{"id":67939,"date":"2020-09-16T06:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-wild-scandals-of-nycs-elite-prep-school-scene\/"},"modified":"2020-09-16T06:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T03:16:00","slug":"the-wild-scandals-of-nycs-elite-prep-school-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wild-scandals-of-nycs-elite-prep-school-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"#The wild scandals of NYC\u2019s elite prep school scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The wild scandals of NYC\u2019s elite prep school scene<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n The teen drama series<\/a> \u201cGossip Girl\u201d shone light on the sexy scandals and lavish lifestyles of Manhattan\u2019s elite prep schools when it premiered in 2007.<\/p>\n

But for Upper East Side native Wil Glavin, who was on the verge of high school at the time, it barely scratched the surface.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Gossip Girl\u2019 didn\u2019t go far enough. They had to keep it more PG-13,\u201d said Glavin, who just self-published a novel, \u201cThe Venerable Vincent Beattie,\u201d based on his own tween and teen years at posh prep schools. \u201cMy book is more R-rated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glavin, who started writing the tome in January 2019 and finished it after being furloughed from his assistant job at Marvel Entertainment, used his alma maters as inspiration: Buckley, the all-boys academy on East 73rd Street attended by Roosevelt and Rockefeller scions; and the co-ed Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side, where celebrity alums include Herman Melville, ex-Time Warner CEO Steven Jay Ross and actress Ally Sheedy. Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke at Columbia Prep\u2019s 2017 graduation; Barron Trump was enrolled there until his move to Washington.<\/p>\n

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Wil Glavin\u2019s book.<\/span>Courtesy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A self-described introvert, Glavin said his protagonist is \u201ca more extreme version\u201d of him, but Vincent\u2019s journey through the wild world of New York City\u2019s prestigious private schools is based on Glavin\u2019s real life.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of stories I got were just from listening to gossip in the student lounge for four years,\u201d Glavin told The Post.<\/p>\n

His parents, a bond salesman and a stay-at-home mom turned marketing executive, were disciplinarians when Glavin was younger.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy teachers were very strict, and my coaches were very strict,\u201d said Glavin, a 2016 Tufts graduate. \u201cElbows off the table, chew with your mouth closed. I took etiquette classes \u2026 People would always ask me if I had a military background because I am so rigid.\u201d<\/p>\n

His sheltered upbringing led to shock at the social<\/a> scene he observed as he grew up among a well-heeled set.<\/p>\n

First came over-the-top bar and bat mitzvahs \u2014 Ciara performed at one, Glavin said, and Sean Paul at another. Later, there were the urban equivalent of house parties, which at their most extreme featured hard alcohol and drugs like pot and cocaine.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Manhattan, they\u2019re apartment parties or penthouse parties,\u201d said Glavin, who set a scene in \u201cVincent Beattie\u201d at a particularly debauched one. \u201cThere are people hooking up on couches, and they are drinking and smoking cigarettes out the window. And these are the nicest apartments in New York City, with $30,000 tables and $100,000 chandeliers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not everyone took part in these shenanigans. Glavin was a guest at a handful of such soirees, but took his first drink as a high school senior and has never tried drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad I was able to go to as many things as I did, because it gave me a lot more material and ammunition,\u201d he said adding that only a small percentage of people he knew were extreme or dangerous partiers.<\/p>\n

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Wil Glavin (center, in polo shirt) attended a senior spring break trip<\/a> to Paradise Island in the Bahamas.<\/span>Courtesy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThese parents would say, \u2018Don\u2019t do anything I wouldn\u2019t do,\u2019 and they closed the door,\u201d he added. \u201cThe houses would be stocked with nice alcohol and champagne, and people played beer pong. It was so crazy to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flagrant spending by some classmates also went largely unchecked.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids had their own credit cards and spent ridiculous amounts on parties or alcohol or traveling,\u201d Glavin said, adding that some bought fake IDs for clubbing and there often was \u201cnext to zero supervision.\u201d \u201cGirls and guys would go to Madison Avenue [to shop] during a free period, going to any restaurant and not even caring how expensive certain things are. The money wasn\u2019t theirs, so they spent whatever they wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Signs of wealth cropped up in small ways, dividing the mere haves from the have-a-lots. Some students, for example, had personal chauffeurs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always have that image of walking out to Central Park West [by Columbia Prep] and seeing five or six blocks straight, lined with black or white Escalades,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Wil Glavin\u2019s class photo.<\/span>Courtesy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A highlight of the private school party circuit occurred over spring break, when seniors from different schools organized a trip to Paradise Island in the Bahamas. About 35 to 40 kids per school, Glavin said, flew down for the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo chaperones, no teachers and no parents. It gets so insane down there because the drinking age is 18,\u201d said Glavin, who added it cost between $1,500 to $1,800 per person for five nights at Atlantis, an all-inclusive resort. \u201cWe would get to the airport, and people would just buy handles and drink their faces off in their hotel room. There were nightclub parties every night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glavin, who tagged along like \u201ca fly on the wall\u201d because his parents loosened up following their separation when he was 14 (and even paid for him to go to the Bahamas), penned two juicy chapters about the annual hedonistic underage getaway.<\/p>\n

He said he thinks \u201cparents back home understood what was going on to an extent. They knew they were drinking and having sex, and no one seemed to care or mind. There was a \u2018boys will be boys\u2019 and \u2018girls will be girls\u2019 mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There was a lack of consequences for students who did break rules, Glavin said, in part because parents were often not around to enforce punishments because they were working or traveling.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re getting grounded by parents, and they happ<\/a>en to be overseas, or they\u2019re working until 11 p.m., it never seemed to prevent people from going out,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019d say, \u2018My parents are really pissed at me, and they threatened to take away my credit card.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

Even if mom and dad happened to be home, there were ever-present housekeepers, leading to some creative romantic trysts and \u201ca lot of Central Park hookups,\u201d Glavin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019d ask your friend, \u2018If your parents aren\u2019t home, can we go use [your apartment] for 30 minutes or use it for an hour? Do you have siblings? Do you have a reliable doorman who won\u2019t tattle on you or won\u2019t tell your parents?,\u2019 \u201d he said. \u201cIn a rare case, if you are very well-off, there\u2019s getting a hotel room, but that wouldn\u2019t happen until you\u2019re 18 or so.\u201d<\/p>\n

The privileged practices of a selective New York City enclave are laid bare in his book, Glavin said, which can allow a much wider audience to appreciate them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope it helps the introvert, helps the loner, helps the person who doesn\u2019t feel like they fit in,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s relatable for current high school and college students, it\u2019s nostalgic for people post-college, and for parents and teachers, it\u2019s informative. It\u2019s like, \u2018Wow, I had no idea it was like this.\u2019 \u201c\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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