Glamour

 College students discuss money—or the lack thereof, the plight of being a "broke college kid"—constantly. I hear my classmates at George Washington University bond over their disdain for the campus “dining hall” (Whole Foods). I see fellow students "like" posts on Facebook mocking the $50,000-a-year tuition. And I feel the economic disparities firsthand at Friday-night pregames: Some students live in run-down dormitory rooms, while others rent lavish apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows and rooftop pools.

There's a popular meme of an iced Starbucks drink, the SoulCycle and Uber app logos, and a man sporting a Canada Goose winter coat. It reads "The 'I’m soooo broke' starter pack." When the photo was posted in the public Facebook group GW Memes for the 10th Most Politically Active Teens, it garnered likes from more than 600 students. Many joked that they felt “personally attacked” or “sooo victimized." But for others, this was just another reminder of how being "broke" in a community of wealthy students is more than just a silly meme.