.com/?id=2060921 ''Slate'' columnist Emily Russbaum], who praised the film for being "a sharply funny exploration of social class... [homing] in on the elitism of the United States college system", the film shows the characters going off to very different paths after graduation based on their economic prospects ("unlike, say, the characters on [Beverly Hills] ''90210''").
As noted in a review by [http://www.slate.com/?id=2060921 ''Slate'' columnist Emily Russbaum], who praised the film for being "a sharply funny exploration of social class... [homing] in on the elitism of the United States college system", the film shows the characters going off to very different paths after graduation based on their economic prospects ("unlike, say, the characters on [Beverly Hills] ''90210''").


* 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. One argument happens when Tom is lamenting her Bromwell objection and ignores (until calledon it) that she did get into Raft. Daria herself seems to suffer a 'class cringe' from the constant Bromwell talk, despairing over the failure and the lack of prospects she will have, compared to Tom, until Helen points out that Raft is an excellent school.
* Daria and Tom are growing apart because their different income brackets, 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. One argument happens when Tom is lamenting that Bromwell passed on her and ignores (until called on it) that she ''did'' get into another college. A recurring clash is that Tom is defensive (and Daria annoyed) about his family ties to Bromwell, which gave him a great advantage he doesn't want to admit to. For example, he got a 45 minute interview (the film indicates this is an oddly long time) and is ''stunned'' to hear Daria didn't, then sounds embarrassed.Daria herself suffers a 'class cringe' from the constant Bromwell talk, despairing over the failure and the lack of prospects she will have, compared to Tom, until Helen points out that Raft is an excellent school.


* Tom and Jodie, the richest members of the cast, are the ones going to highly elite colleges (though Jodie decides against Crestmore). 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. He's also the only character who isn't worrying about college, as he ''knows'' he's getting into Bromwell. If Jodie goes to Crestmore, she will be rubbing shoulders with future politicians and business leaders who "literally are running the country"; her father tells her this would make the rest of her life much easier.
* Tom and Jodie, the richest members of the cast, are the ones going to highly elite colleges (though Jodie decides against Crestmore). He's also the only character who isn't worrying about college, as he ''knows'' he's getting into Bromwell. If Jodie goes to Crestmore, she will be rubbing shoulders with future politicians and business leaders who "literally are running the country"; her father tells her this would make the rest of her life much easier.


* Andrew Landon states that he went to Turner because, as a black student in the early-to-mid 60s, he "had to" go to a 'black' college, and that this gave him less options in life than somewhere more elite could have.
* Andrew Landon states that he went to Turner because, as a black student in the early-to-mid 60s, he "had to" go to a 'black' college, and that this gave him less options in life than somewhere more elite could have.


* Daria can't rely on the family ties Tom has with her Bromwell application, a source of frustration, and she spends part of the film believing it's a failure to get into Raft because it's not the highly touted Bromwell. Helen remarks that some applicants have "certain ''edge'' over the rest of us", and Jake has a brief outburst against perceived Bromwell snobbery when Daria is rejected. However, to Jane, ''Daria'' is the snob with the extra advantages: she has a family who are around and assumes college is for her, while Jane has no real support and clearly views college as 'not for her'. She comes up with an excuse to not apply to BFAC and she gets defensive about her decision, accusing Daria of being elitist and assuming everyone has to go to college to be successful.
* Daria is frustrated that Tom's family gives him an unfair advantage, Helen remarks that some applicants have "certain ''edge'' over the rest of us", and Jake has a brief outburst against perceived Bromwell snobbery when Daria is rejected. However, to Jane, ''Daria'' is the snob with the extra advantages: she has a family who are around and assumes she'll go to college, while Jane has no real support and clearly views college as 'not for her'. She comes up with an excuse to not apply to BFAC and she gets defensive about her decision, accusing Daria of being elitist and assuming everyone has to go to college to be successful.


* Mack's family can only afford to send him to a state university, even though it doesn't have the courses he wants. He is only able to get into Vance, his preferred college, through a scholarship. Meanwhil, the cost of college is also never mentioned as an issue by the upper-middle class Morgendorffers.
* Mack's family can only afford to send him to a state university, even though it doesn't have the courses he wants. He needs a scholarship to get into Vance, his preferred college, and is worried he won't get it. The cost of college is never mentioned as an issue by the upper-middle class Morgendorffers or Landons.


* Kevin is (rightly) worried that Brittany's going to dump him because she's going to college and he isn't; suddenly, he's 'lower' down the social tentpole than she is.
* Kevin is (rightly) worried that Brittany's going to dump him because she's going to college and he isn't; suddenly, he's 'lower' down the social tentpole than she is.
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